The Government has remembered late former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Sir Meredith Alister McIntyre as one of the region’s “most illustrious sons,” whose yeoman service included serving as the first Good Officer of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.
“To the Region that nurtured him, in turn, he gave his life in selfless service and dedication, an invaluable contribution to the goal of the integration of its peoples and countries, in which he truly believed,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued yesterday.
Sir Alister, who was born in St. Georges, Grenada, served as CARICOM Secretary-General from 1974 to 1977. He died last Saturday in Jamaica. He was 87.
