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Monday, February 16, 2009

JO - SAGA OF DEAL WITH EUROPE

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Observer

SAGA OF DEAL WITH EUROPE

ANALYSIS

RICKY SINGH

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Will there be a signing ceremony, either in Bridgetown or Brussels, by this or next month end, of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) concluded last December in Barbados, between representatives of the European Union (EU) and the CARIFORUM group of countries (Caricom plus Dominican Republic?)

RICKY SINGH

While the majority of Caricom governments (including Jamaica) have signalled readiness to sign on the EPA, reservations remain strong enough, as voiced by Guyana in particular, to have frustrated a "Declaration on the EPA" at the recently-concluded 29th heads of government conference.

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