CSME
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CARICOM ATTENDS DONOR CONFERENCE ON HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite and Assistant Secretary-General Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson will participate in the International Conference for the Economic and Social Development of Haiti in Madrid, Spain, from 29-30 November 2006. The Conference brings together representatives of the Government of Haiti and the international…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS TO PUSH FOR CSME ADVANCEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to bring into sharper focus the expansion of the categories of persons eligible to move freely, within the context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Ministers will meet on 16-17 November in Georgetown, Guyana for the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Council for Trade…
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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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