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PRESIDENT JAGDEO CALLS FOR MORE INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The two-day Public-Private Sector Consultation on agribusiness wrapped up in Georgetown Thursday with an acknowledgement by stakeholders that much more needed to be done to shape agriculture into a more viable sector to advance growth in the Region. On Thursday evening, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana and Lead Head of Government with…
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ACT NOW AS A COORDINATED UNIT – AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS URGED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have been urged to act now to build alliances to promote agri-business development in the Region. At the opening of the Consultation on Public-Private Sector collaboration at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday morning, the Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, and His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT THANKS REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM SPONSORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Two commercial banks which lent their support to the just-concluded Regional Agriculture Investment Forum were Tuesday 10 June 2008 lauded for their contribution toward making the event a success. Scotia Bank through its representative Ms Amanda St. Aubyn, Country Manager, and Republic Bank, through its representative Ms. Donna Roberts-Benjamin, Communication and Public Relations Officer,…
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FORUM RAISED AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURE’S POSSIBILITIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Greater awareness by investors of the opportunities in the agriculture sector, and the ability of investors and entrepreneurs to interact face to face have been hailed as two of the important outcomes of the CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum. The two-day Forum wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) with a…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President of Guyana The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force Members of the Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General and other members of…
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GIVE AGRICULTURE AN EQUAL CHANCE, SAYS PRESIDENT JAGDEO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum got underway with calls for Caribbean governments to create a better environment for investors and bankers, and the private sector in general, to inject the necessary resources to boost the agriculture industry and ensure food security in the Region. Delivering the keynote address this morning (6 June 2008) to…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President of Guyana The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force Members of the Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General and other members of…
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CARICOM DETERMINED TO GET THE MOST FROM AGRICULTURE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Regional Agriculture Investment Forum will provide a platform for Caribbean and international parties with an interest in investing in the agriculture sector to seek business alliances with existing and potential agriculture entrepreneurs. This was emphasised today by H. E Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana and Lead CARICOM Head of Government on agriculture at…
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TRANSPORT AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE SHOULD BE AMONG CSME PRIORITIES 2006-2011 : UWI PROFESSOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Norman Girvan of the University of the West Indies, Institute of International Relations, makes strong recommendations for the development of common policies for major sector priorities, in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), over the period 2006-2011. These include, Domestic Agriculture, Sustainable Tourism, Transport, Energy, and Information and Communication Technologies. Prof. Girvan,…
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TRANSPORT AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE SHOULD BE AMONG CSME PRIORITIES 2006-2011 : UWI PROFESSOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Norman Girvan of the University of the West Indies, Institute of International Relations, makes strong recommendations for the development of common policies for major sector priorities, in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), over the period 2006-2011. These include, Domestic Agriculture, Sustainable Tourism, Transport, Energy, and Information and Communication Technologies. Prof. Girvan,…
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