PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Despite the economic hardships Caribbean countries face, it is important that regional countries work together to overcome the difficulties, said Dr Dillon Alleyne, economic affairs officer and deputy director, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac). “The Caribbean economies are at a crossroad and the global system of production and distribution has changed with serious consequences for countries for countries that are unable to make the structural transformation necessary for improved competitiveness,” he said.