Caribbean leaders head to UN General Assembly with reparations and climate on agenda
Jamaica is expected to raise reparations, Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister will speak on Venezuela, and Barbados is set to press on climate.
NEW YORK, United States. Delegations from Caribbean nations are expected to raise regional concerns during the opening sessions of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.
While the wider agenda will focus on wars, artificial intelligence and climate change, diaspora representatives also plan to take local initiatives to the world body.
Jamaica's push for reparations from Britain is likely to resurface during the session.
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will deliver an address on Friday on her decision to redefine bilateral arrangements with Venezuela.
Issues related to Guyana, Cuba and Haiti are also expected to feature in the debate.
Barbados and climate
Barbados is expected once again to rebuke leaders of developed nations over climate change.
At past sessions, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the island's first female leader, has issued scathing criticism of nations that ignore the devastation caused by increasingly frequent floods, droughts, fires, hurricanes and other extreme weather.
Her previous addresses have drawn attention from like-minded diplomats as well as from those who reject her arguments, and she is expected to deliver another pointed commentary on what she sees as a worsening situation.
Panama president in Brooklyn
Panama's President José Raúl Mulino arrived in New York last week to meet members of the Panamanian diaspora.
He was due to officiate at a street co-naming ceremony on Thursday at Franklin Avenue and Bergen Street in Brooklyn, and was expected to give an update on discussions about the Panama Canal and US policy.
Debate at the General Assembly will continue until September 26. President Donald Trump is expected to set out the United States' position on a range of issues on Tuesday.
