Reform absolutely essential in ever-changing global environment – CARICOM SG
“Reform is never easy. Side by side with the undertaking of any reform process, is the management of the change that it is seeking to bring about. It calls for those entrusted with the task to be sensitive to the concerns and fears that going from the known to the unknown bring. It requires the acceptance of new ideas, of new ways of doing things and, at a personal level, of critical self-examination.
“As difficult and challenging as reform is, it is absolutely essential in order to confront the ever-changing nature of today’s global environment.
“The recognition of that reality is what is driving me as I undertake the current reform process in our Community. This reform is not an end in itself but a means of ensuring that the citizens of CARICOM derive the maximum benefit from our integration process.
“When I took office in 2011, I stated that I was “firmly of the view that the architecture and governance of our integration arrangements must be reformed if we are to be more effective and accountable”. To achieve this, I further stated that we could not proceed with business as usual. “
CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRcoque, delivering the Feature Adress on the occasion of Public Service Day, 2 December 2016, in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
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