Hugh Saul, who served until December 2011 as executive director of the Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), is in Guyana formalizing his appointment as Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Belize.

Saul, a Guyanese who has lived in Belize for the past 17 years, is also the former head of the CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Programme (CFRAMP), which later became the CRFM.

A press release issued today by the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saul will replace Lutchman Sooknandan, who has retired due to ill health.

“Mr. Saul was today presented with his Letters of Commission by the Hon. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs,” the release said.

It added that, “Mr. Saul’s appointment as Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Belize represents an important step in the further deepening of relations between the two CARICOM countries and to ensuring that nationals of Guyana residing in Belize are afforded the opportunity of consular services.”

According to the Guyana government, Saul has also served as a member of the Board of Directors in the Guyana State Corporation, Guyana Fisheries Corporation, Guyana Agricultural Products Corporation, and the Guyana Agricultural Research and Development Institute.