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Caribbean consultation: Optimizing the benefits of trade and regional integration for the Caribbean

05/05/2014 - 14:30 to 17:00

Room: 

Room 2
2.30 – 3.30 p.m.
  • Remarks by Claudio de la Puente, General Secretary in charge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
  • Remarks by Arnaldo Brown, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
  • Presentation on trade negotiations for a revitalized Caribbean regional integration agenda, by Sheldon McLean, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean
  • Presentation on finding new ways to optimize the benefits of regional integration, by Dillon Alleyne, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean
3.30 – 3.45 p.m. Coffe break
3.45 – 5 p.m.
  • Commentary by Ambassador Errol Humphrey, Head of the Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
  • Commentary by Dr. Frank Ward, Chairman, West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA)

Discussion

  • Closing remarks by Diane Quarless, Chief, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean