CARICOM Standard at half-staff in tribute to Manning
The CARICOM Standard was flown at half-staff at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Friday as a mark of respect for the late former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Patrick Manning. This will continue until Mr. Manning’s funeral on Saturday.
Mr. Manning, who led the twin-island Republic from 1990-95 and again from 2001 – 2010, died on Saturday at the age of 69.
Several CARICOM Heads of Government have indicated they will attend the funeral. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque will also attend and present a tribute on behalf of the Community.
The Secretary-General, in a statement on Mr. Mannng’s passing described him as one of the true champions of CARICOM who believed in integration and was genuinely committed to it.
Heads of Government, in the Communique from their just concluded 37th Meeting in Guyana, announced that:
Mr. Manning displayed the finest qualities of regionalism and had an unswerving commitment to building his country and the wider CARICOM. His progressive ideas for strengthening the regional integration movement led to many initiatives which redounded to the enhancement of the sense and spirit of community among our Member States.”