Published 11 October 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
PRIME MINISTER HARRIS PARTICIPATES IN CARIBBEAN WEEK OF AGRICULTURE EVENT IN BARBADOS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 11, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – While on an official visit to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris took time out of his busy schedule to grace the official opening ceremony for the 15th Caribbean Week of Agriculture being held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
Prime Minister Harris attended the prestigious regional event as a special guest of Barbados’ Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Mottley, with whom he held bilateral discussions with prior to the ceremony.
The Caribbean Week of Agriculture is described as the premier event on the regional agricultural calendar. It provides a forum for key regional decision-makers in the public and private sectors to discuss the importance of the agricultural sector.
The opening ceremony featured remarks from a diverse group of individuals representing governments and leading agricultural institutions including Barbados’ Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, the Honourable Indar Weir; CARICOM’s Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Assistant Director-General of FAO and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Julio A. Berdegué; Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Manuel Otero and Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute (CARDI), Mr. Barton Clarke.
Prime Minister Mottley, delivering the featured remarks, called on all stakeholders to do more to improve the agricultural sector in the Caribbean, noting, “The time for talk must be over as it relates to agriculture in the region.”
Following the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Harris visited several booths set up at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre as part of the Marketplace Trade Show.
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Photo: Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris sitting amongst guests at the opening ceremony of the 15th Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Barbados.
Photo: Prime Minister Harris poses with Chief Veterinary Officer for St. Kitts, Dr. Tracey Challenger at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture MarketPlace Trade Show at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
