Improving access to safe, healthy food in Antigua and Barbuda
Validation of the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Policy From left: Craig Thomas, National Specialist, IICA Delegation in Antigua and Barbuda, Dr Janil Gore-Francis, SPS National Enquiry Point/Chief Plant Protection Officer, Plant Protection – Department of Agriculture, Dr Janil…
Cayman Islands Minister of Finance sets out 2018 Strategic Policy Statement in Legislative Assembly
Delivered by Hon Roy McTaggart Wed August 23 2017 Introduction Mister Speaker, It is my distinct privilege to rise today and speak to the Government’s 2018 Strategic Policy Statement or SPS. The SPS outlines the Government’s medium term fiscal plans,…
TTMA: Red tape stifling regional trade
By Leah Sorias From Trinidad Express st Ann’s CHIEF executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Dr Ramesh Ramdeen believes more trade could be taking place among Caribbean countries but bureaucracy is stymieing the growth of trade….
Experts make ‘slow, steady progress’ on safe seafood policies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 16 December 2016 (CRFM)— There is still a long way to go but experts meeting here Thursday expressed optimism that slow but steady progress was being made toward introducing region-wide laws, rules and regulations intended to make Caribbean…
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New ‘safe seafood’ laws, export rules being readied
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 13 December 2016 (CRFM)—The fisheries industry on Wednesday moves one step closer to making the Caribbean fish and seafood trade safer and more profitable when experts meet in Barbados to finalise a raft of model regional laws, policies…
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Cayman Islands have a Starfish Protection Squad
The Starfish Protection Squad, better known as the SPS, have devoted their time, energy and resources into educating the public on how to properly handle Starfish. This group of Cayman International School (CIS) Grade 7 students took special interest in…
Caribbean countries expanding share in US$130 billion global seafood market
Belize City, Friday, 27 May 2016 (CRFM)—Caribbean economies are poised to benefit from a region-wide initiative to expand seafood market share, through the implementation of food safety measures to enable countries to get a bigger piece of the global pie,…
Here’s why most Caribbean seafood can’t leave the region
From Antillean Media Group Many Caribbean countries are lacking standards for sanitary and phytosanitary measures for fish and seafood, which makes international exports impossible. Now, a regional body is trying to change that. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 27, 2015 — The…
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Cayman Islands Finance Minister delivers the government’s Strategic Policy Statement for financial year ending 2016
Government of the Cayman Islands Strategic Policy Statement for the Financial Year Ending 30th June 2016 Address by the Hon Minister for Finance & Economic Development, Hon. Marco Archer 26th November 2014 Introduction Madam Speaker, the Government’s 2015/16 Strategic Policy…
Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly to deliver Strategic Policy Statement Wed (26)
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Government will deliver its Strategic Policy Statement for the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 budget years when the Legislative Assembly convenes at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 November, 2014. The purpose of the SPS is…
