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SOURCE: MIAMI HERALD- Caribbean leaders want President Donald Trump to come for a visit — and along with the invitation they also plan, “as soon as practically possible,” to try to get a meeting with his senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said Friday.
“We’re hoping we are successful in inviting President Trump to the region. It’s very important for him to pay some attention to the third border of the United States.
Also to enter meaningful discussions as to how U.S. policies impact in the region, especially these smaller countries” in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, he said.
“Many of us have open economies and we import up to 80% of what we consume primarily from the United States.”
Browne said recent U.S. policy shifts, including the freezing of foreign aid, the withdrawal from the World Health Organization and other global commitments and Thursday’s rollback of immigration protections for over half a million Haitian migrants living in the U.S., have raised concerns among leaders of the 15- member Caribbean Community bloc known as CARICOM.
“Already you have what, so many gang members, hundreds of thousands of people on the streets, and if you end up with maybe another 200,000 criminals on the streets of Haiti, it will make the situation more complex,” Browne said.
“So that is of serious concern for us, and we’re hoping that even in our subsequent engagements with Rubio and potentially with the President… we can ask him to reconsider the impact of such a decision on our Haiti.”
Regional leaders opened a three-day summit here in Barbados with no senior U.S. officials present, but Trump and his new foreign policies were unseen guests.
As Europe made overtures to continue to support climate-change initiatives, Caribbean leaders discussed their relationship with the U.S. behind closed doors.
Those talks took on added significance after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security delivered the first immigration blow to a member state, Haiti, by reducing Haitian migrants’ right to work and live legally in the U.S. by six months, until Aug. 3.
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Wrong move, it is Caribbean leaders that will be infantilized been summon to Washington as little children, and oh they shall be glad to use our money again to go on a tourist sight seeing and shopping, taking their concubines with them.
Trump visiting the Caribbean? That would certainly be an interesting spectacle!
Let’s hope this isn’t just a one-sided conversation. The Caribbean deserves to be heard on key issues.
It’s a smart political move, but will it actually bring meaningful change? Time will tell.
A bold move by Caribbean leaders! Let’s see if Trump actually accepts the invitation.
Hope this meeting leads to real policy changes and not just another photo op.
Smart diplomacy! Engaging with U.S. leadership, no matter who’s in office, is important for the region.
Smart diplomacy! Engaging with U.S. leadership, no matter who’s in office, is important for the region.
Which one of you came up with this dumb idea. You want Trump to call you Shithole countries and embarrass all of you. You guys and girl forgot how he summoned some of you lime little children to his house in Mar a Laga and you were not even allowed to come through the front door. And I still remember seeing the picture how some of you sat like little children waiting to be scolded. Not even Biden had time for us. He sent Pamala to meet with you all. And he waited till the last day in office to throw a bone to you all. Cuba was taken of the list of State Sponsored Terrorism. Knowing very well that Trump would reversed this the next day. When it comes to the USA Caribbean relationship, its a one way street. And now that China is showing more love they are getting jealous. CARICOM needs to understand that Amerika doesn’t think very highly of us little islands. They know that they will control us in everyway. Our tourism and our food import are mostly coming from the USA. All our shipping line are decided by them. Hardly any trade possible between the islands without them. CARICOM has now for years been talking about establishing their own shipping line in order to promote trade inter regional. But that is just talk. And didn’t Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados incorporated a shipping line? Its very quiet since that announcement. CARICOM is vastly becoming a block of everyone for themselves and God for us ALL. Very sad. OECS should take the lead. We did it before. Although we see the cut throat mentality going on here as well. Look how they dealt with LIAT. If it is not head quartered in Barbados then we will close it down. Well so far Antigua and Barbuda has out performed all their economies for ten years now. Tek that inna you nennen Barbados and dangerous Ralph. You guys cannot outsmart our World Boss like you outsmart dumb UPP Baldwin.