CSME
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Moving CSME Forward: Young Professionals Equipped as CSME Ambassadors
Twenty-three (23) young professionals from 13 CARICOM Member States are now better equipped to empower youth of the Region in navigating the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) following the completion of orientation and the first week of training of the CARICOM Young Professionals Programme (CYPP). The orientation and training took place from 2-6 June at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters…
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Remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, Chair of Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at the 60th Regular Meeting of the COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana
Colleagues Ministers, Excellencies, Heads of Delegations, representatives of regional institutions, it is my pleasure to welcome you today to this the 60th COTED Meeting. I want to begin by thanking the Secretary-General and CARICOM Secretariat as a whole, for the excellent arrangements in place for us to gather here at the Secretariat and virtually. Two years ago, we could never…
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Remarks delivered by Dr Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the opening of the 60th Regular Meeting of COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana
Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and Chair of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); Other Ministers and Heads of Delegations joining us in Georgetown and Online; Heads and Other Representatives of Community Institutions. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, Caribbean Community…
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CARICOM enhancing skills of young professionals as CSME Ambassadors
23 young people from 13 Member States participating in specialised training on CSME “This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas,…
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Youth voices integral to advancing CSME – CARICOM Social Development Advisor
“This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas, strong voices, and a deep commitment to the Caribbean. We need to embed…
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COTED officials meet to prepare for Ministerial session in June
Preparations have begun for the 60th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which will be held early next month in Georgetown, Guyana. Under the chairmanship of Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, regional ministers responsible for trade and economic development will meet 10-11 June. To advance the…
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CARICOM Border Control Officers end CSME attachment programme in Guyana
CARICOM Border Control Officers concluded the second leg of an attachment programme in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat’s Single Market and Trade Directorate facilitated the in-country activity under the CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme (SWP) which provided participants from Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, with exposure to CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) processes. They…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassador champions Caribbean Partnerships at UN ECOSOC Youth Forum
Caribbean youth were represented by a powerful voice at the United Nations on Monday as Luke James-Trim, CARICOM Youth Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago, took the international stage during the Caribbean Regional Breakout Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum. Representing the Region, James-Trim delivered an inspiring intervention highlighting the enduring strength of Caribbean partnerships…
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More Data Needed for Decision-Making in Labour Sector
“One of the outcomes I would like to see is that we arrive at a mechanism for capturing more labour-related data in terms of movement of people and intra-regional labour migration – to better understand the labour market in the Caribbean.” Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour and Consumer Affairs, Grenada and Chair,…
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Harmonised approach to Labour policies crucial to free movement within CARICOM
CARICOM Ministers of Labour have agreed to a harmonised and sustained approach to matters related to labour that impact the free movement of people within the Community. This was the consensus at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana, under the chairmanship of Sen. the Hon.…
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