CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says while his country is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr Carla Barnett as the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it however remains “concerned that the approach taken “has neither resolved the matter nor promoted the spirit and goals of the Revised Treaty of  Chaguaramas”.

In a July 5, 2026, letter sent to the newly appointed CARICOM chairman and St Lucia’s Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, Prime Minister Holness wrote that the “length of time  devoted to this agenda item attests to the gravity and potential ramifications of the issue at hand”.

He said Kingston’s position reiterates one taken on May 8 and that this new letter “will expand on the concerns expressed regarding certain procedural matters”.