(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) 15 October 2014 marks the Sixth Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  The first observance of Caribbean Statistics Day arose out of a decision of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Standing Committe...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) is now operational. A Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lindley Collins, was appointed recently, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Dr. Manor...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Key regional and international organisations have pledged their commitment to improving the lot of family farmers across the Caribbean region through collaboration with each other. In their remarks at the formal opening ceremony of the C...

Frederick Lloyd Cozier etched his name in the history of the Caribbean Community as the first Head of a Caribbean Regional Secretariat. The Barbadian native in 1968 became Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Caribbean Regional Secretariat (CCRS) with a mandate to create an institution that would...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, I bring greetings from our Director General, Dr. Jose Graziano Da Silva and our Regional Representative, Mr. Raul Benitez. It is a distinct pleasure to be here at t...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good Evening. I wish first of all, to congratulate and thank the Government of Suriname for being such excellent hosts and for the hard work and commitment which have gone into the planning and preparation for this event.  This year,...

Distinguish guests, On behalf of the President, Government and People of the Republic of Suriname, I hereby extend a warm welcome to all delegates and participants of this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) with the theme “Transforming Caribbean Agriculture through Family Farmin...

Mr Chairman, Djoemadi Kasanmoesdiran Your Excellency,  Desiree Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname Your Excellency,  Hon. Soeresh Algoe, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Suriname Her Excellency Manorma Soeknandan, Deputy Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat ...

Please allow me to thank you, Mr. President  for inviting us to attend the 13th Caribbean Week of Agriculture in your beautiful country, Suriname. I am grateful for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival in Paramaribo. 2014 is a very special year for us in ...

The time has come again when the Region’s agricultural sector holds its premier annual event. This is the thirteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture to have been held since it commenced in 1999 and every year the event has brought together participants in the agricultural sector in a number of f...