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Commit to tough decisions and follow though – Chair of COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Commit to tough decisions, and follow through on them. That was the challenge thrown out by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Guyana and Chair of the Council of Trade and Economic Development (COTED), on Friday. Delivering the address at the opening of the Special Session on the…
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Ministers to chart strategic direction of COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for trade meet in Georgetown at week’s end, a major undertaking will be charting the strategic direction of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The traditional two-day year-end regular Meeting of the COTED will be split to allow for the day-long meeting of Ministers on Friday…
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Dominica’s Agriculture Minister calls for modernization of the sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Dominica’s Minister of Agriculture, Matthew Walter has urged regional Governments to modernise agriculture within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “We need to modernize agriculture. We need to do agriculture as a business and we need to understand that agriculture is a science,” he told a press briefing as Caribbean Week of Agriculture ended on Friday. “And we…
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Jagdeo Initiative high on COTED agenda
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Jagdeo Initiative is one of the key subjects that will be considered when Ministers of Agriculture gather on Friday for a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture. The Special COTED Meeting is a staple of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which is being held in…
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COTED focuses on transportation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Enhanced cooperation among regional airlines and the feasibility of providing a fast ferry service in the Community to boost transportation will be among the main topics Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Transport will consider on Wednesday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Discussions will be held during a special meeting of the Council of…
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CARICOM ENERGY POLICY APPROVED BY ENERGY MINISTERS AT FORTY-FIRST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED ON ENERGY
he Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy, inter alia, Ministers of Energy approved the CARICOM Energy Policy. The significance of this decision was highlighted by the Honourable Rayburn Blackmoore who was also Chairman of the Special COTED in his observation at the Opening Session that the adoption of the policy was “historic, bearing…
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SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS BY ENERGY MINISTERS AT THE 41ST COTED ENERGY
In addition to the approval of the CARICOM Energy Policy and regional level targets for Renewable Energy (RE) contribution to electricity generation of 20%, 28% and 47% for years 2017, 2022 and 2027 respectively, Energy Ministers also approved and agreed on a number of areas for supporting sustainable energy development in CARICOM. Some of these include, that: • where feasible…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), GUYANA PEGASUS HOTEL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 2 MAY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Minister, I take this opportunity to welcome you – certainly not to your first COTED, but in your capacity as Minister for Trade of Grenada. And, of course, you have arrived in style – to take up your place as Chairman of this Council. I also want to especially welcome the Hon. Erwin…
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COTED CHALLENGED TO RE-STRATEGISE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been charged to rethink, re-organize and re-strategise the way the business of the Council is conducted. The challenge was thrown out Thursday morning by Chair of COTED, the Hon Oliver Joseph, Minster of Economic Development, Trade, Planning and Cooperatives of…
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