Holness Reminds Region CARICOM Isn’t a Political Union

Caribbean leaders jumped straight into business today as their regional summit gets underway, and all eyes are on their high‑stakes meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. But before anyone takes a seat at that table, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness is already steering the conversation, reminding the region, and Washington, that CARICOM was never built to be a political union. He says the treaty that binds the fifteen member states doesn’t require a single foreign policy or any authority standing above individual nations.

 

 

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