ACS Secretary General meets with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
ACS Secretary General H.E. Rodolfo Sabonge met with His Excellency Cornelis Hersbach, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, accompanied by Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Lisette Blüm, on Tuesday 16th January, 2023.
At this meeting, both parties discussed the potential collaborations in the areas of transport, waste management and potential capacity building support that could be provided to the ACS. In particular, they discussed the current connectivity challenges facing the Greater Caribbean, their impact on other economic activities such as trade, agriculture, food security and waste management and possible solutions to address these challenges. They also discussed participation in upcoming Statutory Meetings of the ACS.
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.