Caribbean trade ministers meeting in Jamaica

Caribbean trade ministers meeting in Jamaica Trade ministers from the Caribbean Community will meet with the director-general of the World Trade Organization Thursday and Friday in Kingston, Jamaica.
   The trade ministers will be discussing external trade agreements involving Caricom nations. Caricom officials say they hope to have the United States and European Union ease trade barriers, and ministers will be bringing their concerns to WTO director general Pascal Lamy.
   In addition to existing trade agreements with the United States and EU, trade ministers are expected to review proposed trade agreements between the island nations and countries in Central America.