Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have rededicated themselves to achieving tangible results from the integration process with emphasis on job creation and improving the lives of the people of the Community.
In addition, they also emphasised the need to focus on building a greater sense of community and shared values as a Caribbean people and society and recognise that, while the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) provided a platform for attaining further economic development of the Community, its ultimate goal was to provide a better quality of life and greater prosperity for the peoples of the Community.
The decisions were taken at a just-concluded two-day retreat, held Saturday and Sunday at Teperu, Mazaruni,  where the Heads also agreed to continue their discussions on prioritising the focus and direction of the Community which they initiated at their 22nd-Inter Sessional  Meeting in Grenada in February, last.
Attending the think-tank of CARICOM Heads of Government were Prime Ministers Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda; Freundel Stuart of Barbados; Dean Barrow of Belize; Roosevelt  Skerrit  of  the Commonwealth of Dominica; Tillman Thomas of Grenada, Chair of the Conference;  Bruce Golding of Jamaica;  Dr. Denzil Douglas; of St Kitts and Nevis; Ralph Gonsalves  of  St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Reuben Meade, Chief Minister of Montserrat and President Bharrat Jagdeo.
Suriname was represented by its Vice President, Robert Ameerali; Saint Lucia by the Ambassador to the OECS and to CARICOM, June Soomer; and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by Acting Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite.
According to a CARICOM Secretariat release, against the background of new challenges which have emerged and the important trends of the future, the Heads agreed, also, to identify practical initiatives in specific economic areas which would redound to the benefit of the people of the Community in the shortest possible time. 
To this end, Heads of Government agreed that the current review of the Secretariat should take into account the strengthening of the institution to enable it to play an enhanced role in the area of mobilizing substantial resources for concrete projects in the areas identified.
The restructuring should also allow the Secretariat to assist and advise member states with implementation; offer greater technical advice and address its ability to provide practical deliverables in the immediate and long term.
They, however, pointed to the fact that much had been accomplished in the Region in human and social development, particularly in health and education, as well as in the establishment of the Single Market, and emphasised the need for greater public awareness of the achievements of the Community.
As regard to the Single Economy, the Heads recognised that the process towards full implementation would take longer than anticipated and agreed it may be best to pause and consolidate the gains of the Single Market before taking any further action on certain specific elements of the Single Economy, such as the creation of a single currency.
The Heads of Government also recommitted themselves to the principles of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Although these were envisioned in an environment vastly different to that which currently exists, they remain as valid today as they were when the Revised Treaty was adopted in 2001. The challenges of that period remain and others have been added, some posing existential threats to the Region – such as climate change and the financial crisis.
By the same token, more opportunities for development have arisen, for example in the area of Information and Communication Technologies – both as an industry in its own right as well as an enabler of development. The Heads of Government agreed that greater advantage should be taken of such opportunities.

They further reaffirmed their commitment to the Movement of Skilled Community Nationals and all the related decisions previously taken in that regard.
In respect of Governance, the decision taken at their Inter-Sessional Meeting in Grenada in February to await the completion of the current review of the CARICOM Secretariat, before taking any firm decisions towards the establishment of the Permanent Committee of CARICOM Ambassadors (PCCA), was reaffirmed.
And having received a report from the Search Committee which they had established to identify a new Secretary-General, the Heads agreed that the persons short-listed for the position would be subjected to further processes, with a view to taking a final decision by July 2011.
It was also agreed that the dialogue on the way forward for the Community at their Thirty-second Regular Meeting in July 2011 in St. Kitts and Nevis, will continue.
The Heads of Government also expressed sincere appreciation to the Government and People of Guyana for their gracious hospitality and excellent arrangements which facilitated their very fruitful discussions.