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Caribbean common fisheries policy authorised for implementation
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), comprised of ministers responsible for agriculture from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has confirmed the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy as a final policy document for the Community. The Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP) is aimed at fostering greater harmonisation across the Caribbean in the sustainable management and development of the…
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Dr. Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat On Behalf Of The Secretary-General, Caricom Delivered At The Opening Ceremony Of The Caribbean Week Of Agriculture 2014 8 October, 2014 Suriname Chamber Of Commerce And Industry
The time has come again when the Region’s agricultural sector holds its premier annual event. This is the thirteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture to have been held since it commenced in 1999 and every year the event has brought together participants in the agricultural sector in a number of fields ranging from producers themselves to scientific personnel to those with…
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DSG wants focused attention at COTED
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan has called for a more focused approach at the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). At the Meeting of the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Milieu at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2014 on Wednesday, the Deputy Secretary-General recommended a consideration of concrete outputs of…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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COTED, private sector underscore importance of structured partnership
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Regional business community began the process of re-engagement on Saturday, the final day of the 38th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown Guyana. The wide-ranging discourse with representative bodies of the private sector covered integration at work…
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Continue search for solutions to challenges – Acting Chair of COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Delegates to the 38th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) were encouraged to continue to search for solutions to the various challenges that beset the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with conviction and confidence. Acting Chairman of the COTED, the Hon. Alva Baptiste, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General Caribbean Community At The Thirty -Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
From the outset I want to thank Minister Baptiste for so graciously accepting to chair this meeting at short notice. Unfortunately our chairman, the Honourable Wilson Laleau of Haiti, could not be here due to the death of someone close to him. Also I wish to welcome His Excellency Don Tosendjojo, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname to his…
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COTED engages private sector
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will hold discussions with the Region’s private sector on Saturday, 10 May, 2014, during the 38th Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). COTED opens on Friday 9 May, 2014, and will focus its attention on a number of critical areas including an…
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ICT and Human Resource Development, the catalyst to sustainable economic growth and development for CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) ICT and Human Resource Development fused together could be the catalyst to enhancing prospects for sustainable growth and development for CARICOM. That was the sentiment expressed by Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell at the opening ceremony for the forty-eighth (48th) Special Meeting of the Council on Trade and Economic…
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