-rails against fossil fuels
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday told CARICOM Heads of a plan to defeat criminal gangs in Haiti and he kept up his campaign against fossil fuels and urged the need for clean power.
Addressing the opening of the 48th meeting of Heads in Barbados, Guterres hailed the “exquisite beauty” of the region but added that “there is trouble in paradise”.
He said: “Wave after wave of crisis is pounding your people and your islands – with no time to catch your breath before the next disaster strikes: Geopolitical tensions fuelling uncertainty… The scarring effects of COVID-19 leaving a trail of socio-economic crisis… Soaring debt and interest rates, on top of a surge in the cost of living…