(Barbados Nation) – The Government of Panama wants to strengthen its relations with Caricom and to achieve “new and better levels of understanding and cooperation.”
This was disclosed by the President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, when he addressed the Plenary Session of the 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), on its final day at the Hilton Barbados Resort yesterday.
President Varela told Caricom leaders that the region was facing a major challenge from the illegal activities of criminal organisations, which were recruiting young people and causing violence in the poorest neighbourhoods. He also said they had become a
