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National anthem of Trinidad and Tobago 

• Statement by Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business  and International Cooperation of Suriname, in his capacity as outgoing Chair of  the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) 
• Statement by Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, Minister of Planning and  Development of Trinidad and Tobago, in her capacity as incoming Chair of CDCC  
• Statement by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the  Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)