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Photo Flashback: The West Indian Summit Opening

Published:Friday | January 5, 2024 | 8:39 AM
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PRIME MINISTER SIR ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE TAKING a general salute on his arrival at Headquarters House for the opening of the Caribbean Leaders Conference. At left is the Chief of Staff Brigadier Paul Crook and at right is the Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, Jamaica Regiment Colonel Dunstan Robinson.
THE PREMIER OF BARBADOS, the Hon. Errol Barrow (right), arriving for the conference. At left is Brigadier Paul Crook, Chief of Staff, Jamaican Defence Force.
AFTER THE SPEECHES marking the formal opening of the conference, there was a refreshment break in the main lounge of Headquarters House. Seen in this picture taken during that break are Mrs. Janet Jagan, wife of the Premier of British Guiana, and a member of the BG delegation. Sir Robert Kirkwood, and the Hon. Lynden Newland, Minister of Labour.
PRIME MINISTER, Sir Alexander Bustamante inspecting the Guard of Honour (in front of Headquarter’s House yesterday morning. Capt. B.M. Taylor, in charge of the Guard, and Colonel Dunstan Robinson are to the right of the Prime Minister. The Chief of Staff, who also accompanied the Prime Minister on the inspection, is hidden by Sir Alexander.
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The Caribbean Leaders Conference opened on January 13, 1964, marked by notable figures such as Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante, who took a general salute upon his arrival at Headquarters House. The Premier of Barbados, Hon. Errol Barrow, was also present for the conference, arriving alongside Brigadier Paul Crook, Chief of Staff, Jamaican Defence Force.