The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as well as the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, has led the Thirty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of the Government of the CARICOM. It is to be noted that CARICOM Chairman, Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, during the conference held talks on several topics of concern with the member countries and their representatives.
Notably, the details about the meeting has been shared by the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) via their official social media handle, adding that, “CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit leads the Thirty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community via video conference.”
It is to be specifically mentioned that, CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit, called on the Caribbean Community to provide a collective commitment and support to Haiti as that country is currently facing the security issues.
While recalling on this, PM Dr Roosevelt Skerrit said that, “For me, as a chairman of the CARICOM, I have indicated, very sincerely, that the Haitian situation is my number one priority. We owe it to the Haitian people and it is important that the entire Caribbean Community, not only the Heads of the Government, but the entire CARICOM is aware of the issues that are surrounding Haiti and for us to collectively provide that moral commitment and support to Haiti.”
He further added that, “We are in touch with the members of the security council, because at the end of the day, it is the security that is going to make a determination as to what kind of support the United Nations can provide. There are number of nations who wanted to provide the support, but would want to have a UN decision to provide them with the required legal cover of being present in Haiti.”
