CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin laRoque pays tribute to Professor Norman Girvan

He was an unstinting advocate for Caribbean integration, with a vision that encompassed the entire region as one civilization.

The Caribbean Community and Jamaica have lost one of their most treasured sons in Professor Norman Girvan.

The gifts of ideas and vision and uncluttered thought which Professor Girvan willingly contributed to this Region for more than 40 years have left an indelible mark on the landscape of the Caribbean. His passing leaves a further void in the intellectual capital of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the wider Caribbean, this region to