Golding poses trade questions
published: Monday | December 2, 2002
AT LAST Friday's sitting of the Senate, Opposition Senator, Bruce Golding, gave notice of his intention to ask Senator Burchell Whiteman the following questions:
Will the Minister indicate the state of Jamaica's preparedness for the
new round of trade negotiations under the World Trade Organisation?
Will the Minister outline the schedule for these negotiations and the scope
of their mandate?
Will the Minister also provide an update on the planned negotiations to
establish post-Lome Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union
pursuant to the Cotonou agreement?
Given the scheduled discontinuation of preferential trading arrangements
for bananas and sugar in 2006 and 2009, respectively, what safeguards will
Jamaica, through the Regional Negotiating Machinery and in conjunction with
its ACP partners, be seeking to secure to minimise the impact on these two
industries?
Has the government concluded its consideration of the report of the Task
Force on the Sugar Industry (2001) and, if so, has a decision been made on
the various options presented for securing the viability of the sugar industry?
