CARICOM’s Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan and Botswanan new Ambassador to CARICOM Her Excellency Tebogo Motshome are both advocating closer co-operation between the Caribbean Community and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Ambassador Motshome presented her credentials on Tuesday 19 November to DSG Soeknandan as her country’s second Ambassador to CARICOM at a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters.
They cited climate change and the blacklisting of countries by the European Union (EU) as non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, as two issues of mutual interest where there could be collaboration in international fora.
In relation to climate change, Botswana’s Ambassador noted the need for combined efforts at regional and international fora to ensure a “fair and balanced approach” in tackling the issues.
DSG Soeknandan agreed that Botswana and the Region’s intensifying environmental challenges provide ample reason for them to work together. She said this should be done in “as many fora as possible to advocate for adequate resources to…
