Governments in the Region could not alone invest in agriculture; the private sector needed to get on board, Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Head of the Task Force of the CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum said.
 
At the conclusion of the Forum Saturday 7 June 2008, at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Mr. Moss-Solomon told representatives of the media that the private sector needed to “step up to the plate.” The private sector’s partnership with the public sector was necessary for growth in the agriculture sector, he said.

H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has offered congratulations to athlete Usain Bolt and has hailed his achievement as an inspiration to young athletes everywhere and in the Caribbean in particular.

 
Mr. Bolt, a Jamaican, is now the fastest man on earth after winning the 100-metre event on 31 May at the Icahn Stadium in New York. His performance, the Secretary-General said, was “awesome and breath-taking”.

H.E. Edwin Carrington Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said the Region needed to change the general unfavourable investment climate for agriculture, relative to other economic sectors.
 
Investment in the agriculture sector, he said was central to the achievement of the primary objective of the CARICOM’s Agricultural Policy.

The CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum got underway with calls for Caribbean governments to create a better environment for investors and bankers, and the private sector in general, to inject the necessary resources to boost the agriculture industry and ensure food security in the Region.