Newly accredited Ambassador of Belize to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Daniel Gutierez says the best years of the integration movement lie ahead for what he calls the “tremendous untapped potential” that lies within the Region.
At a ceremony to present his letters of credence to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters on Wednesday, Gutierez heralded 2016 as a landmark year for the integration movement.
“I am not the first and will not be the last to speak of the untold wealth, underdeveloped talent and the unshakable hope that characterize the brotherhood of nations that call themselves CARICOM.”
“But as leaders and servants we are obligated to diagnose, understand and engineer solutions that will guide our people to resilience in the troubling waters ahead. The skies ahead darken with climate change, economic uncertainty, a haunting gap in education and technology with our global competitors and any number of parallel global challenges. Undaunted we shall remain.”
He added that the hard work, which identified hurdles and proposed a Strategic Plan for the Community must be matched by action.
LaRocque in accepting the Letters of Credence from Gutierez, said the new ambassador will have the opportunity to help shape the future direction of the integration movement by advancing the implementation of decisions of Organs of the Community at the national level.
