ST.GEORGE’S,
GRENADA, MARCH 29th, 2011_The Grenada Government has named Mr. William Joseph,
as the country’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Prime
Minister Tillman Thomas announced the decision today, during the government’s weekly
Post Cabinet Media Briefing. The Prime Minister said the appointment is in keeping
with the OECS move to deepen the integration process and ensure the proper functioning
of the organs of the Organisation.
Prime
Minister Thomas said Mr. Joseph will head a soon-to-be established Integration Unit,
designed to manage and coordinate the relationship with and activities of both CARICOM
and the OECS. He will also be Grenada’s representative on the OECS commission.
“Mr.
Joseph will contribute to a variety of activities associated with Grenada’s membership
of both organizations, which under the new arrangements is a requirement of each
member state,” the Prime Minister told the media.
The
Prime Minister was reporting on a Heads of Government meeting in Antigua last Friday,
at which a decision to create an OECS Commission to replace the St. Lucia-based
OECS Secretariat and the setting up and staffing of various organs of the OECS
were discussed.
Prime
Minister Thomas said the Heads also discussed joint representation in some of the
major capitals of the world, including Brussels, and the relocation of the OECS
High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, to Toronto.
“We are
negotiating on ways of sharing costs through the rationalizing of office space and
premises in some capitals. We are also seeking an accommodation in which we can
reduce our activities in Ottawa and consolidate our Consuls General in
Toronto, so we can reduce on expenditure,” the Prime Minister said.
The
Grenadian leader said the emphasis will be on creating savings while
emphasizing joint representation.
SOURCE:
Office of the Prime Minister
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