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

5 May 2014|Event

2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Opening

  • Remarks by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
  • 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. Coffee 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