New CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration (TEI) Mr. Joseph Cox visited key Institutions and Departments during a visit to Barbados. Mr. Cox, a Jamaican, joined the management team at the CARICOM Secretariat at the start of this month.

ASG Cox also visited Compete Caribbean, a private sector development program that provides technical assistance grants and investment funding to support productive development policies, business climate reforms, clustering initiatives and Small and Medium Size Enterprise (SME) development activities in the Caribbean region. (From left) Ms. Ramjeawan; Joel Branski, IDB Representative in Barbados: Ms. Field-Ridley; ASG Cox; Ms. Sylvia Dohnert, Executive Director of the Compete Caribbean Program and Michael Hennessey, Operations Coordinator, Compete Caribbean.