Burnishing the historic ties that bind Africa and the Caribbean has been one of the focal points of the region in recent years and a recent disclosure by Trinidad and Tobago’s Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopie-Scoon has underlined the twin-island Republic’s determination that its own contribution to strengthening regional links with the continent not be lost amidst the maze of activity ensuing elsewhere in the region. Trinidad and Tobago wants to ensure that there is a shared recognition of the broad contribution that CARICOM member countries are now making to embrace relations with Africa more tightly.