{"id":11589,"date":"2023-07-03T08:29:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=11589"},"modified":"2023-07-03T08:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:29:11","slug":"grenadian-ambassadors-hail-caricoms-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/grenadian-ambassadors-hail-caricoms-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenadian Ambassadors Hail Caricom’s Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST GEORGE\u2019S, Grenada, CMC \u2013 Two of Grenada\u2019s ambassadors are hailing the functional cooperation of the Caribbean Community Caricom (Caricom), as the hallmark of its success, as it celebrates 50 years.<\/p>\n

On a local television programme, Grenada\u2019s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Aaron Moses says functional cooperation is one of the greatest successes of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), adding that it is most evident in the work of the Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the functional cooperation, which really is driven by the Council of Ministers, is where a lot of the issues in the region are addressed,\u201d Moses said.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Moses acknowledged that there have been high and low points in the Caricom construct over the years but said that as a collective, there have been more benefits to the member states than drawbacks.<\/p>\n

He said he believes the community could have achieved much more but its efforts were stymied by lack of resources and an implementation deficit, \u201cwhere a lot of things were agreed, but nothing gets done as ministers and prime ministers go back to their countries\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Caricom ambassador said \u201cthere are over 15 regional institutions that serve the Caribbean quite effectively and it can only have been achieved because it was done jointly,\u201d adding that the lack of marketing of these institutions is the reason why \u201cCaricom pride\u201d is negligent among nationals of the member states.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s much to be done and it all hinges on the lack of effective communication over the period as to the potential and true benefits of Caricom; and that speaks to the lack of resources, it speaks to the lack of appreciation that all these things have to have been done, but they have not been marketed to the people,\u201d Ambassador Moses said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Grenada\u2019s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ch\u00e8 Phillip, who was also a guest on the programme believe the 2001 Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which includes the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) was pivotal to \u201cwhen the business of Caricom becomes tangible to nationals in member states\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Grenada\u2019s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Ch\u00e8 Phillip. Photo: CMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Revised Treaty 2001, was the beginning of a different trajectory, a different tone and a different type of real benefit that nationals were able to get,\u201d Ambassador Phillip said.<\/p>\n

He listed institutions such as the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), the University of the West Indies (UWI), Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Systems (CASSOS) as tangible success stories of the regional integration movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these institutions and associate institutions are direct achievements of Caricom,\u201d Ambassador Phillip said, adding that \u201cwe may not always be able to articulate it like that but they are there; they are real, they\u2019re tangible.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said public education and programme implementation would be the two key factors for keeping Caricom relevant in the years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the more you start getting the business of Carciom into the consciousness of our citizens and our nationals, I think people would start to feel as though there\u2019s more there than just men in suits and ties meeting every once in a while,\u201d the recently appointed ambassador said.<\/p>\n

Phillip conceded that affecting implementation would not be easy but is hopeful that the current construct of the region\u2019s leadership,\u201d can make a fundamental difference because what I think, is generally there is a political will\u2026and objective to really advance and improve the lives and quality of lives of our Caricom nationals and the Community on a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ambassador Moses agrees that \u201cthere is a significant opportunity now because we have a group of leaders who, there\u2019s tremendous synergy.<\/p>\n

He added that, \u201cthey\u2019re seeing things from a different perspective and there\u2019s some commonalities in appreciation of our challenges; and one of the things that we need to do to effect some measure of transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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