Press Release
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