CSME
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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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CARICOM FINANCE MINISTERS MEET IN JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With three weeks to go before the launch of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January 2006, Finance Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday 12 December to finalise plans for the operation of a critical element of the Single Market. CARICOM’s Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP)…
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CARICOM LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS SINGLE MARKET LAUNCH
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will hold a Special Meeting at the Sherbourne Centre, Barbados on Wednesday 7 December to discuss the finalisation of arrangements for the launching of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) on 1 January 2006. The target date had been set by the Conference of Heads of Government in 2002…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASISES IMPORTANCE OF CSME DEVELOPMENT FUND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has received an indication of interest from the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) to assist in exploring contributions to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Development Fund. The Fund is considered a critical element of CSME arrangements. The CARICOM Secretary-General received the indication…
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST BE CUSHIONED IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are leading by example in streamlining the required arrangements to cushion any fall out that may occur as a result of the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Speaking with reporters following his brief to CARICOM Heads of Government in Saint Lucia on Monday 4 July, the…
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