(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â Â Â Relations between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and India are poised to deepen with new projects planned in the areas of health, disaster management, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) among other technical and economic spheres of cooperation.
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CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The WTO General Council last week approved a Framework which sets out the parameters for continued DDA negotiations. WTO Members negotiated intensively for two weeks prior to culminating in a marathon session which began at 5pm on Friday July 30, and ended almost 24 hours later on Saturday afternoon.
The CARICOM Mission to India led by the Hon. K.D. Knight, current Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica continued its five-day visit with stops at a number of Hi-Tech organizations in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh (State). The Delegation, which includes Secretary-General Edwin Carrington and Special Assistant Glenda Itiaba, met with representatives of the e-Seva Centre – a one stop agency designed to integrate, simplify and upgrade the provision of government services to the wider population.
The CARICOM Mission to India, led by the Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers Hon. K.D. Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and including the CARICOM Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington and his Special Assistant, Ms. Glenda Itiaba, got underway on Tuesday, 25 November with discussions in Delhi, with the Hon. Yashwant Sinha, Minister of External Affairs of India and other representatives of the Indian Government.
CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington is closing off a busy year with a heavy schedule of engagements, which began last weekend.