During the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) conference in Georgetown, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali declared that Martinique and the Dominican Republic have submitted applications to join.
“The process for these countries to become associate members has already begun,” Ali stated at the summit’s final remarks, which were streamed on his social media platforms.
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“The (Caricom) secretariat will work with both Martinique and the Dominican Republic to comply with the procedural aspect of things, so that by the time we reach July (the month of the next regular meeting), the full mechanism will be in place and the recommendations will come,” President Ali stated.
The Dominican Republic’s widespread expulsion of Haitians was the reason for the last suspension of negotiations.
Antigua, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are among the countries that make up Caricom.
