Vague mandates, poor implementation retards Caricom – report

Too many mandates, institutional weaknesses, and a lack of implementation at the level of member states are among the internal problems that have retarded the progress of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), according to a recent review.

“The reality is that current difficulties have been building up for years,” says the January 2012 report, ‘Turning Around CARICOM: Proposals to Restructure the Secretariat,’ which notes that although the problems have been triggered by the economic climate,