CARICOM hails relationship with Cuba
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has hailed the ‘mutually beneficial relationship’ with Cuba as the 15-member regional grouping marks the 44th anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba diplomatic relations.
“The friendship between CARICOM and the Republic of Cuba has grown stronger as we have built a mutually beneficial relationship over the past 44 years. As developing countries, we face similar challenges in our attempt to improve the lives of our people. This has ensured that that we have worked together to identify areas where we can assist each other in our development efforts,’ the Dominican Prime Minister said in a statement.
He said that ever since the four Caribbean countries embraced Cuba into their diplomatic fold, CARICOM has been steadfast in its advocacy for Cuba to be integrated into the wider hemisphere of which it is so integrally a part.
He said that the signing in Georgetown, Guyana, on CARICOM-Cuba Day, of a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Guyana and Cuba and the CARICOM Secretariat, in relation to the “Regional Training Centre for Development and Stimulation of Children, Adolescents and Young People with Special Educational Needs Associated with Disabilities” is another gesture of solidarity and fraternity which is profoundly appreciated by the Community.
