Janet Caroo appointed Saint Lucia’s new ambassador to CARICOM
A display of the Letter of Credence of the new Ambassador of Saint Lucia to CARICOM, Her Excellency Dr Janet Caroo (L); CARICOM SG, Dr Carla Barnett (R)
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- Saint Lucia’s new ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr.
- Janet Caroo, was formally accredited on Oct.
- 2 as the country’s representative to the regional bloc.
- Caroo presented her Letter of Credence to CARICOM Secretary-General Dr.
- Carla Barnett during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters in Georgetown.
Saint Lucia’s new ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Janet Caroo, was formally accredited on Oct. 2 as the country’s representative to the regional bloc.
Caroo presented her Letter of Credence to CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters in Georgetown.
Caroo’s appointment comes as Saint Lucia serves as chair of CARICOM under Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, whose administration has emphasized ensuring that regional integration delivers tangible benefits to people across the Community, Barnett said.
Caroo also serves as head of Saint Lucia’s Regional Integration Unit, placing her in a key role in the country’s engagement with CARICOM’s regional integration agenda.
“Saint Lucia has long been an active member of CARICOM and consistently demonstrated its commitment to regional integration and collective action,” Barnett said.
She also highlighted Saint Lucia’s role in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet for Sustainable Development as the region addresses climate change, food and energy insecurity, economic vulnerabilities and geopolitical uncertainty.
In her inaugural remarks, Caroo said she takes on the role at a time that requires “sustained commitment, deeper cooperation and, above all, even greater deliverables for all our people.”
“I come to CARICOM with a deeply felt conviction: regional integration must be measured by the opportunities it creates and the difference it makes in people’s lives,” she said.
Caroo outlined four priorities for her work: expanding opportunities for movement, education, skills development and employment across the Community; strengthening trade links for Saint Lucian producers and service providers; deepening institutional, digital and people-to-people connections; and promoting Saint Lucian culture, creativity, talent and ideas across the region.
She also identified greater youth engagement and citizen participation as priorities, stressing that regional integration cannot be driven by governments alone.
“As we know, the regional integration movement is not driven only by governments; it requires public and popular participation by our citizens,” Caroo said.
