In an effort to educate the public on the
implications of the impending reform of the European Union Sugar Regime, set
to take effect in July 2006, and work being done to address this
all-important issue, the Minister of Foreign Trade and International
Cooperation, Hon. Clement J. Rohee, launched a booklet comprising relevant
articles, speeches, presentations, and other documents, titled
Reform of
the European Union Sugar Regime-ACP Sugar Industries Under Threat.
It is no secret that the proposed reform
measures, if implemented as they stand, will have severe consequences that
will affect economies, industries, lives and livelihoods in the African,
Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) group
of countries.
The launch of this publication is,
therefore, relevant and timely. It is hoped that readers of this
publication will develop a better understanding of the proposed reform of
the European Union Sugar Regime, and other pertinent issues.
The publication was launched on October 11,
2005, at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre, High Street, Kingston,
Georgetown.
Speakers at the launching included H.E.
President Bharrat Jagdeo, Hon. Clement J. Rohee, Dr. Ian Mc Donald, Chief
Executive Officer, Sugar Association of the Caribbean, Mr. Ronald Ali, Chief
Executive Officer, Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), and Mr. Komal Chand,
President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU).
Limited copies of the booklet are
available, and can be sourced from the Office of the Minister.