CARICOM to participate in EXPO 2010

Nov 14, 2008 News

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has formally confirmed its participation in EXPO 2010 which will be held in Shanghai, China under the theme “Better City, Better Life”.

His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Commissioner-General of the CARICOM Joint Participation in the World Exposition, signed the Leading Participation Agreement yesterday in Shanghai. The Secretary-General is in China for cooperation talks between China and CARICOM.

At the signing ceremony, Secretary-General Carrington said that EXPO 2010 will provide “a marvellous opportunity” not only for showcasing the Caribbean’s diverse culture, but also its products and services to China and to the millions expected to visit Shanghai over the six-month duration of the Exposition.

So far, ten CARICOM Member States – Antigua and Barbuda; The Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago – have confirmed their participation in the Exposition which begins on 1 May 2010.

CARICOM’s participation will take the form of a Joint Caribbean Community Pavilion with individual country stands that will reflect the distinct characteristics and identity of each participating country.

The CARICOM Secretariat will coordinate the preparations for the joint participation and management of the Pavilion during the World Exposition.

The Secretary-General noted the relevance of the theme to the Community which was seeking to enhance the physical infrastructure of its cities to ensure a better quality of life for its citizens.

“The drift from our rural to our urban centres by significant numbers of our population makes it imperative that issues such as increased green open spaces, improved refuse collection, efficient water management, reliable and affordable electricity, less congested streets and highways, reduced noise pollution and environmental degradation are addressed so as to ensure an enhanced quality of life. Our citizens are entitled to nothing less.

‘World EXPO 2010 provides an opportunity for our countries to demonstrate some of the responses being developed to these various challenges.

The CARICOM Secretariat, which will also be participating within the Joint Pavilion, will focus on the contribution being made to meeting those challenges through the collective approach of our regional integration process,” Secretary-General Carrington said.

In thanking the Government of China and the organisers for their assistance to the Community, the Secretary-General said it would enable the countries of CARICOM and the integration movement to be showcased as never before.

“Our appreciation is heightened in the light of the tremendous effort and sacrifice that must be required by the Government and people of China to provide the level of assistance being extended not only to the Caribbean, but also to developing countries and organizations such as the CARICOM Secretariat, at this time of global economic downturn,” the Secretary-General said.

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