ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says that despite being “punched in the face” by Hurricane Beryl, Grenada is moving ahead with plans to host the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit that was originally scheduled for July 3-5.
Earlier this month, CARICOM leaders had agreed to postpone their annual summit “to a date to be determined” as several Caribbean countries braced for the passage of a very dangerous Hurricane Beryl.
Mitchell told a news conference on Tuesday that a definitive position is expected on the issue later today.
“We have been knocked down, but we are on our feet. Grenada is open for business, and we will continue to be resilient. So, we intend to proceed with hosting the Caribbean heads of government conference later in July.
“We anticipate that by the end of today, we will have confirmed the exact dates for the meeting. As you will recall, the meeting was due to be the actual week of the post-hurricane impact. So we postponed the meeting, but we intend to host it because we think it is an opportunity for all of us in CARICOM to rally and show solidarity and support to Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Barbados, St. Lucia…who this dreadful hurricane has impacted”.
Mitchell said holding the meeting would also “emphasize some of the more significant international issues we have to treat from the position of climate justice and so on.
“CARICOM is alive and well, and we certainly intend to do our part,” he added.
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