The governments of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados have signalled their unequivocal commitment to integration as they assigned two new envoys to join the family of CARICOM Ambassadors on Friday January 12.
His Excellency Allan Alexander, Plenipotentiary Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to CARICOM and Her Excellency Veronica Griffith, Plenipotentiary Representative of Barbados to CARICOM were accredited by CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a short ceremony at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana.
His Excellency Allan Alexander in reaffirming his government’s commitment to CARICOM said: “The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has placed high priority on integration of the region, and remains committed to the reform process of CARICOM.”
He pledge his support in improving the communication between his Capital, the CARICOM Secretariat and regional institutions, and to encourage better participation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in regional activities.
“I also want to give my fullest support to the Community’s Strategic and Operations Plan 2015-2019, which is currently in implementation,” he said.
Ambassador Alexander signalled St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ intention to offer itself as a candidate for the non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, and requested “the support of CARICOM in this important undertaking.”
