PM Kamla off to CARICOM summit in Grenada; Errol McLeod to act for 2 days

Labour Minister Errol McLeod is acting Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

He will hold the position for two days while Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar attends an important CARICOM meeting in Grenada.

The agenda for the CRICOM talks includes the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Haiti, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and financial stability in the aftermath of the collapse of the Colonial Life Insurance Company.

A media release from CARICOM said the Prime Ministerial Subcommittee on the CSME met Thursday under the chairmanship of Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados to deal with outstanding issues towards a more effectively functioning CSME.

“Free Movement and Contingent Rights are among the specific areas of focus,” the release said.