{"id":304961,"date":"2023-07-06T12:10:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T16:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=304961"},"modified":"2023-07-06T12:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T16:13:47","slug":"martinique-and-curacao-to-join-caricom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/martinique-and-curacao-to-join-caricom\/","title":{"rendered":"Martinique and Cura\u00e7ao to join CARICOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_304962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304962\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-304962 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-06-at-11.29.42-AM-e1688659631612-642x554.jpeg\" alt=\"Skerrit with other attendees of the Heads of Government Conference\" width=\"640\" height=\"552\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skerrit with other attendees of the 45th Heads of Government Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairman of CARICOM and Dominica\u2019s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says a mandate has been given for all outstanding negotiations to be completed by the end of August for Martinique and Curacao to become members of the Caribbean Community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit made the remarks during an interview with reporters at\u00a0the end of the 45<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Heads of Government Conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both countries are expected to be formally welcomed to CARICOM at a special ceremony in Guyana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martinique and Cura\u00e7ao will be associate members along with Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As associate members, both Martinique and Cura\u00e7ao will be allowed to attend Heads of Government meetings. They will also be able to participate in talks and deliberations of CARICOM bodies that they are part of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CARICOM website indicates that associate members can be members of all CARICOM institutions except the Council of Foreign and Community Relations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Skerrit was asked by reporters whether Cuba and the Dominican Republic will be approached to join CARICOM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Skerrit said that no formal discussions have been held in that regard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere were no formal discussions in respect to the Dominican Republic and Cuba but we believe in time to come they may very well become members of CARICOM,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chairman of CARICOM and Dominica\u2019s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says a mandate has been given for all outstanding negotiations to be completed by the end of August for Martinique and Curacao to become members of the Caribbean Community. 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