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11 October 2021

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, in attendance at the 94th Special Meeting of the Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Food Security on Friday, October 8, 2021.

Minister Shaw highlighted key areas where there existed disparity in Intra-CARICOM trading relations whilst calling for the implementation of solutions such as removal of non-tariff barriers and the execution of the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) comprehensive plan which targets the reduction of the region’s food import bill by 25% throughout the next five years.

Shaw calls for revamping of trade relations among CARICOM states

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 11 Oct 2021   

Revamping of trading relations amongst CARICOM States has been identified as an area that must be given keen attention as Jamaica and the region continue to chart a course of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking at 94th Special Meeting of the Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Food Security on Friday, October 8, 2021, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, said that there exists a significant disparity between intra-regional and extra-regional trading relations within CARICOM States.

“About 50 per cent of Caribbean exports are...

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