CSME
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FEAR A CONSTRAINT IN THE ROLL-OUT OF THE CSME SAYS PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR
The Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister Of Barbados, and CARICOM Head of Government coordinating implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), highlighted xenophobia as a factor undermining ready access to a regional pool of skills and labour. Addressing the opening ceremony of Caribbean Connect, a High-Level three-day Symposium today in Bridgetown, on the CARICOM Single Market and…
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CSME TRAINING WORKSHOP USEFUL, SAY CYAs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Way Forward” presented by Yvonne Holder, Technical Coordinator of the Technical Action Services Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat ended the three-day Sustainable Livelihoods for CARICOM Youth Workshop held in Saint Lucia from 8-10 July. The workshop was attended by more than 30 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) from Member States and Associate Members of…
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CSME AWARENESS, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE WORKSHOPS FOR CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The communication and advocacy skills of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) are being sharpened to play a greater role in the Region, particularly in the realm of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In this context, CYAs will converge 8-10 July in Saint Lucia, for an intensive workshop on Sustainable Livelihoods for Caribbean Youth.…
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A BROADER VISION FOR THE CSME : PROF. NORMAN GIRVAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) must evolve rapidly into more than just an economic community; it must be designed and implemented as a social, environmental and cultural Community.” This was the thrust of a presentation by Professor Norman Girvan, of the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies,…
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CARIBBEAN CONNECT : A HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community Governments, the Labour Movement and some three hundred private sector organizations are expected to be represented at Caribbean Connect; a High-Level Symposium on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) 28-30 June 2006 at the Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados. Under the patronage of the Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados…
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CARICOM HEADS TO CONSIDER FREE MOVEMENT EXPANSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A case for the inclusion of artisans, nurses, domestics and teachers to move freely as skilled nationals under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), will be presented to Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community when the 27th Regular Meeting of the Conference convenes on 3-6 July in St Kitts and Nevis.…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANS FOR CARICOM SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers will take place on Friday 19 May in Georgetown, Guyana. The Council is expected to consider the agenda and arrangements for the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM slated for 3-6 July in St Kitts and Nevis. The…
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SINGLE MARKET LEGISLATION PROTECTS SOVEREIGN RIGHTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community Including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) sets out the framework for the operation of the Single Market and will undergird the activities of participating Member States. General Counsel of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, Dr. Winston Anderson, who made this observation, noted that the…
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Statement by the Honourable Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, 13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)On behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend best wishes to the Government and People of Hong Kong and commend you on the hosting of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). My delegation deeply appreciates your hospitality and the efficient logistical arrangements which…
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Statement by the Hon. K. D Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica delivered at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, 13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We are all privileged to meet in this bustling and fascinating host city – Hong Kong. I congratulate the Chair of this Conference and his able team for all the logistical and administrative arrangements, which have made our stay here enjoyable despite the hectic schedule. Jamaica is committed to trade liberalisation and to the…
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