Outcomes of a High Level Technical Meeting Convened by the Commonwealth and the ACP Secretariat in Cape Town, South Africa, April 7-8, 2008
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Text of the speech by Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados to the Trinidad ana Tobago Manufacturer’s Association, April 16, 2008.
While both sides assess the results of three and a half years of earnest negotiations, opinions abound on the impact of the EPA on our economies, and the future of CSME in particular…
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From Manchester Trade Associates, June 6, 2008 
CARICOM appears to be sacrificing any possibility of continuing benefits under the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) by rushing into full Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU. Given the complexities that have arisen since the conclusion of the negotiations, a delay in finalizing the EPAs would be prudent…
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Summary Outcomes of Meeting organised by the Commonwealth and the ACP Secretariat held in Cape Tow, South Africa, April 7-8, 2008
The meeting was advised that whether States had initialed a full or interim EPA there is still legal space to negotiate resolution of the contentious issues.  The meeting was strongly of the view that such [...]

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 From Professor Jane Kelsey, Professor of Law, University of Aukland, New Zealand
The EC has used the CARIFORUM EPA to secure ‘state of the art’ rules and commitments under Title II: Investment, Services and E-commerce1 that it hasn’t been able to achieve at the WTO. The EC is expected to use this to undermine their [...]

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