What is your opinion about the need of integration among Caribbean
nations? The Caribbean economies have long recognized the value of working together. Improving regional integration for instance, through more intraregional trade and policy coordination can help the region's small-size economies build greater resilience and scale, as well as enhance bargaining power on the global stage. Nowadays, no country can develop itself without having economic, political and social relations with other countries. Latin America and the Caribbean must strongly demand a relationship of respect and cooperation, and that strength can only emanate from the unity of our peoples. This is why in my opinion, the integration process under current conditions is more than necessary today and should be aimed at maximizing the economic, political and social benefits among the Caribbean countries and at the same time reducing the costs of the globalization process.