ACS Secretary-General holds a meeting with Venezuelan Ambassador
On January 17, 2025, Her Excellency Noemi Espinoza Madrid, Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), held a productive meeting with His Excellency Álvaro Sánchez, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago. During the meeting, they discussed strategies to strengthen regional integration and address shared challenges.
Secretary-General Espinoza envisions a revitalized ACS that will reclaim its historical role as a cornerstone of regional cooperation and, under her leadership, emerge as a major player in the Caribbean and beyond. She outlined her aspirations to mobilise strategic alliances and coordinate actions aimed at fostering economic, social, and cultural development, as well as enhancing environmental protection.
This revitalization effort prioritizes proactive engagement with Member States and key stakeholders aims to position the Gran Caribe as a strategic actor within the region and on the global stage. It seeks to promote dialogue and collaboration on critical issues such as trade, transportation, tourism, and disaster risk reduction.
Secretary-General emphasized that the world, and particularly this region, is experiencing a pivotal moment where unifying and amplifying a Latin American and Caribbean voice is essential to confronting global dynamics that perpetuate inequalities and impact pressing areas such as climate change, migration, and global governance.
In this context, fostering dialogue, active engagement, and cooperation among Member States on these critical issues is fundamental to realizing the aspiration of a Gran Caribe that effectively responds to the urgent needs and expectations of our peoples.
The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.