The Secretary General held a meeting with Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy, Regional Manager for the Caribbean of CAF Development Bank of Latin America, and Mr. Bernardo Requena, Country Representative. The meeting discussed the impact of Sargasso, how it has affected tourism in the region and how the ACS, through its Plan of Action, seeks to address this important issue. Also present at the meeting were Director of Cooperation and Resource Mobilization, Rita Mishaan and Acting Director of Trade and Sustainable Development, Safiya Reid.

On March 9th 2023, the 8th Meeting of the Focal Points of the Sandy Shorelines Project was held to discuss the progress of the components of the Sandy Shorelines Project that the ACS and KOICA have developed together. The Focal Point Members present at this meeting included: Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama and Haiti. Currently, the final phase of the Sandy Shorelines Project is beginning, and as such, important ongoing activities such as the procurement of coastal equipment, the establishment of an erosion network and the development of a beach rehabilitation guidebook were discussed. In addition to these activities, important upcoming events such as the Beach Preservation Conference in June 2023 were also highlighted.

Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge met with Jean-Stéphane Roul, CEO of Karibs Link, the first 100% Caribbean shipping company to provide maritime transport services to SMEs, local authorities and the local population.

The Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge was a speaker at the XVI Antilles-Guyana Regional Cooperation Conference.