Letter of the Day | A serious governance concern

CARICOM Governance: An Interview With Ambassador Ralph Maraj

CARICOM Governance: An Interview With Ambassador Ralph Maraj CARICOM Governance: An Interview With Ambassador Ralph Maraj Trinidad and Tobago Today April 10, 2026 T&T TodayTrinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to CARICOM, Ralph Maraj, joins Virmala to discuss the country’s concerns regarding the process used in the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett and… The post CARICOM Governance: An Interview With Ambassador Ralph Maraj …

RULES OR RUIN: INSIDE CARICOM’S PROCEDURAL BREAKDOWN AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REAPPOINTMENT CONTROVERSY

RULES OR RUIN: INSIDE CARICOM’S PROCEDURAL BREAKDOWN AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REAPPOINTMENT CONTROVERSY By Times Caribbean Editorial Desk LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ASSESSMENT - REAPPOINTMENT OF CARICOM SG (1)Download A TEST OF LEGITIMACY — NOT PERSONALITY At the heart of the growing regional uproar over the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General lies a deceptively simple but profoundly consequential question: Were the rules followed? This is not…

Letter of the Day | A serious governance concern

THE EDITOR, Madam: The controversial reappointment of Dr Carla Barnett as CARICOM Secretary General raises fundamental questions of law, treaty compliance, and institutional legitimacy. This is not merely a political disagreement but a serious governance concern. As a rules-based regional organisation, CARICOM derives its authority from fidelity to its founding instrument, the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. When that instrument is not strictly o…