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EPA OFFICIALS AN INTEGRAL PART OF 2ND CARIFORUM-EU BUSINESS FORUM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Coming on the heels of a first of its kind coordination and network building meeting for officials of national Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) implementation units of the fifteen CARIFORUM states on 2 and 3 August in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a strong contingent of those officials are gathered in London this week for a meeting where the CARIFORUM-EU EPA is taking centre stage.

BUSINESS FORUM ‘PROPITIOUS’ FOR EPA IMPLEMENTATION, SAYS CARIFORUM DG

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum is a welcome addition to ongoing efforts to provide impetus to the Caribbean’s private sector to be more invested in making the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) work for the Caribbean Region, indeed its timing is propitious as there are growing calls all around for the Agreement to be leveraged more deliberately by CARIFORUM firms.” These were the sentiments of the Director General of the CARIFORUM Directorate, Mr Ivan Ogando Lora, who is heading the Directorate’s delegation

PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD CAPITALIZE ON EPA BY BEING SEIZED OF “MICRO ISSUES”, HON. ANTHONY HYLTON SAYS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Speaking to members of the international media at a press conference following opening remarks delivered on the occasion of the launching of the two-day 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum in London on August 8, the Hon. Anthony Hylton, MP, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce of Jamaica implored the Region’s private sector operators who have had a mixed record of utilizing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) not to be “bogged down by a focus on macro level issues.”

PRIVATE SECTOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ‘MAKING THE EPA WORK’

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A marathon two-day, high-level meeting in London that brought together primarily private sector representatives from the Caribbean and Europe to discuss a way forward to effectively harness the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) came to a close on August 9, with delegates reaffirming their commitment to and interest in “making the Agreement work.”

CARIFORUM AND CARIBBEAN EXPORT CHIEFS CHART A WAY FORWARD FOR EPA SUPPORT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director General of the CARIFORUM Directorate, Mr Ivan Ogando Lora, and the Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), Ms Pamela Coke-Hamilton, headlined the closing session of the 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum held in London from August 8-9.

CARICOM CHAIRMAN SALUTES KIRANI JAMES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia has saluted the achievement of Grenada’s first Olympic medallist, Mr Kirani James who won the 400 metres at the London 2012 Games on Monday.

CARICOM SG congratulates Jamaica on golden jubilee

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has hailed the strides that the country has made on the national, regional and international fronts.

In a congratulatory message to the Most Honourablae Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Ambassador LaRocque recalled that Jamaica was one of the inaugural signatories to the Treaty of Chaguaramas and continued to play an instrumental role in the integration movement.

CARICOM CHAIRMAN IN PRAISE OF JAMAICAN SPRINTERS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony, the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia has praised the achievements of the Jamaican sprinters at the London 2012 Olympics.

In a message to the Prime Minister of Jamaica the Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, the CARICOM Chairman said their “achievements underline the ability of our Region to compete with and outshine the best in the world.” Mr Usain Bolt and Ms Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce won the 100 metre titles at the Olympics on the weekend.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 31 JULY 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival here in this beautiful country. Having experienced the magnificent Yeosu Exposition yesterday and taken in some of your breathtaking scenery, it is a pity that our stay is so short.

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