CRFM successfully implements EU-funded project helping to strengthen sanitary controls in the CARIFORUM fishery sector
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture has successfully completed the project “Capacity Building of regulatory and industry stakeholders in Aquaculture and Fisheries Health and Food Safety to meet the SPS…
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism hosts training in fishery sector sanitary controls in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Food safety hazards, best practices in fish inspection, controls in aquaculture, traceability and modern approaches to laboratory testing and accreditation were the key areas covered BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 16 December 2016 (CRFM)—A two-week training covering “Food safety in the…
EU to boost Caribbean Competitiveness by strengthening regional partnerships
From Curacao Chronicle European CommissionBASSE-TERRE – The INTERREG V Caribbean, a multimillion dollar EU-funded program to strengthen regional partnerships, will be officially launched in St. Lucia on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. In addition to boosting the economic competitiveness of the…
EU to boost Caribbean competitiveness by strengthening regional partnerships
PRESS RELEASE – The INTERREG V Caribbean, a multimillion dollar EU-funded program to strengthen regional partnerships, will be officially launched in St. Lucia on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. In addition to boosting the economic competitiveness of the region’s countries, the…
MPs back government’s Brexit timetable
From BBC MPs have voted to back the government’s plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year. They also supported a Labour motion calling for Parliament to “properly scrutinise” the government in its proposals…
What the coffee industry can teach us about solving the world’s most challenging problems
By Stephan Manning and Juliane Reinecke, The Conversation From Business Insider We live in a world burdened by large-scale problems that refuse to go away: the refugee crisis; terrorism; rising sea levels; frequent floods, droughts and wildfires; not to mention…
Cayman Islands to pass new trade mark law
From stobbs The Cayman Islands is expected to pass a new trade mark law next month, for implementation some time in 2017. The new law will end the practice of protecting marks in the Cayman Islands by extending an existing…
Concern over Brexit in vulnerable Commonwealth states
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — Key industries in some Commonwealth nations could take massive hits if appropriate steps aren’t taken following the UK’s departure from the EU. The forecast over so-called Brexit comes from policy experts’ analysis in…
Ogier confident that Cayman Islands will be granted funds “passport” by ESMA
Ogier confident that Cayman will be granted funds “passport” by ESMA The decision by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to hold off ruling on a ‘passport’ to market alternative investments into the EU until ongoing legal reforms have…
Cayman Finance Statement on ESMA’s AIFMD Passport Advice
Posted on July 31, 2016 With the news today from the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) deferring its recommendation to the European Commission (“EC”) that the Cayman Islands (along with several other countries) be considered for a “third country…
