There was no clear indication on the agenda that a decision to reappoint Dr Carla Barnett would take place at a retreat on the island of Nevis in February, according to correspondence shared by Caricom chairman Dr Terrance Drew.

He disclosed that Caricom Heads decided on the day of the retreat to deal with this matter.

The Caricom chairman and Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis issued a statement on Saturday in which he insisted that Trinidad and Tobago, and its Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers, were informed about the retreat and that Sobers, in making queries to Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett the night before the retreat, had indicated that he suffered from seasickness.