Guyana President pledges support for CARICOM, South America

By Michelle Nurse On May 27, 2015

President David Granger has pledged his country’s support to Caribbean integration while at the same time he has highlighted the role of Guyana and its immediate neighbours in South American security.

Addressing thousands of persons at his Inauguration Ceremony held at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara on Sunday; the President said his administration would seek to improve relations with the Caribbean at large.

“We shall strengthen our ties with our neighbours, starting with the Caribbean, starting with CARICOM and including the wider Caribbean,” he said.

Granger recalled that hours after he was sworn in as President, he held talks with the Secretary-General of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque “because we wanted to send a message.”