ACS Secretariat Conveys Condolences on the Loss of Trinidad and Tobago's Respected Leader, Mr. Basdeo Panday

The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) refers to the untimely passing of Mr. Basdeo Panday, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and extends sincere condolences to Mr. Panday’s family at this time.

Further, the Association expresses solidarity with the Government and People of Trinidad and Tobago on the loss of a true statesman, Parliamentarian, and Leader whose legacy and indelible contributions to his nation will be celebrated well past his lifetime.

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, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.