By Peter Richards
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 6, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says that its objection to the reappointment of Dr. Carla Barnett as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, “is neither personal nor political”.
In a 22-page letter written to the regional leaders, Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar also notes that Port of Spain’s position “is not directed towards any individual,” but rather “ it concerns the legality of the process adopted, the integrity of our institutions and the faithful observance of the constitutional framework established by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas”.
She said that her administration “does not accept the process by which the Secretary-General was purportedly reappointed, and consequently, is unable to recognise the validity of the purported second term of the Secretary-General.
“I wish to be very clear: our position is not held to create division within the Community, but to preserve the constitutional order upon which the legitimacy and credibility of CARICOM ultimately depends.
(Details in Politics section)
CMC/2026