The Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) held a gathering with the Kingdom of Spain to signal a brand new settlement for technical cooperation amongst totally different sectors for the subsequent 5 years. The assembly happened on the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana.
The assembly is reported to be the fourth joint assembly by the 2 allies the place they mentioned a number of essential areas of debate together with Meals and Diet Safety, Well being, Climate Change and Catastrophe discount.
This assembly was set in accordance to debate the important thing areas of improvement and to determine and implement obligatory cooperation and strategic initiatives, whereas additionally discussing the plans for the brand new cooperation program throughout the scientific and technical cooperation settlement between the 2 allies.
The settlement was signed by Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-Common for International and Neighborhood Relations for CARICOM. Nonetheless, on behalf of Spain, Anton Garcia, Director of the Company, signed the settlement.
Solomon Said that the areas of discussions align properly with the communities goals to extend meals safety, addressing local weather change and strengthening regional well being methods.
Whereas emphasizing healthcare, Solomon said, “CARICOM’s strategic focus is centered on addressing rising well being challenges and fortifying well being methods within the Area, with particular emphasis on prevention and management of Non-Communicable Ailments (NCDs).”
She additionally quoted a 25% discount within the area’s meals import invoice by 2025 whereas stating, “We’re striving to chop the area’s meals import invoice by 25% by 2025, enhancing intra-regional commerce, strengthening the agri-food system, encouraging long-term wealth creation alternatives for potential buyers, and making certain meals and diet safety for all CARICOM member states.”
It’s to be famous that the forty seventh common assembly of the CARICOM community was just lately held in Grenada, which led to Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell as the brand new chairman of the group. This yr, CARICOM additionally welcomed Curacao as a brand new member of the group.
This yr’s assembly was centered on discussing subjects together with sustainability, local weather change, overseas coverage improvement, CARICOM single market and economic system (CSME), and digital applied sciences.
The occasion this yr was held over a span of three days and it additionally included tree plantation train by the members to represent the efforts of integrity throughout the nation.
Other than tree plantation train the occasion additionally featured a enterprise session, on the Radisson Grenada Seashore Resort in Grand Anse. Nonetheless, the closing ceremony was performed on thirtieth July 2024 on the similar venue.
