Speeches

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

Mr. Chairman,
Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados, Mr. Anthony Wood;
Other Ministers of Government,
Delegates,
Representatives of the media,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to this, the 40th session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC 40).

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

The 40th Session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC) opened at the Sherbourne Centre in Barbados on 7th December, 2000 with delegates and members from the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO), focussing mainly on arrangements for the implementation of a regional radar project.

The project will see radar systems established in four Caribbean countries - Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Belize.

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), are jointly developing a study on the impact of El Nino, a global weather phenomenon, on the Region, according to Barbados' Minister for Agriculture and Urban Development, the Hon. Anthony Wood.

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

Mr. Chairman,
Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados, Mr. Anthony Wood;
Other Ministers of Government,
Delegates,
Representatives of the media,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to this, the 40th session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC 40).

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

As someone associated with the development of the Single Market and Economy, I most excitedly welcome the publication of the Caribbean Trade and Investment Report 2000. Empirical research has to be the foundation of meaningful policy-making, especially in our rapidly changing regional, hemispheric and global environment, and it is in that regard that this publication will contribute immensely to informing our deliberations on the deepening of the integration process.

By mahtabala, 5 December, 2000

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are being urged to exploit niche opportunities with "marketing savvy" in penetrating hemispheric markets such as the USA, which accounts for over 70 per cent of CARICOM's global exports and imports.

According to the Caribbean Trade and Investment Report, 2000, which was recently launched by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the bulk of CARICOM trade is within the hemisphere, with the USA being the largest trading partner.

By mahtabala, 5 December, 2000

The new radar network and the modification of the contribution formula of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC) are key agenda items for the 40th Meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council which will be convened in Bridgetown, Barbados on 7-8 December, 2000.