`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. ...
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International migration

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Even as a high-level dialogue among states and governments on the issue of international migration began at the United Nations Headquarters in New York last Thursday, October 3, the media were reporting that more than 100 African migrants had perished (now believed to be m...
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EU, Caribbean in accord to upgrade food export standards

(GEORGETOWN) - The European Union agreed Wednesday to spend US$15.7 million on improving systems to ensure that Caribbean food exports meet international standards, officials said. The EU Ambassador to Guyana, Robert Kopecky, and the Director General of the Inter American Institute for Cooperation ...
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Agriculture back in spotlight

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Donald Ramotar said that agriculture is finally getting the recognition it deserves in the Caribbean. The president made this remark while addressing the official opening of the 12th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) being hosted here after 10 years. Ramotar said th...
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Senior CTA official says developing countries should duplicate CWA

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the Netherlands-based Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CTA) says developing countries could benefit from duplicating the format used by the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) to discuss the development of the sector. &ldq...
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Minister urges youth to reject ‘agropreneurs’ label

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Tuesday urged young people involved in agricultural business to reject the “agropreneurs” label, a term used to refer to persons involved in agricultural enterprises.  “I absolutely reject...
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