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CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders began their annual summit in St Lucia Wednesday with the incoming chairman Allen Chastanet calling for a critical analysis of the 15-member regional grouping.
He said as elected leaders, they must be prepared to rise to these challenges and like their forefathers must inspire Caribbean citizens by finding the solutions to counteract the threats faced by the region.
“As brilliant as the institutions we established as CARICOM were in their time, given the changes in the world we must now reform these institutions to respond to the new normal so that they can continue to serve our region and its citizens.
Chastanet said over the last few years, from climate change concerns, to championing the rights of the Windrush generation, to fighting for tax justice and fiscal sovereignty, the region has had to let the world know, “we are here and we will be heard.
“These and other issues require us as CARICOM and as Small Island Developing States to make some bold choices to secure our mere existence,” Chastanet said.

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