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Launch of the SRC-BCCI Agri-Trade Lab

 
Applications Now Open

Dear Friend of the SRC,

On September 18, 2021, the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services (SRC) in collaboration with the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on Food Security in CARICOM. At the end of this session, the two entities announced that their partnership would continue in the form of an upcoming Agri-Trade Lab.


Today, the SRC and BCCI are proud to announce the official launch of the SRC-BCCI Agri-Trade Lab pilot project. The Agri-Trade Lab will connect local farmers and agro-processors with researchers at the SRC capable of leveraging their technical expertise to solve various agri-trade related challenges faced by the project’s participants.

Some of the agri-trade challenges this lab is positioned to address include, but are not limited to, market intelligence & analysis; market access & market penetration matters; sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures; technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) measures; trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights; and more!

Local farmers and agro-processors who are involved in agri-trade, or who are interested in pursuing trade opportunities can apply to be part of this free pilot project by completing the required application form which is available on the SRC website: www.shridathramphalcentre.com or by clicking here. Application forms should be submitted electronically by emailing Mrs. Chelcee Brathwaite (SRC Trade Researcher) at chelcee.brathwaite@cavehill.uwi.edu and Ms. Shanice Haynes (BCCI Research Officer) at bcci@barbadoschamber.com no later than January 31, 2022.



Best regards
The SRC Team

Invitation to a Webinar Series

 
Webinar 1: US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations

Dear Friend of the SRC,  

Join us, in collaboration with the US Embassy to Bridgetown (Barbados) and the Caribbean Policy Consortium, for the first in our three-part webinar series on 'US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations.
The first webinar, carded for December 14 (11 am-12:30 noon AST) is entitled "US entities involved in US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Policy." Our esteemed panelists are:
  • Stephen Lande (Manchester Trade)
  • Amb. Anton Edmunds (St Lucia)
  • Jason Marczak (Atlantic Council)
  • Amb. Patrick Duddy (Director, Duke University Centre Int’l /Global Studies)
Moderator: Dr. Jan Yves Remy (Director, SRC, UWI) Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DEkRzFXGRZW_e7m2Z0r9ZA



Best regards
The SRC Team

SRC Successfully Delivers Woman and Trade in the Americans Online Course 
 

Dear Friend of the SRC,

The SRC is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded the Training Module  Course:  Women and Trade in the Americas held online from 22 November to 2 December 2021.  The course, organized by the WTO Chairs of Barbados, Mexico and Chile, was made possible by funding provided under the WTO Chairs Programme.  It brought together 35 students from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Kenya, Senegal, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica.  The course introduced the concepts and definitions of feminism, gender, and gender policies; provided an overview of the numbers and the impact of trade on women from economic, social and political perspectives; reviewed how gender is being “mainstreamed” into WTO members’ policies through international, regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements; evaluated trends relating to the participation of women in specific sectors; highlighted ways in which regional and international organizations are promoting the women and trade agenda. The course also was lectured by persons from a wide field of expertise – from Ministers of government to heads of regional and international organizations, academics, researchers, negotiators and practitioners.  The edited version of the course will be made available on the SRC website and WTO Chairs Programme website.


The course was facilitated by SRC Director, Dr. Jan Yves Remy (UWI),  Dr. Renata Amaral (Adjunct Professor at American University, Washington D.C.), Dr. Daniele Bobb (Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados) and supported by Mr. Jamaine Atwell (UWI Student) who provided online and IT assistance.
 

  

Best regards
The SRC Team

SRC Offering Short Courses

 
Applications Now Open

Dear Friend of the SRC,

The Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC), together with the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OESC) and the Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (CPDLL), is pleased to offer a short course on "Caribbean Community Law and the Caribbean Court of Justice."
For more information click here.  



Best regards

The SRC Team
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