New children’s book teaches benefits, diversity of CARICOM

(Barbados Today) Embrace and explore your Caribbean neighbourhood and take full advantage of the opportunities available within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

This was the message delivered to students at the Bay Primary School on Friday, as the school as well as the National Library Service were presented with copies of a newly-published children’s book, I Am CARICOM: Kofi’s Journey.

The book, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of CARICOM, tells the story of Kofi, a young boy who travels across the Caribbean region to learn about CARICOM and its member states. Through his adventures, readers are introduced to the cultural and historical diversity of the Caribbean, as well as the cooperation of CARICOM on a wide range of subjects.

Author Dawne Parris told Barbados TODAY she wanted to expand students’ understanding of the 15-member CARICOM grouping and the role it plays in their lives.

“The aim of the book really is to explain, in the way that children can understand, what CARICOM is, how it impacts them, what it means for them, and the opportunities that it presents,” she said, adding that the story touches on trade, travel, culture, and regional cooperation and demonstrates how CARICOM works to improve the lives of Caribbean people.

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Source: CARICOM TODAY