Declaring his government’s full support for the deepening and widening of CARICOM, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said he is convinced that member countries could be more prosperous if bold steps are taken to bolster integration.
In a message to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the integration movement on July 4th, 1973, the President said that “Integration implies, however, that our peoples must be vested with the right to move and do business across the region without imposed barriers”. He said that while the Heads of Government since 1989 have recommitted to hassle-free movement in the region “insularity continues to plague our union and poses a threat to what we envisage for our peoples”.
While progress has been made, it is necessary in other areas to meet the demands of the international environment. “Critical to this is the work of the CARICOM Secretariat in performing at its intended optimum. In this regard, Guyana welcomed the
