{"id":19832,"date":"2024-05-27T18:14:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T18:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19832"},"modified":"2024-05-27T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T18:15:09","slug":"guyana-to-insist-on-full-reciprocity-in-caricom-trade-says-dr-bharrat-jagdeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-to-insist-on-full-reciprocity-in-caricom-trade-says-dr-bharrat-jagdeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana to Insist on &#8216;Full Reciprocity&#8217; in CARICOM Trade, Says Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Josiah Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the PPP\/C, asserts that the Guyanese government will demand full reciprocity in trade matters within the CARICOM region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This declaration comes in response to recent trade issues involving DDL&#8217;s exports to Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a press conference, Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the necessity for equitable treatment of goods and exports between CARICOM member states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that Guyana has advocated for reduced trade barriers in the Caribbean to promote wealth and trade growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo underlined that phytosanitary or other restrictions should not impede fair trade practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo stressed the importance of fair treatment for Guyanese exports in Trinidadian markets, mirroring the treatment received by Trinidadian goods in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted historical trade relations between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, emphasizing the need for mutual respect in trade practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing past issues with shipping products to Trinidad, particularly animal-based products, Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the need for resolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent events, such as DDL&#8217;s revelation of returned milk products and held containers of flavored waters, underscore the importance of addressing trade barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Trinidadian Ministry of Trade denied allegations made by DDL, claiming it was DDL&#8217;s Trinidadian distribution partner that returned the shipment, Dr. Jagdeo asserts that such issues must be addressed promptly and fairly to ensure smooth trade relations within CARICOM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the PPP\/C, asserts that the Guyanese government will demand full reciprocity in trade matters within the CARICOM region. This declaration comes&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19833,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19832\/revisions\/19833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}