The region is at a juncture where CARICOM requires the chairmanship of a country which, in more ways than one, possesses the credentials to provide the quality of leadership which the region now urgently requires. If Guyana does not qualify at this juncture then, perhaps, it never will. If only from the standpoint of the high regional and international visibility that the country enjoys on account of its oil wealth and its declared intention to use its blessing in support of the rest of the region, Guyana has the potential, currently, to make the greatest impact as Chair of the regional movement at this time. Here it has to be said that the country’s extant global petro influence should serve as a lightning rod for its comfortable acceptance, by the rest of the region, as the Chair of CARICOM. More than that, its pre-existing position as a lead player in the quest for the creation of a robust regional food security regime is also a credential that is difficult to ignore, given the overarching importance of the initiative to the well-being of the region.