ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says that regardless of being “punched within the face” by Hurricane Beryl, Grenada is transferring forward with plans to host the Caribbean Group (CARICOM) summit that was initially scheduled for July 3-5.
Earlier this month, CARICOM leaders had agreed to postpone their annual summit “to a date to be decided” as a number of Caribbean nations braced for the passage of a really harmful Hurricane Beryl.
Mitchell instructed a information convention on Tuesday {that a} definitive place is anticipated on the problem later right now.
“We’ve got been knocked down, however we’re on our toes. Grenada is open for enterprise, and we are going to proceed to be resilient. So, we intend to proceed with internet hosting the Caribbean heads of presidency convention later in July.
“We anticipate that by the tip of right now, we may have confirmed the precise dates for the assembly. As you’ll recall, the assembly was as a consequence of be the precise week of the post-hurricane impression. So we postponed the assembly, however we intend to host it as a result of we predict it is a chance for all of us in CARICOM to rally and present solidarity and assist to Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Barbados, St. Lucia…who this dreadful hurricane has impacted”.
Mitchell mentioned holding the assembly would additionally “emphasize a number of the extra vital worldwide points we’ve got to deal with from the place of local weather justice and so forth.
“CARICOM is alive and effectively, and we definitely intend to do our half,” he added.
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