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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector BENEFICIARY SUCCESSES USING THE EPA

Associations, Architectural Board, members of CAMRAC, the EPA Implementation Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat, CARIFORUM Directorate, CNSC, CARICOM Office of Trade

Negotiations (OTN), Caribbean School of Architecture (CSA), and representatives of the Dominican Republic Faculties of Architecture.

The objectives of the regional consultation are to:

• Review the draft MRAs, • Agree on the overall structure of the MRAs,

• Agree on key requirements for the recognition of the title of architect, • Determine the different commitments within the MRAs according to the development of the legal and institutional framework of the participating countries, as well as the relevant qualifying criteria and procedures in this regard, • Agree on the contents of the CARICOM MRA, • Address the specific benefits of a CARICOM MRA for the region, • Agree on the processes for adoption of the MRA at the CARICOM level and the steps to ensure such ratification, • Agree on the content of the CARICOM-Dominican Republic (DR) MRA, • Address the specific benefits of a CARICOM-DR MRA for the region, and • Agree on the process for adoption of the CARICOM-DR MRA and the steps to ensure such ratification.

Caribbean Design Showcase

Co-operative Architecture (Grenada). The photos used in the Heritage Photo Display were provided by a variety of sources and submitted by Sue Courtney, VIVIDARCH (Belize). Under, the theme “Doorways: Entryways to Sustainable Living”, the Caribbean Architectural Design Showcase was staged to introduce EU partners to different techniques of utilising indigenous materials in Caribbean architectural designs, strengthen regional and international networks between CARIFORUM architects, relevant investors and partners, as well as facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology between CARIFORUM architects and the UK/EU market.

As part of the Agency’s London Engage initiative in 2012, Caribbean Export also facilitated the participation of three regional architects in the Caribbean Design Showcase at the University of Westminster in London, featuring a 3D projection of regional architects’ designs, as well as a wall-to-wall photo display of traditional uses of indigenous earth friendly building materials in home construction; the showcase ran from June 28 - July 15, 2012. The regional architects were Kevin Talma, of Talma Mills Studio and John Allsopp of Amonle Studios (Barbados), and Bryan Bullen of Caribbean Office of