Darwin Telemaque, Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority, is preparing to call on regional leaders to abandon fragmented maritime policies in favour of a unified port structure modelled after the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. According to Antigua Observer, Telemaque plans to make the pitch at the upcoming Group Growth Summit.
Telemaque intends to present a transformative proposal that would integrate ports across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States into a single cohesive framework — drawing inspiration from the ECCB's regional monetary integration model.
The CEO's push reflects growing concern that the current patchwork of individual island maritime policies is limiting the economic potential of the broader OECS region. By aligning port operations and governance under a unified structure, proponents of the model argue that member states could achieve greater efficiency, attract more shipping traffic, and strengthen their collective bargaining position in global maritime trade.
As reported by Antigua Observer, Telemaque is set to challenge fellow regional leaders directly on the issue, signalling that the proposal is expected to be one of the more ambitious items on the summit's agenda.
