Agriculture
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STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIFORUM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE RICE INDUSTRY AND RADAR WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM, 17 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Head of the EU Delegation to Guyana Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary General and members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the media Ladies and Gentlemen When Caribbean Ministers participated in the negotiations for the Partnership Agreement between ACP and the European Union, they expressed deep concerns over the future of commodity exports from…
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ADDRESS BY CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN WEEK OF AGRICULTURE (CWA 2003), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations The Secretary General unfortunately could not be present this morning since he is presiding at a Council of Ministers meeting which coincides with this one. He has asked me to represent him here this morning and to convey his best wishes for a successful opening ceremony and week of activities. I congratulate the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture,…
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Bilateral discussions on sugar exports
Export of sugar to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago was the subject of separate and successful bilateral discussions between Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Clement Rohee and his counterparts from the two sister CARICOM countries, K.D Knight of Jamaica and Kenneth Valley of Trinidad and Tobago. These discussions took place during the just concluded Special meeting…
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RNM Brings Agriculture Trade Negotiations into Focus
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery’s (RNM) Seventh Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agriculture came to a close yesterday. The two-day meeting – convened in Bridgetown, Barbados, July 21 to 22 – provided an overview of agriculture trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Regarding the WTO, the…
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5th Technical Working Group on Market Access and Agriculture
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The RNM will convene its 5th TWG on Market Access and Agriculture on February 10th. The establishment of TWGs was mandated by The Heads of Government meeting in Special (Emergency) Session on 11-12 October, 2001 in Nassau, The Bahamas. TWGs, co-ordinated by the RNM, are intended to bring together officials from across the Region to decide…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. MARGARET DYER-HOWE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, MONTSERRAT, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COTED, 31 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Other Distinguished Heads of Delegations of Member States and Regional Organisations, Officials, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I am most pleased to be with you for this crucial Meeting. It is good to be back in the fold, among…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. MARGARET DYER-HOWE, CHAIRMAN OF COTED AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, MONTSERRAT, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 31 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Other Distinguished Heads of Delegations of Member States and Regional Organisations, Officials, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I am most pleased to be with you for this crucial Meeting. It is good to be back in the fold, among…
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ACTION TO SAFEGUARD THE REGION FROM DREADED LIVESTOCK DISEASES
The Caribbean Community is moving to ensure that the dreaded Foot and Mouth and Mad Cow diseases do not impact negatively on the livestock industry and the economies of the Region. To this end the Region's Public Health and Veterinary officers will meet in Guyana on 27 March 2001 to formulate a regional initiative to tackle these potentially devastating diseases.…
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CARICOM POSITION ON AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Byron Blake, reporting on the CARICOM initiative, explained that the Ministers also agreed…
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PROPOSED TARIFF RATE QUOTA SYSTEM FOR BANANAS: PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
In my capacity as Lead Spokesman for the Caribbean Community on Bananas I sent off a letter on Saturday July 8, 2000 to the President of the General Affairs Council of the European Union Mr. Hubert Vedrine, expressing alarm at the recent proposals submitted by the Commission with a view to resolving the Banana dispute on Monday July 10, 2000.…
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