CARICOM

  • April 4, 2006
    516

    CARICOM Trade Ministers, USTR Portman to meet

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Trade Ministers are to meet with United States Trade Representative Rob Portman in Washington, D.C., April 12. In addition to Member State delegations, the CARICOM Secretary-General H.E. Edwin Carrington and the Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal will also participate in the meeting. The expectation on the…

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  • March 27, 2006
    555

    Bernal: RNM Welcomes Interchange with Civil Society

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Speaking to members of the Press over the weekend ahead of the Fifth Meeting of CARIFORUM-EU Principle Negotiators taking place here in Barbados today and tomorrow, Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Director General Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal reaffirmed the RNM’s commitment to interfacing with civil society. “We welcome regular interaction with non-state actors,” he said, emphasizing…

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  • January 31, 2006
    465

    Historic Step towards greater Regional Unity – Ceremonial Inauguration of the Caricom Single Market held

    Historic Step towards greater Regional Unity Ceremonial Inauguration of the Caricom Single Market held An historic milestone was reached with the formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) on Monday January 30, in Kingston, Jamaica. A new spirit of regional cooperation was ushered in at yesterday’s signing ceremony, which marked the signing of two declarations by the Heads of…

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  • December 12, 2005
    500

    On Eve of WTO Ministerial, Caribbean cautions against further Slippage on ‘Development Issues’

    The Word Trade Organization’s (WTO) biennial Ministerial Conference gets underway this week in Hong Kong. With the six-day Sixth WTO Ministerial poised to start tomorrow, there have been a series of setbacks in global trade talks, that in large measure have been brought on by an unwillingness on the part of certain countries to yield concessions in respect of liberalizing…

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  • November 20, 2005
    606

    Caribbean Trade Ministers Plan For WTO Ministerial

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Trade Ministers meeting in Barbados yesterday (November 19), in preparation for the Sixth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Hong Kong December 13 to 18, emphasized that unless development issues are given prominence in the negotiating agenda, the Ministerial is not likely to end in agreement. This is fundamental for…

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  • November 4, 2005
    515

    Small, Vulnerable States At Periphery Of WTO, Says Harris

    SMALL, VULNERABLE STATES AT PERIPHERY OF WTO, SAYS HARRIS CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Chairperson of the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference met with three key Caribbean Trade Ministers in the Region this week, amid dire warnings that a series of high-level meetings in the coming days needed to spur momentum in flagging global trade talks or efforts to put a…

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  • October 31, 2005
    485

    The WTO must do more for its Smallest, most Vulnerable Members

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Chairperson of the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference is set to make his rounds through the Caribbean this week. He visits the Region at a time of mounting uncertainty amongst the smallest and most vulnerable Caribbean Members of the WTO over the benefits to be derived from being a part of the WTO system, in light…

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  • October 26, 2005
    459

    Chairperson Of WTO Ministerial To Meet With Key Caribbean Trade Ministers

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology of Hong Kong, China Mr. John Tsang will be in the Caribbean during the first week of November. Secretary Tsang is expected to visit Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Sixth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, to be held in Hong Kong from December…

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  • September 30, 2005
    454

    EPAs: Forging an Instrument for Development

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  • September 22, 2005
    453

    CARIFORUM And EC To Consider Next Phase Of Negotiations

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – CARIFORUM[1] Trade Ministers and EC officials will meet in Saint Lucia at the end of the month, to review progress in Phase II of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, provide political instructions on the future orientation of those negotiations and consider issues germane to Phase III. In this regard, the Second CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial Meeting will be…

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