Recently, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and regional officials met with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation in Bridgetown, Barbados, to go over security, economic, and climate goals for the US and Caricom.
The delegation, which US Democratic Leader led in the House of Representatives Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, was comprised of Republican Amata Coleman Radewagen, vice-chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, member of the Natural Resources Committee, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, according to a media release issued by the Office of the Prime Minister.
According to the announcement, Congressman Jeffries led a congressional delegation to Trinidad and Tobago last year, when he traveled with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend the 45th Regular Meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government Conference.
Additionally, Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, attended the conference.
At the news conference held after the Cabinet, Rowley recently said that he will be departing for Barbados on December 6, 2024, to continue his pursuit of the “Bridgetown Initiative.”
“Decision-makers and ranking members of the US government, which is currently in transition,” he added, adding that a high-level US delegation wanted to meet with certain Caricom executives.
He stated that a variety of topics will be discussed, including the Bridgetown Initiative, which has seen Caricom struggle for more equitable treatment from global financial institutions. (https://nycaribnews.com/us-leaders-and-caricom-in-talks-on-regional-issues/)
