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 Caribbean Life, April 21-27, 2022 
 Cari b b ean   ROund u p 
 ST. VINCENT 
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Minister  
 of Fisheries, Soboto Caesar says the Caribbean  
 will  need  to  collaborate  with  international  
 stakeholders  in  the  global  fight  
 against  illegal,  unreported  
 and unregulated (IUU) fishing  
 and organized crime in  
 the fishing industry. 
 Caesar,  who  is  chair  of  
 the  Ministerial  Council  of  the  Caribbean  
 Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) told  
 a recent meeting on the issue that the fight  
 globally has increased against IUU fishing  
 and  organized  crime  and  CRFM member  
 states continue to honor their duty in that  
 regard. 
 “We  intend  to  work  with  regional  and  
 international  partners  and  other  friendly  
 government’s  such    as Norway… because  
 every member state in the global community  
 must play an important role,” he told  
 the meeting  organized  by  the  CRFM  and  
 CARICOM’s  Implementation  Agency  for  
 Crime and Security (IMPACS). 
 Last October, during a high-level meeting  
 of CRFM ministers, 12 member  states  
 signed  the  International  Declaration  on  
 Transnational Organized Crime in the Global  
 Fishing  Industry,  also  known  as  the  
 Copenhagen Declaration. 
 TRINIDAD 
 Caribbean  Airlines  (CAL)  says  an  
 agreement on air  services  is expected  to  
 be  signed  between  Trinidad  and  Tobago  
 and Qatar Airways. 
 CAL  chairman,  Ronnie  Mohammed,  
 who  recently  accompanied    a  T&T  delegation  
 to Qatar for the sixth Summit of  
 Heads  of  State  and  Government  of  the  
 Gas  Exporting  Countries  Forum  made  
 the announcement recently. 
 While  in  Qatar, Mohammed  held  discussions  
 with  high-ranking  officials  of  
 Qatar Airways about exploring prospects  
 for  deepening  the  relationship  
 between  the  two  
 carriers, especially in passenger  
 and  cargo  operations. 
 He  said  the  impending  signing  of  an  
 Air Services agreement will enhance the  
 mutual  interests of Trinidad and Tobago  
 and Qatar. It will also increase the potential  
 for Caribbean Airlines  to  expand  its  
 connectivity,  offer  greater  choice  to  its  
 customers  and  increase  trade  and  cargo  
 movement  for  Trinidad  and  Tobago  and  
 the region. 
 He  said  Qatar  Airways  serves  all  six  
 continents,  and  is  the  world’s  fastestgrowing  
 airline,  connecting  more  than  
 140 destinations globally. 
 — Compiled by Azad Ali 
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