CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC)–Prime Minister Andrew Holness says while Jamaica is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr Cala 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 Caricom chairman and St Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, 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 newsletter “will expand on the concerns expressed regarding certain procedural matters.