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SMALL RED MITE THREATENING PALMS IN THE CARIBBEAN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The palm tree which is so synonymous with the tourism industry in the Caribbean is under threat from a small red mite that has taken root and is severely affecting palm trees across the Caribbean Basin.

It was revealed by a scientist yesterday (15 July 2008) at a symposium on invasive species in Miami that the Red Palm Mite, which is believed to have first arrived in the Caribbean in 2003, could now be found in 12 Caribbean islands, Venezuela and two counties in the US State of Florida.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM, 14-16 JULY 2008, LONDON, ENGLAND

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)

1. The Sixth UK-Caribbean Forum took place in London 14-16 July. The Forum was co-chaired by the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and current Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of the Caribbean Community, and by the Rt. Hon. David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

FORUM STRENGTHENS UK-CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and co-chair of the Sixth UK-Caribbean Forum the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda told the closing ceremony of the Forum that he felt certain that what had been discussed over the past two days would serve to enhance the already strong relationship between the two sides.

FUNDING FOR INVASIVE SPECIES PROJECT CRUCIAL

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the importance of a coordinated approach to deal with the issue of invasive species in the Caribbean is widely accepted there remains a challenge to secure funding for the work to be done to tackle the range of issues arising from the threat of invasive species.

WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS HOW TO TACKLE UNWANTED PESTS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The high rate at which coconut tress across the Caribbean are being destroyed has brought into full focus the negative economic impact that could take place if invasive species are not dealt with as a matter of priority at the national and regional level.

CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO TOUT BENEFITS OF CSME

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fourteen CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) returned to their respective territories on Tuesday, armed with the skills and information to better promote the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to their peers and to encourage active participation.

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AS WE PROCEED INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS DESIREE FIELD-RIDLEY, ADVISOR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND SECTORAL PROGRAMMES, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, TO THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROP SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA

Salutations

The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to thank the Caribbean Food Crops Society for the opportunity to discuss the challenges for the Caribbean Community in these early years of the 21st Century and onward.

THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AS WE PROCEED INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS DESIREE FIELD-RIDLEY, ADVISOR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND SECTORAL PROGRAMMES, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, TO THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROP SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA

Salutations

The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to thank the Caribbean Food Crops Society for the opportunity to discuss the challenges for the Caribbean Community in these early years of the 21st Century and onward.

PERSPECTIVES ON ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE : KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR COMPTON BOURNE, O.E., PRESIDENT, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AT THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROPS SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA

I. PREAMBLE

I am honoured by the invitation of the Caribbean Food Crops Society to speak at its Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting. Your longevity is indicative of an accumulation of knowledge and service to the agricultural sector of the Caribbean which I, a mere Economist and occasional dabbler in the special field of agricultural economics cannot match. Therefore I thank you in advance for your kindness and tolerance.

II. INTRODUCTION

EPA TO FEATURE AT SIXTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are in London, England this week to participate in the Sixth United Kingdom (UK)–Caribbean Forum at Lancaster House.

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