The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is mourning the death of Ambassador Henry Gill, former Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM).
In a message of condolence, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of Caricom, said the region mourned the death of this outstanding Caribbean son and recalled Ambassador Gill’s astuteness, tenacity and diplomacy in leading the Regional team in trade negotiations particularly during the negotiations with the European Union (EU) for the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), as well as his nurturing and friendly disposition that endeared him to staff and colleagues alike.
LaRocque said that Ambassador Gill has also left a towering legacy in academia and in the realm of international relations, having attended, and served, with distinction at the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies (UWI), and at the Latin American Economic System (SELA) where he was the Deputy Permanent Secretary.
He noted that Gill was well respected for his intellect and formidable technical expertise as well as for his nurturing and friendly disposition which endeared him to the staff of the CRNM, colleagues in the CARICOM Secretariat and the young trade specialists whom he mentored, many of whom continue to serve at national and regional levels and beyond.
