Well-versed in social and political issues affecting the Greater Caribbean region, Dr. Watson Denis is the holder of a Ph D in History, with additional degrees in International Relations and Law. He has been an Advisor in Political and Administrative Affairs to the Government of Haiti since 1993, and has also held various academic posts at Haiti’s State University. He took up his appointment at the Secretariat in January 2006.

Sheldon McDonald joins the ACS Secretariat as Legal Adviser to the Secretary General having completed his responsibilities as Project Co-Coordinator of the Caribbean Court of Justice Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat. Mr. McDonald has served as Lead Negotiator for CARICOM in the Dispute Settlement Negotiating Group of the FTAA; Special Advisor to the Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica; and has extensive experience in International Trade Law and dispute settlement.

Regarding the new appointments, SG Silié said: "Their knowledge and expertise make them valuable additions to the ACS, and will undoubtedly help to achieve the organisation’s vision of the Greater Caribbean as a space for cooperation and concerted action.”

About the ACS

The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba , France on behalf of French Guiana , Guadeloupe , and Martinique , and the Netherlands Antilles .

For further information, please contact:

Denise Lewis Martínez
Communications Officer
Association of Caribbean States
E-mail: communications@acs-aec.org
Tel : 1-868-622-9575
Fax : 1-868-622-1653