GEORGETOWN – Caribben Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett has been re-appointed to the position for another five-year term A brief statement by CARICOM chairman and Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, said that the reappointment of the Belizean national was approved by “the required majority” of CARICOM leaders at their summit in Basseterre late last month.
It gave no further details as to the number of regional leaders who cast their vote in support of Barnett, adding that she will begin her second term in August this year.
Barnett, an economist, became the eighth CARICOM Secretary General August 15, 2021, by “unanimous appointment” of the regional leaders. (CMC)
