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`Believe in agriculture’ – rallying call at CWA 2013 opening

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 was formally opened on Wednesday evening with rallying calls for belief in the agricultural potential of the Region, and action, at all levels, to realize that potential.
At the Guyana International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, where activities of the twelfth edition of CWA are anchored, speakers at the opening ceremony were confident about the movement towards food security and the alleviation of poverty.

REMARKS BY HON. JENNIFER WEBSTER, MINISTER OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE Women´s Forum, Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 OCTOBER 8, 2013

Colleague of the Cabinet - Hon. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, MP-Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Wilmot Garnett-IICA Representative to Guyana, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Visiting Delegates, especially our female delegates, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Media. Let me extend a welcome to all our overseas Guests who are visiting Guyana for the first time and to extend a special Guyanese welcome to all of you on behalf of His Excellency- the President-Mr. Donald Ramotar, the Government and people of Guyana.

Stakeholder Consultation to Examine Entry of CARIFORUM Entertainers in the EU Market

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Public and private sector stakeholders drawn from the Cultural Industry of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) are to participate in a Stakeholder Consultation on the Development of a Strategic Action Plan for the Entry of CARIFORUM Entertainers in the European Union (EU) Market, to be held in St George’s, Grenada from 14-15 October.

CCJ judgement will shift way business is conducted in Community - CARICOM Secretary-General

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has called on CARICOM Member States that have not taken the necessary steps to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) their final court of appeal, to do so.
Ambassador LaRocque was speaking during a conference at the University of the West Indies, Regional Headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES).

ICTs a way towards a successful future in agriculture

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the agriculture industry is a tool for changing the agricultural sector in the Caribbean.

Speaking at the launch of a two-day workshop entitled “Strengthening ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains – Towards increased integration in ICTs for growth and productivity”, Michael Hailu, director, Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CTA) said, the use of ICTs creates “huge opportunities for farming communities and young people”.

CWA 2013 explores Moving the regional coconut industry forward

The vast potential of coconut industry in the Caribbean came under the microscope as the activities of the 12th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) continued at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) in Georgetown.
The CWA is being held under the theme `Linking the Caribbean for Regional Food and Nutrition Security and Rural Development’.

CWA 2013 explores… Moving the regional coconut industry forward

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The vast potential of coconut industry in the Caribbean came under the microscope as the activities of the 12th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) continued at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) in Georgetown.

The CWA is being held under the theme `Linking the Caribbean for Regional Food and Nutrition Security and Rural Development’.

Secretary General LaRocque outlines successes of CARICOM over the past 40 years.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday outlined that there were a number of successes in health, education, youth development and other areas in CARICOM over the past 40 years.
The Secretary General was delivering a distinguished lecture at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

CARICOM Secretary General says national growth and development inextricably linked to regional growth and development

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Delivering a distinguished lecture at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine  Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday (Oct.3, 2013), Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),  Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said national growth and development was inextricably linked to regional growth and development.

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