Rathedi is first ambassador to CARICOM

Botswana has appointed Bernadette Rathedi as its first ever ambassador to the Caribbean Community of states (CARICOM).

Rathedi, who is Botswana’s resident ambassador to Brazil, was also accredited as the country’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM in a ceremony in Guyana this week.

CARICOM is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies, whose main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up