CARICOM Secretariat Magazine Vol 2 No 2 March/April 2012

Volume 2 | No. 2 | March/April 2012

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Copyright © 2012, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. All Rights Reserved.


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“With all the above
recommendations in
mind, the Chamber
once again secured
funding from the
Trade.com Facility to
embark upon a trade
mission [from 26th
February to 7th March
2012 ] with the
objectives of seeking
strategic partnerships
for Members, obtaining
market intelligence,
forging relationships
with European BSOs
and capacity building
of Chamber staff.

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“[The seminar series on the
EPA in April 2012] was
convened against the
backdrop of a fair amount of
discussion as to whether or
not regional governments and
the private sector have taken
ownership of the EPA.

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end More for Our-
selves' — COTED Chair

In the face of the challenges currently confronting Ministers and delegates not to put off for tomorrow
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Member what could be done today.
States needed to fend more for themselves and
expand intra-regional trade within the “Colleagues, this meeting of the COTED takes
Community. This was the charge laid down by place at a time when CARICOM is undergoing a
Honourable Dr John Collin McIntyre, Minister of period of introspection. Our Heads of Government
Employment, Trade, Industry, Consumer and gave clear indications at their Conference earlier
Diaspora Affairs of Dominica and Chairman of this month in Suriname, that it was time to ask
the Council for Trade and Economic ourselves and to answer some serious questions.
Development (COTED) as he spoke at the These questions relate to how, as an integration
Opening Ceremony of the 34th Meeting of grouping, we organize ourselves to deliver goods
COTED in Georgetown, Guyana in late March. and services to our people and how we promote
their interests and welfare. The next twelve (12)
Minister McIntyre acknowledged that the months promise to bring interesting times and
deliberations were taking place against the developments to the Region,” Minister McIntyre
background of the continuing fall out of the global said.
financial and economic crisis and the sovereign
debt situation being experienced in Europe. He added that the COTED Meeting could continue
its own process of introspection. “Maybe it is time
“The signals are clear. We have to begin to “fend’ that we agree to approach our work in the most
more for our own selves. We must begin to direct manner going to the heart of the issues
deliberately target expanded economic activity, brought before us for discussion and decision-
including intra-regional trade, among ourselves. making. Let us not put off for tomorrow what can
I sincerely hope that, that spirit of mutual reliance be done today,” the Chairman told the Meeting.
can inform our approach to all of the agenda
items which we must discuss,” Dr McIntyre said. The Chair’s outlook was shared by Ambassador
Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General
Calling for efficiency in the way the business of who, in his statement also referred to the current
the Meeting was conducted, he charged Trade mode of reform and change in the Community to-
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