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CARIFORUM Supports St. Kitts and Nevis Stakeholders to Maximise Economic Partnership
St. Kitts and Nevis addressed implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU and CARIFORUM-United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) during a CARIFORUM Directorate technical mission held from 24 to 26 March. The Director General of CARIFORUM, Ms Alexis Downes-Amsterdam, spearheaded the mission in collaboration with the Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The CARIFORUM team, comprising technical experts assigned to…
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Launch of second phase of cooperation on intellectual property rights and innovation in the Caribbean
Representatives of CARIFORUM States and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) met in Belize, 17-19 March, for the launch of the second phase of an initiative to strengthen regional collaboration on innovation and intellectual property rights. Phase II of the EU‑funded CARIFORUM Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation (CarIPI II) Project was launched at the start of the three‑day regional…
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Progress under Wider Caribbean Cooperation project reviewed as EU-funded facility extends to 2026
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Progress under the European Union (EU) funded 11th EDF Regional Technical Cooperation Facility with the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States was assessed when the Programme Management Committee met recently. The 11th EDF Support to Wider Caribbean Cooperation: Regional Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF) brought together officials of…
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CARIFORUM States review CARIFORUM–EU Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation of Trade in Goods Commitments
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Fourteenth Meeting of National EPA Coordinators and Heads of National EPA Implementation Units from CARIFORUM States convened on 28 January to assess the progress in implementing the trade in goods commitments under the CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).The Meeting was chaired by Ms. Marienna Hyar, Head of the Market…
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CARIFORUM Senior Officials Advance 2026 Work Programme at First Meeting of the Year
Senior officials from CARIFORUM States convened virtually on 22 January to examine the CARIFORUM Directorate’s Work Programme for 2026 and to outline the national and regional actions required to ensure its effective implementation. CARIFORUM Director-General, Ms. Alexis Downes-Amsterdam, opened the meeting by welcoming representatives to the Directorate’s first engagement of the year. She noted that the 2026 Work Programme reflects…
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Over 2,500 CARIFORUM nationals trained through EU-funded €1 million capacity-building project
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – More than 2,500 CARIFORUM nationals have been trained in Competition, Public Procurement, and Customs and Trade Facilitation under a €1 million capacity-building project funded by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). One of six components of the 11th EDF EPA Support Programme, the project was implemented by the CARIFORUM Directorate through…
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Belize stakeholders engaged on use of market intelligence tools
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – The CARIFORUM Directorate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize, recently partnered to host a webinar on market intelligence to leverage opportunities within CARIFORUM’s Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK).This knowledge-sharing activity, held on 22 October, targeted farmers, agro-processors, export promotion…
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Support Programme Steering EPA Progress across CARIFORUM States
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARIFORUM States are steadily advancing work under the Support to CARIFORUM in the effective implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, Regional Coordination on Trade and EU Cooperation Programme. This Programme requires National EPA Coordinators to meet quarterly to, inter alia, monitor implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA). The most recent…
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Special Feature on the National CARIFORUM-EU EPA Coordinator Attachment Programme
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – This special video feature highlights the National CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Coordinator Attachment Programme, an initiative managed by the CARIFORUM Directorate and funded by the European Union (EU) through its Technical Cooperation Facility. The programme is designed to strengthen regional trade capacity and foster deeper cooperation among CARIFORUM States. Mr.…
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Belize’ trade official on week-long attachment at CARIFORUM’s EPA Unit
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) – The regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit is conducting a week-long capacity building programme for Belize’s Trade Economist, Mr. Julton Wagner, as part of its ongoing support to CARIFORUM States to implement the CARIFORUM-European Union EPA. This capacity-building initiative under the National EPA Coordinator Attachment Programme will run from July 21-25…
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