French Guiana engages Caribbean Community on Associate Membership

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque: Secretary General of the Caribbean Community is flanked by (from left to right) Safiya Ali, General Counsel of the Caricom Secretariat; Viviane Tchung Ming, Head of the Department International Cooperation and European Affairs; Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary General of the Caricom Secretariat; Anne Mathieu, Representative of the Regional Council of French Guiana in Paramaribo for Suriname and Guyana; Le Fol Jérôme, Manager, Geographic Information System, French Guiana; Rodolphe Alexandre: President of the Regional Council of French Guiana; Rémy Louis Budoc, Regional Counsel in charge of International and Regional Cooperation and European Affairs; Wanley George, Special Counsel of the President and Member of the Cabinet; Madeleine Alex, Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Neville Bissember, Advisor, Office of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community.

French Guiana has started engagements with the Caricom Community on its application to become an Associate Member of the Community.

Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday met a team from French Guiana led by President of the Regional Council Rodolphe Alexandre, following on the heels of a meeting on Wednesday with a team from Martinique, a statement from the Caricom Secretariat said. Similar discussions have