Caricom SG congratulates Jamaica on Golden Jubilee

As Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence, Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has hailed the island for its strides on the national, regional and international fronts.

In a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, Ambassador LaRocque recalled that Jamaica was one of the inaugural signatories to the Treaty of Chaguaramas and continues to play an instrumental role in the integration movement, said a press release from the Caricom Secretariat at  Turkeyen.

“The Community looks forward to Jamaica’s continued commitment to the integration process, as well as to the country’s further progress in the social and economic spheres, bolstered by