CARICOM SG speaks of advancing integration process, expanding global connections

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday pointed to the ways in which Regional integration was advancing even as the Community expanded its global connections.

The Secretary-General was at the time addressing the opening ceremony of the 36th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The theme of the Conference: Vibrant Societies, Resilient Economies, will guide the Heads of Government as they tackle a packed agenda with issues including energy in the context of a proposal for a new institution to lead the Region’s energy agenda, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, mechanisms for CARICOM candidates in international positions, CARICOM relations with the Dominican Republic, and Belize-Guatemala and Guyana-Venezuela border issues.

The Meeting continues until Saturday.

Please see Secretary-General’s Remarks 36th Meeting of the Conference of Heads Barbados