Outgoing CARICOM Secretary-General, Sir Edwin Carrington was hailed for his accomplishments during his 18-year stint heading the regional body at an Evening of Appreciation held at the Pegasus Hotel on Friday.
Carrington demits office on December 31. Leading the tributes at the event, Chair-man of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding hailed Carrington’s service to the Region, a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat, said. Golding, in a recorded message, pointed out that Carrington had focused his energies on bringing the benefits of integration to the people of the Region, a point to which Secretary-General Carrington himself alluded in his response to the tributes.
Guyana’s Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said that the Secretary-General performed very well the arduous task of promoting Caribbean interests
