Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he is confident that he can provide the leadership the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) needs over the next six months, as the region seeks to revive flagging interest in its integration movement.
Golding, whose back has recently been against the wall and whose tenure has so far been marred with calls for his resignation over his handling of the recent Christopher “Dudus” Coke affair, also faces several economic challenges.
But he told reporters during the closing session of the CARICOM summit it was a question of balancing one’s priorities.
“It’s a question of how you manage your time. That is something that I will have to do. CARICOM is going to take up time. I am going to ensure that I have the assistance that I need to do the follow up. In so far as the other issues are concerned, this is a regional endeavour and I am not going to allow it in any way to be distracted by any domestic political consideration in Jamaica,” said Golding while dismissing suggestions that he may not survive the next six months politically.
