On 18th of July 2016 a Competition Workshop in Barbados took place with the overall objective of contributing to the effective implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement signed between the CARIFORUM and the European Union, with particular reference to obligations relating to Competition in the 15 beneficiary Member States of CARIFORUM. [...]

From June 20th to June 24th, twenty-five public sector officials from ministries and agencies engaged in public procurement from Guyana and Suriname benefitted from a five-day training programmed in public procurement, funded under the CARIFORUM-EU 10th EDF. Berkley Wickham, chairperson of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) in [...]

The need to curb the Climate Change it is one of the main priorities for the Governments and for the private sector. Many experts are arguing for a low carbon economy to solve the problem but, especially inside the private sector, there are doubts about whether a transition to a [...]

For third consecutive year, the EU Delegation in Indonesia hosted the EU 5K Run on the 15th May 2016, an additional activity within Europe Month. Along the main street of Jakarta – Jalan Sudirman, around 2,000 persons participated in the run. They were welcomed after crossing the finish line with a [...]

Last 27th of April took place in Dominica a one day seminar to inform local stakeholders about the basics of competition law, the competition laws and national competition authorities in CARIFORUM, the role of competition law in the EPA and the role of civil society in the enforcement of competition [...]

On 20th April 2016, was celebrated a Training in Competition in Kingstown (St. Vincent), with the participation, on one side, of the Government officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Commerce and Regional Integration; the Ministry of Finance; the Ministry of Economic Planning and the Ministry of Legal Affairs. [...]