Areas of Work

  • April 17, 2007
    567

    Caribbean Trade Ministers Assert their Position on WTO Negotiations

    “This meeting was timely and useful. We heard Director General Lamy’s perspectives on the current status of the negotiations, the obstacles that impede real progress and the way forward in the negotiations. The Caribbean used the opportunity to reiterate our priorities and articulate our key issues in the Doha Development Round of negotiations”. This is the viewpoint of CRNM Director…

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  • March 7, 2007
    435

    CRNM Workshop for Regional Journalists a Success

    The need for ongoing dialogue and multi-stakeholder participation is critical as the region engages in what is now the final stage of the EPA negotiations. The CRNM has already established a number of successful communications outreach initiatives designed to capture the input of the business interests of the Regional private sector through education and training. However, accommodating the conduct of…

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  • March 6, 2007
    453

    CRNM Presents New Industry Study on Agri-Food Distribution Services

    The agri-food distribution service sector is particularly important as it facilitates the delivery of agri-food products from the producer to the consumer using the services of retailers, wholesalers and restaurants. The agri-food distribution services sector is particularly important to CARICOM. The Food Distribution Service industry in CARICOM has over 17,000 firms, employing 112,000 people and generating sales of US$ 5.6…

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  • February 26, 2007
    348

    CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES SET FOR THE CARIBBEAN

    Washington, September 14, 2007 (PAHO) – A major new campaign to fight chronic disease in the Caribbean is getting underway in an effort to stem “the worst epidemic of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease in the Americas,” with the participation of heads of government. Government leaders want to work together to reduce risk…

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  • February 15, 2007
    450

    The Barbados Statement on behalf of the Proponents of W/535 Rev. 1 at the Informal Meeting of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM), February 15, 2007

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  • February 1, 2007
    626

    CSME and External Negotiations Link to be Discussed in Jamaica

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Regional Prime Ministers are expected to convene in the inaugural Joint Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-committee on External Trade Negotiations and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) on February 5-6 2007 in Montego Bay Jamaica. The agenda will be informed in part by the discussions of the preceding 20th Special Meeting of the Council for…

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  • January 30, 2007
    444

    Hubs and Spokes Update

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  • January 30, 2007
    481

    Regional Trade Ministers to Decide on Tough External Trade Issues

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The month of February will be a time of serious deliberation for the Region as Ministers will convene to engage a number of salient issues related to external trade at the 20th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on February 2-3, 2007 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The tone of the meeting…

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  • January 24, 2007
    605

    CARICOM DEVELOPMENT THEATRE TO TRAIN YOUTHS IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community Secretariat is organising a series of youth workshops, using the Visual and Performing Arts as a means of empowering young people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The ultimate objective of this series of workshops is to engage and involve youth across the Region in developing a sustainable regional response…

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  • January 23, 2007
    557

    Presentation of Study on Cultural Industries to The Prime Minister of Barbados

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – As the Caribbean seeks to diversify its services exports, a clear area of comparative advantage is the culture and entertainment sector. In striving to promote Caribbean interests in this sector in external negotiations the CRNM realized that it was first necessary to get a more precise overview of the cultural industries. Based on consultations with industry…

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