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  • Photo of Caribbean Export Explores Technical Management Unit To Support Regional Trade

    Caribbean Export Explores Technical Management Unit To Support Regional Trade

    GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Following the successful hosting of a business forum in the Cayman Islands, for private sector firms, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) explored the establishment of a technical management unit (TMU) to assist exporters from the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) states that are interested in entering the French Caribbean…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Export Awards €700,000 to Agri-business and Handicraft Firms in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

    Caribbean Export Awards €700,000 to Agri-business and Handicraft Firms in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

    The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has awarded €700,000 to 31 firms and Business Support Organizations (BSOs) in Haiti and the Dominican Republic via the Binational Grants Programme, as part of the Haiti/Dominican Republic Binational Programme, Commerce Component, funded by the European Union under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF). The announcement was made at the launch and reimbursement workshops…

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  • Photo of Regional Sensitisation and Needs Assessment Workshops convened

    Regional Sensitisation and Needs Assessment Workshops convened

    A capacity-building project which focuses on Competition, Pubic Procurement and Customs and Trade Facilitation for CARIFORUM stakeholders was formally launched this morning ahead of a workshop to sensitise participants on the training opportunities available under the project. A workshop to conduct an assessment of training needs of CARIFORUM States in the three referenced areas will follow on 26th-27thMarch 2015. The launch…

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  • CARICOM Creole speaking stakeholders talk CSME in Dominica

    Creole speaking Dominicans, as well as Haitians residing in that CARICOM Member State got their chance on Thursday February 27th, 2015, to learn about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the five regimes which facilitate its operation as a single marketspace. The platform was the very popular Creole radio interview and call-in show “Naftanoun” which airs weekdays on…

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  • Caribbean Export supports Haiti and the Dominican Republic at the 18th International Hotel Investment Forum 2015

    The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) supported the participation of the Centre for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) and the Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI) of Haiti, at the 18th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) 2015 in Berlin, Germany from March 2-4, 2015. Caribbean Export organized this mission within the framework of the Haiti/Dominican Republic Binational…

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  • AMCHAM Jamaica, T&T turn to SOCA to expand services sector under CBI

    THE American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM) of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have teamed to promote trade and investments in services between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and the United States through the 32-year-old Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).  The joint effort will utilise the foundation laid by Services of the Caribbean (SOCA), a regional effort which was launched in Washington, DC two years ago to switch CBI…

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  • Photo of Jamaica improves its trade balance with CARICOM

    Jamaica improves its trade balance with CARICOM

    KINGSTON, February 7, 2015 – While Jamaica’s Trade deficit with the United States showed need for improvement, Jamaica's trade balance with the rest of  the region improved over the first ten months of  last year as imports fell and exports increased. The latest trade data show that at the end of  October exports to CARICOM were valued at US$72 million.…

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  • Photo of Agriculture Ministry Targets Banana Export Trade

    Agriculture Ministry Targets Banana Export Trade

    KINGSTON,  January 25, 2015 -As banana exports increase, the Ministry of Agriculture is moving to ensure that there is steady supply of high quality fruit for the overseas market by utilizing  the agro parks as part of the process. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, speaking during a visit to the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) Complex in Kingston on Friday“We are…

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  • Photo of WTO extends programme to help Caribbean trade

    WTO extends programme to help Caribbean trade

     GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The World Trade Organisation (WTO) says the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), a multi-donor programme that helps the poorest countries, including in the Caribbean, will have its mandate extended into a new phase. The WTO said the EIF Steering Committee made the decision. “Trade can be an effective tool for economic growth and poverty reduction when the…

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  • Photo of PM Simpson-Miller to advance trade & invest at Cuba Summit

    PM Simpson-Miller to advance trade & invest at Cuba Summit

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 6, 14 – Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba, which will be held in Havana, Cuba, on Monday, December 8, 2014. During the meeting, the Prime Minister is slated to lead discussions on a range…

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