Even as Guyana continues to be the most looked-to country in the region in the matter of shoring up the Caribbean’s food security bona fides, the country is making preparations to host the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 38th regional conference for Latin America and the Carib-bean. A Department of Public Information media release, earlier this week stated that the March 18-21 forum “the issue of Caribbean food security is certain to arise” and that it “will allow the region to discuss challenges and top priorities in food and agriculture, aimed at fostering regional coherence in global policies.” What it declined to state, however, is whether or not the forum may be preceded by the long-awaited update on the progress being made on the completion of the promised Food Security Terminal.
