CSME
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Caribbean Community and CARICOM Private Sector Organisation to sign MOU Thursday
As the Caribbean Community continues to forge ahead with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation Inc (CPSO) on Thursday 3 December 2020. The MOU outlines areas of cooperation towards the full implementation of the CSME, acknowledging that the private sector is well…
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CARICOM Competition Authorities encouraged to co-operate
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) national competition authorities are encouraged to co-operate together in the detection and prevention of anti-competitive business conduct. Senior Technical Coordinator at the CARICOM Secretariat CSME Unit, Mr. Philip McClauren, made the comment today while commending the Barbados Fair Trading Commission (BFTC) and the Guyana Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) for establishing a cooperation agreement. The regional…
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Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur to be buried today
The funeral for former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur takes place today in his native Barbados. Mr Arthur who served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2008 – the longest in the country’s history – died on 27 July 2020 at the age of 70. A State Funeral will be held today from 2:00 p.m. and the Barbados Government has…
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Remarks at Regional Stakeholders Consultation on the CSME
Warren Smith Good evening: Let me start by commending Prime Minister Motley for spearheading this very timely initiative. Last year, while attending your first Intercessional Heads of Government Meeting as Prime Minister, you declared your Government’s unequivocal commitment to the regional integration cause and Barbados’ readiness to play a full and active part in moving the process forward. I make…
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Remarks at Regional Stakeholders Consultation on the CSME
By Dr. William Warren Smith, CD Errol Barrow Centre for the Creative Imagination University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados Good evening: Let me start by commending Prime Minister Motley for spearheading this very timely initiative. Last year, while attending your first Intercessional Heads of Government Meeting as Prime Minister, you declared your Government’s unequivocal commitment to the…
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CCJ’s 2018 Annual Report showcases growth
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has released its 2018 annual report. CCJ’s President, the Honourable Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, said in his introduction to the report, “over the last year, the Court maintained its solid track record of outstanding judicial work. The appellate caseload of the CCJ steadily expanded. But, even more significant than the increase in the number of appeals heard…
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End of Year Message by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community The Most Honourable Andrew Holness Prime Minister of Jamaica
I bring season’s greetings to the people of our Caribbean Community on behalf of all Heads of Government at this joyous time of year. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has had an eventful year both regionally and internationally. We have seen advances in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, (CSME), the signing of the New Multi-Lateral Air Services Agreement and we…
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Statement – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on CSME
Conceived as an instrument to facilitate economic development, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the manifestation of the intent to deepen the integration process that began with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973. That Treaty was later revised and the Community is now governed by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean…
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CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role
The CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors is holding its 8th meeting in Guyana, Thursday, with heightened expectations of the group following the ground-breaking Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on the CSME, in Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in welcome remarks, told the Ambassadors their role, both individually as the link between the regional…
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‘If not now, when’ – Prime Minister Rowley on CSME
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government were challenged to move the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) forward by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley. Speaking this morning at the start of their 18th Special Meeting which is focused on the CSME at the Hilton Hotel in Port of Spain, the host Prime Minster posed…
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