CARICOM welcomes new Ambassador of Japan to the Community
On 1 July, CARICOM Secretary-Genera, Dr Carla Barnett accepted the Letter of Credence from His Excellency Dr Akima Umezawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The new envoy is the seventh Ambassador of Japan to the Caribbean Community. CARICOM...
Ghana formally accepts WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 2 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Ghana’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Ghana’s Ambassador Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi. Just eight more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.Read...
Academic collaboration in focus as WTO Chairs Programme looks ahead to MC14
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) kick-started its three-day Annual Conference on 2 July with an eye to the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), which is scheduled for March next year. The event is bringing together a global network of academic institutions to discuss...