CAHFSA becomes operational

(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...
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Regional, international organisations in family farmers’ corner

(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...
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Tribute to Frederick Lloyd Cozier

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...
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Address By Dr. Victor Villalobos Director General,  Inter-American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture (Iica) At The Official Opening Ceremony Of The Caribbean Week Of Agriculture (CWA) 8 October, 2014 Paramaribo, Suriname

(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,...
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Remarks by Michael Hailu, Director, ACP/EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)  Caribbean Week of Agriculture, 6-10 October, 2014, Paramaribo, Suriname at the Opening Ceremony 8 October, 2014

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 ...
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Dr. Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat On Behalf Of The Secretary-General, Caricom Delivered At The Opening Ceremony Of The Caribbean Week Of Agriculture 2014 8 October, 2014 Suriname Chamber Of Commerce And Industry

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...
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