As highlighted by sociologist Daniel Supplice, the powers of the President of the Republic are exercised by the Presidential Council and not by the President of the CPT. So why this ego battle to occupy a ceremonial position? Why this indecent charade that is the rotating presidency? Why this impatient greed to play first fiddle in an orchestra that already struggles to tune its instruments? Must we conclude that the CPT, instead of being an executive body, is a workshop where electoral conquest plans are concocted, as many observers suspect?

The members of the Council are historical accidents. They can leave a mark if they abandon the practices of the past and realize that their mission is to prepare for tomorrow. They were not coerced into their positions, and no article of the Constitution covers their nakedness. They operate in the realm of uncertainties and in an unprecedented context. Therefore, they have an interest in pulling strongly on the springs to propel the country towards normalcy. Caricom had an opportunity to bring forth new figures on the national stage. Perhaps for lack of qualified candidates, it chose from the traditional political personnel the most experienced actors capable of giving the momentum needed to a spineless country but who unfortunately chose to encase the CPT in opaque fragility.