Belize Advocates for Regional Trade Reforms at COTED Meeting in Guyana

Dr. Osmond Martinez, Belize’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, is spearheading the nation’s delegation at the Fifty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), held in Georgetown, Guyana. This key regional forum gathers CARICOM member states to address pressing trade and economic challenges while fostering regional integration. The meeting’s agenda includes critical discussions on enhancing intra-regional trade, reducing non-tariff barriers, and improving the competitiveness of CARICOM economies in the global market. Love News spoke with Dr. Martinez in an exclusive interview about the discussions being tabled where he highlighted Belize’s efforts to expand its export potential, with particular focus on the poultry industry.

Belize is engaging in bilateral meetings with regional counterparts to advance Belize’s trade objectives and explore collaborative opportunities. These discussions underscore Belize’s active role in shaping a unified Caribbean economic agenda that champions shared progress and strategic partnerships. Directorate General for Foreign Trade, Foreign Trade, elaborated on what this means for our sugar industry. 

The meeting concludes later today.