Bahamas’ trade official on week-long attachment at CARIFORUM’s EPA Unit

Bahamas’ trade official on week-long  attachment at CARIFORUM’s EPA Unit

Director of Trade and Industry, The Bahamas, Brichell Pinder (right) in an exchange with Specialist, Trade in Services and Investment, EPA Implementation Unit, Akil Yearwood.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana--The regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit is conducting a week-long capacity-building programme for The Bahamas’ Director of Trade and Industry, Brichell Pinder, as part of its ongoing support to Member States to implement the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) EPA, according to a press release from the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat.

Pinder is participating in the National EPA Coordinator Attachment Programme from January 27 to 31, organised by the CARIFORUM Directorate within the CARICOM Secretariat.

During the week-long attachment, the official has been learning about the operations of the EPA Implementation Unit and engaging with the director general and specialists in Trade in Goods, Investment and Trade in Services and EPA Development Cooperation. Additionally, she has been interacting with officials from the Directorates of Foreign and Community Relations; Economic Integration, Innovation and Development; and Human and Social Development of the CARICOM Secretariat to understand their roles in regional integration, the release states.

This initiative, funded by the 11th European Development Fund Technical Cooperation Facility, aims to enhance Member States’ capacity to effectively implement the EPA and leverage CARIFORUM’s trade relationship with the European Union.

Since its inception in 2024, trade officials from St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Guyana have participated in this programme. Through this attachment, it is hoped that EPA coordinators will gain exposure to different EPA implementation structures, work plans, challenges, consultative processes and practices; and exchange information on national implementation actions and challenges; and explore ways to address these challenges.

It is also anticipated that they will identify methods to advance EPA implementation, build networks and connections for future collaboration and acquire new insights into problem-solving to enhance EPA implementation, the release concludes.

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