DECLARATION OF BRIDGETOWN issued On the Occasion of the Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, 8 December 2005,  Bridgetown, Barbados

WE, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of the Republic of Cuba (hereinafter collectively called the Parties), meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 8 December 2005 on the occasion of the Second CARICOM-Cuba Summit; Recalling the Havana Declaration adopted on 8 D...
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Amendment of TRIPS Agreement Welcomed by Caribbean

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ECONOMIC FALLOUT IF INVASIVE SPECIES ARE LEFT UNCHECKED

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The widespread economic threat that Alien Invasive Species (IAS) pose to the Caribbean dictates coordination at national and regional levels to optimise the use of resources and technical expertise. In so doing, Caribbean countries could av...
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Savarin: WTO Falling Out Of Favor With The Caribbean

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