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Clear and frank discussions, acknowledgement of the need to move swiftly on the integration path, were among the highlights identified by the Hon Arthur Nibbs, Minister of Agriculture of Antigua and Barbuda at the conclusion of COTED on…
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Self-sufficiency and security in food was the common thread of the deliberations of the Fifty-Ninth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture held Thursday and Friday and the Caribbean…
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat welcomes the decision of Canada to seek a new waiver in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the CARIBCAN arrangements. The Secretariat looks forward to its early approval which will ensure…
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat recently launched two initiatives to support the development of the Region’s agriculture sector relative to the assessment of the market infrastructure needs and improving the information…
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Action to ensure that the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) is placed on a more efficient footing to benefit Community nationals; the importance of standards and consumer protection; and the role of the private sector in Regional development,…
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