Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has trav­elled to Gros Islet, Saint Lu­cia, for the 51st Reg­u­lar Meet­ing of the Con­fer­ence of Heads of Gov­ern­ment of the Caribbean Com­mu­ni­ty (Cari­com), where a dis­pute over the reap­point­ment of the bloc’s Sec­re­tary-Gen­er­al is ex­pect­ed to be a cen­tral is­sue.

Per­sad-Bisses­sar left Trinidad and To­ba­go yes­ter­day for the sum­mit, which is be­ing held un­der the theme “From Re­silience to Re­new­al in a Chang­ing World.” Dur­ing her ab­sence, Works and In­fra­struc­ture Min­is­ter Jear­lean John is serv­ing as act­ing Prime Min­is­ter.

Al­though the Prime Min­is­ter was not present at the open­ing cer­e­mo­ny, re­gion­al lead­ers pro­ceed­ed with the sched­uled pro­gramme. She is ex­pect­ed to join sub­stan­tive dis­cus­sions be­fore re­turn­ing home lat­er in the week.