Prime Minister Perry Christie left the country for Trinidad and Tobago yesterday where he will participate in the continuing Distinguish Lecture Series at one of the Caribbean’s premier tertiary institutions.

There, Prime Minister Christie is scheduled to deliver a lecture on the role of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas in CARICOM and the future policy direction of this regional body.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell and State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis.

The lecture is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at the Saint Augustine’s campus of the University of the West Indies.

The prime minister is due back in Nassau on Tuesday.