ACS Secretary-General pays courtesy call on President

Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown, Guyana, May 3, 2017 – President David Granger was, today, paid a courtesy call by Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Dr. June Soomer, the first woman to head the regional organisation, who assumed office last year. She was accompanied by her Political Adviser, Ms. Tricia Barrow and Conference and Protocol Officer, Ms. Patricia Phillip-Boodoosingh.

During their meeting, Dr. Soomer updated the Head of State on some of the policy adjustments that are being made and projects that have been initiated under her leadership. She also raised a number of concerns and the President said he will ask for those matters to be placed on the agenda for discussion at the upcoming Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in July.

“Given the number of Anglophone Caribbean States in the ACS, I think we can play a more integral role…There must be a mechanism in place for engaging the Anglophone Caribbean,” the Head of State said.