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Caribbean leaders have laid out a detailed timeline of events surrounding the reappointment of Secretary-General Carla Barnett, confirming Trinidad and Tobago neither attended key discussions nor a subsequent emergency meeting convened to address the issue.
In a statement following Friday’s special meeting, CARICOM Chairman Terrance Drew said neither Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar nor any representative from Trinidad and Tobago took part in the talks, which were called to address concerns raised by Port of Spain over governance and Barnett’s reappointment.
The regional body said all member states were formally notified ahead of the February 24–27 Conference of Heads in St Kitts and Nevis, including the agenda, programme of work and details of a Heads-only retreat where the reappointment was discussed.
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