Several regional leaders confirmed for Agri-Investment Forum

(Department of Public Information Press Release) A number of Heads of Government from the Caribbean and Central America have confirmed their participation in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, scheduled for next week at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) at Liliendaal.

This information was confirmed during a meeting between His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and senior staff of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

The leaders set to travel for the May 19-21 event are from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Monserrat, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Ministers responsible for agriculture from the Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, St Vincent, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are also expected for the three-day event.

The opening ceremony is billed for next Thursday and will feature remarks from all of the visiting Heads of Government. President Ali in his capacity as Lead Head with responsibility for Agriculture in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet will deliver an address on the theme ‘Investing in Vision 25 by 2025’.

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Source: CARICOM TODAY