Heeding dire warnings about the future of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) movement, Heads of Government have agreed to move on key proposals to restructure the Secretariat and to craft a strategy by mid-year to deliver on regional goals.
At the conclusion of the 23rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government, in Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday, it was announced that new Secretary General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque would begin the process of restructuring the Secretariat through the recruitment of a change facilitator to support him. Further, the Bureau of Conference would work with an internal group from the Secretariat to facilitate improving regional governance and implementation. “This process will involve the drawing up of the outline of a five-year strategic plan in time for consideration by the Heads of Government at the 33rd Meeting of the Conference in July,” the Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the two-day meeting said.
The decision is in keeping with recommendations made by UK-based consultancy Landell Mills Ltd, which was
