{
  "id": 10621847,
  "title": "Official urges CARICOM to strengthen regional food economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/official-urges-caricom-to-strengthen-regional-food-economy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T05:06:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260929/official-urges-caricom-strengthen-regional-food-economy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WESTERN BUREAU: With the Caribbean importing more than half of its food, CARICOM Assistant Secretary General Dr Wendell Samuel says the situation poses a major threat to the region’s economic resilience. “For a region where more than 60 per cent of the food consumed is imported, and where some member states import up to 80 per cent of their food, the imperative for action became undeniable,”…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}