Food security, free movement on agenda for CARICOM meeting in Grenada

Sir Clive Lloyd

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in St George’s, Grenada for their 47th Regular Meeting, from July 03 to 05, with legendary Guyanese and West Indies cricketer, Sir Clive Lloyd, slated to receive an award.The opening ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, July 3, at St. George’s University, a release from the CARICOM Secretariat said yesterday.  

It said that the Meeting’s agenda will comprise  agri-food systems which prioritises food and nutrition security; climate change and sustainable development; foreign policy; the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); and engagement with social partners. 

Further, as CARICOM deepens regional integration through CSME and other sectoral programmes, attention will be placed on the operationalisation of the Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA) that envisions a single market for air transport services within the Community.