South African Ambassador to Caricom accredited

Maureen Isabella Modiselle

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) on Tuesday welcomed South African, Maureen Isabella Modiselle as Am-bassador to Cari-com and expressed confidence that the two sides could benefit from initiating air transport services in which they had both expressed a keen interest.

The newly-accredited envoy presented her credentials to Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of Caricom, at a ceremony hosted at the Caricom Secretariat, a press statement from Caricom said. Modiselle gave the assurances of her country’s cooperation and loyalty in promoting the ideals and objectives of the Community. Underscoring the wisdom of unity, she pointed to the strides the Region had taken on its path to growth and sustainable development and the advancement of its people. United countries, she said, were better empowered to defend their interests.

In his welcome address, the secretary-general said that a platform is being built from which bilateral cooperation could be