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OECS official expresses support for CARICOM HRD Strategy
Head of the Human and Social Development Cluster at the OECS Mr. Marcellus Albertin has expressed the support of the OECS Commission for the development of the CARICOM HRD strategy. He was bringing opening remarks at a CARICOM HRD Consultation with OECS Member States in St.Lucia on Monday. We see this process as important as the final document that will come…
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No shortage of coconuts, as Caribbean coconut water increases- CARDI boss
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Demerara Waves – As the demand across the Caribbean grows for bottled coconut water, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Barton Clarke says the major challenge would be sufficient planting material. “The major constraint is going to be adequate amount of appropriate planting material given that we have to treat with…
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Staying on track with global civil aviation developments – CCS
As air transportation continues to be an important area of focus for the Region, the CARICOM Secretariat participated in the latest Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), which establishes policy and reviews technical, economic and legal areas of the Organisation’s work. The Secretariat’s Adviser, Single Market, Sectoral Programme Ms Desiree Field-Ridley and Deputy Programme Manager, Transportation, Dr. Pauline…
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Role for public, private sectors in agriculture sector development
There are important investment roles for both the public and private sector in the Region’s quest to be competitive, for import substitution, alleviation of food security risks and for increased contribution to economic development. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2016 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said the opportunities were…
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Remarks By Ambassador Irwin Larocque Secretary-general Caribbean Community At The Opening Ceremony Of The Fourteenth Caribbean Week Of Agriculture
His Excellency Franz Manderson, Acting Governor of the Cayman Islands Honourable Alden McLaughlin Premier, Cayman Islands; Honourable Ministers of the Caribbean Community Members of the Legislative Assembly Honourable Matai Seremaiah Nawalu – Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity, Vanuatu; Mr. Victor Villalobos – Director-General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); Mr.…
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Jamaica shares experience in reducing food import bill at CWA
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, (Kenton Chance) – The head of Jamaica’s largest farmers association says the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can draw on his country’s experience as the region continues to battle with its US$5 billion annual food import bills. Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Agriculture Society (JAS), an umbrella association of farmers, has noted that Jamaica,…
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CARICOM SG tours farm during Caribbean Week of Agriculture
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (3rd left) joined the Premier of the Cayman Islands Hon. Alden McLaughlin (2nd right) on a tour of the CARDI (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute) Research field on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Tuesday. They were accompanied by Cayman Islands Minister of Community Affairs, Youth and Sport Mr. Ossie Bodden (2nd left) and CARDI officials. CARICOM SG,…
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Special COTED to focus on agri investment, trade, help for Haiti
Technical officials in the agriculture sector on Tuesday morning began preparatory discussions ahead of the Special Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in the Cayman Islands on Friday. The Ministerial Meeting is one of the key events of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) now underway in Grand Cayman under the theme ‘Investing in Food…
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Investment, partnerships critical to agriculture
Agriculture requires investment for the sector to flourish and be sustained, and policy-makers must create the environment which is attractive to investors. Policies and programmes that facilitate ongoing development, stimulate economic growth within the Region and promote food security also have to be put in place as a priority. This was the focus of the speakers at the Opening Plenary Session…
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Guyana public sector representatives benefit from Competition Law and Policy training
More than fifteen public sector representatives in Guyana are now more empowered to address issues related to competition law and policy, as a result of training received at a CARIFORUM-EU workshop held from 17 -21 October 2016, in Georgetown. The workshop on competition law and policy was designed to increase knowledge and awareness and to build the intuitional capacity of…
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