I extend a warm Antiguan and Barbudan welcome to all of you. A special word of welcome to representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AEC...

  First let me begin these remarks by thanking Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer who not only leads the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, but also leads the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the area of Services, for agreeing to be the patron of this Symposium. I will also like to thank the Membe...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Despite efforts at the national, regional and international levels, exotic pests continue to invade the Caribbean and the impact on trade can be both harmful and devastating. This was the message from Senator the Honourable Arnold Piggott, ...

  I extend a warm Antiguan and Barbudan welcome to all of you. A special word of welcome to representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), and the United Nations Development Program...

    First let me begin these remarks by thanking Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer who not only leads the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, but also leads the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the area of Services, for agreeing to be the patron of this Symposium. I will also like to than...

  It really is a pleasure to be in Antigua and Barbuda for this, the inaugural Regional Services Symposium and to be asked by the CARICOM Secretariat to say a few words at this opening session. The Services Sector is the most important sector in the Region contributing as much as 90% of GDP in ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The management of invasive species can best be executed when countries and regions cooperate with each other while at the same time reaching out to specialist agencies with proven credentials in controlling these pests. Delegates attending ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Services Sector is the future of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and in order for the sector to work effectively, governments must provide the enabling environment and other incentives for its development, the Hon Baldwin Spencer, Pri...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Regional Symposium on Services which opened Wednesday morning in St. John’s Antigua and Barbuda, is being hailed as an exciting initiative that should result in the reversal of a history of poor implementation of regional decision...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Agriculture policymakers and plant scientists believe the time has come for countries to measure the financial impact of invasive species on national economies and consequently they believe there needs to be a major investment in research. ...