CELAC must make greater effort to assist poverty-stricken nations

President Donald Ramotar said while Latin America and the Caribbean as a region has recorded growth during the global economic downturn, several Caribbean countries are struggling with the effects of the crises.

Ramotar made this comment in his address at the First Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) last week held in Chile. In lauding the establishment of CELAC,