CSME

  • Photo of COTED officials meet to prepare for Ministerial session in June

    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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  • Photo of CARICOM Border Control Officers end CSME attachment programme in Guyana

    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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  • Photo of CARICOM Youth Ambassador champions Caribbean Partnerships at UN ECOSOC Youth Forum

    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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  • Photo of More Data Needed for Decision-Making in Labour Sector

    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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  • Photo of Harmonised approach to Labour policies crucial to free movement within CARICOM

    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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  • Photo of CARICOM labour ministers agree to unified position ahead of International Labour Conference

    CARICOM labour ministers agree to unified position ahead of International Labour Conference

    Biological hazards within the workplace, the emerging platform economy1 and the informal economy2 were among the critical issues discussed by CARICOM ministers responsible for labour at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana. Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour…

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  • Photo of From policy to practice: Making CSME work for Caribbean Youth

    From policy to practice: Making CSME work for Caribbean Youth

    The CSME is more than a policy framework—it is a gateway to economic empowerment, mobility, and innovation for young people. It is the key that allows a young Tobagonian entrepreneur to scale their business beyond our shores, a recent graduate to find work in another CARICOM state without unnecessary barriers… Trinidad and Tobago’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Luke James-Trim Trinidad and…

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  • Photo of “Youth integral to Region’s Sustainable Development Strategies” – CARICOM ASG

    “Youth integral to Region’s Sustainable Development Strategies” – CARICOM ASG

    “Young people are at the heart of our Community, and their active involvement is vital to its future. This includes tackling the various hurdles and seizing the opportunities available. It is evident, therefore, that the contributions of our young people must be integrated into our sustainable development strategies.” These sentiments were shared by CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community…

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  • Photo of T&T’s Foreign Minister says CSME is a robust framework for resilience, sustainable growth

    T&T’s Foreign Minister says CSME is a robust framework for resilience, sustainable growth

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, Senator the Hon. Dr. Amery Browne, on Tuesday 18 March said that the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is a robust framework for economic cooperation, resilience, and sustainable growth. In his remarks at the opening of a National Consultations on…

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  • Photo of Remarks by Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade |Opening of the National Consultations on CSME Implementation | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday 18 March 2025

    Remarks by Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade |Opening of the National Consultations on CSME Implementation | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday 18 March 2025

    –Salutations– I am honoured and delighted to be here in Trinidad and Tobago for this CSME country mission. Trinidad and Tobago is a foundational bulwark of regional integration and has been central to all phases of our regional integration effort as the seat of the West Indies federation, a founding member of CARIFTA, and the home of the Treaty of…

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