Region in Crisis

February 22, 2012

A comprehensive CARICOM document, submitted by a Project Management Team and circulated to Heads of Government ahead of their forthcoming Inter-Sessional Meeting, has reportedly found the region is in ‘crisis’.

A comprehensive CARICOM document, submitted by a Project Management Team and circulated to Heads of Government ahead of their forthcoming Inter-Sessional Meeting, has reportedly found the region is in ‘crisis’.

The report, which is based on a mandated assessment of the region, says the ‘crisis’ “is sufficiently severe to put CARICOM’s very existence in question”.

It adds that hopes for arresting the problems depend on a willingness on the part of Heads of Government to address the elusive issue of “fundamental changes” in the management structure and operational modalities of the CARICOM Secretariat.

Heads of Government are due to meet in Suriname on March 8th and 9th. Prior to that meeting, specific recommendations outlined in the report will be considered by a special session of the Community Council of Ministers.

K. Rollins

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