Curaçao has formally joined the Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) as its sixth Affiliate Member, marking a big step in its regional integration. CARICOM Secretary-Basic Carla Barnett prolonged a heat welcome to Curaçao, expressing anticipation for the island’s energetic participation within the group.
Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas of Curaçao emphasised that the island’s membership won’t battle with its obligations to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He affirmed that Curaçao’s dedication to CARICOM aligns with its deep-rooted cultural connections to the Caribbean and its dedication to regional integration.
“Becoming a member of CARICOM reaffirms our dedication to collaborating on shared values and aspirations that unite us as small island improvement states,” Pisas acknowledged. “We carry a singular mixture of cultural heritage, financial strengths, and social views that can enrich the CARICOM neighborhood.”
Pisas highlighted the strategic advantages of Curaçao’s integration into CARICOM, citing the island’s position as a possible hub for regional commerce. “Financial integration is central to CARICOM’s mission,” he stated. “With our strategic location, well-developed ports, {and professional} companies, we will improve regional connectivity, streamline the motion of products, and stimulate job creation throughout the Caribbean.”
To display its dedication, Curaçao has initiated commerce negotiations with the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago and is making ready to debate agreements with Suriname. These negotiations purpose to ascertain mutually helpful commerce agreements, contingent upon Curaçao’s membership within the World Commerce Group.
Moreover, Curaçao is devoted to supporting CARICOM initiatives in key areas akin to renewable power, agriculture, digital expertise, telecommunications, human capital improvement, local weather resilience, and sustainable improvement.
Curaçao joins 5 different Affiliate Members of CARICOM: Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The announcement got here as CARICOM’s forty seventh Common Assembly of the Convention of Heads of Authorities occurred in Grenada, the place Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada succeeded President Dr. Irfaan Ali of Guyana as CARICOM
