BELMOPAN, Belize, Apr 11, CMC — Prime Minister John Briceño has thrown his full support behind Belizean Carla Barnett amid a growing regional dispute over her reappointment as Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Briceño pushed back strongly against calls for a change in leadership at the CARICOM Secretariat, describing Barnett as “highly qualified” and deserving of continued confidence, while expressing regret over Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s public opposition to the decision.
“It is unfortunate that Trinidad has taken such a public position on wanting to remove Dr Carla Barnett,” Briceño told reporters yesterday.
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