CSME
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BRAZIL/AUSTRALIA CHALLENGE AT THE WTO THREATENS CARICOM SUGAR : PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1 FEBRUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
CARICOM Ministers at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which met in Georgetown, Guyana on 31 January – 1 February 2003 expressed deep concern regarding the challenge to the European Union (EU) sugar regime launched by Brazil/Australia at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in September 2002. This challenge, if successful, would be disastrous for…
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CARICOM MEMBER STATES URGED TO STICK TO CSME IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE
The Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has urged its Member States to stick to the deadlines for implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). At its Fourteenth Meeting which ended in Georgetown, Guyana on Saturday, February 1, COTED urged Member States to accelerate the implementation of the key elements of the CSME. The…
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OPENING REMARKS BY MR EDWIN CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE CANADA – CARICOM JOINT TRADE AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE (JTEC), 18-19 NOVEMBER, OTTAWA, CANADA
Ambassador Lortie Distinguished officials of the Government of Canada Distinguished delegates Ladies and Gentlemen First of all, Ambassador Lortie, let me express my appreciation and that of my delegation to you for your kind opening remarks and to the Government of Canada for the warm welcome and kind hospitality extended to my delegation since our arrival. In spite of these…
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“SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: SMALL AND MICRO STATES IN THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL DYNAMIC”. FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL EDWIN W. CARRINGTON AT THE RE-LAUNCHING OF THE COUNCIL OF EXTERNAL TRADE OF SAINT LUCIA, 15 AUGUST 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I would like to thank the Ministry of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation for affording me the privilege of presenting this address on the occasion of the re-launch of your Council on Economic External Trade, on the eve of the historic Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, on…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
Decisions leading to the continued implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are expected to be made when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Officials and Ministers of Government responsible for Economic Development meet in Guyana 22-28 May, 2002. The Officials will meet on 22-25 May 2002, while the Ministers will meet on 27-28 May 2002. Meeting under the umbrella of…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17-19 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados; Dr the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy,…
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ONE STEP NEARER TO THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET`
Having already established a Single Market for intra-regional trade in goods, the Caribbean Community has taken a significant step towards the creation of a Single market for Services, Capital and the Establishment of Businesses by CARICOM Nationals. As of 1 March 2002 CARICOM Member States have started implementing a programme with a timetable for the removal of existing restrictions that…
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CARICOM HEADS FAST TRACK FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CSME
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed four Instruments at their Thirteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Belize City, Belize to fast track the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Instruments signed were: Protocol on the Provisional Application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, Agreement Establishing the Caribbean…
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COTED OFFICIALS, MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC ISSUES
Officials and Ministers of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), one of the chief organs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meet in Guyana on 23-25 January, to deliberate on a host of trade related and economic issues affecting the regional integration movement. The COTED Officials will first meet on 23-24 January at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel to…
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