CARICOM Single Market and Trade
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CARICOM Secretariat continues consultations on trade liberalisation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat continued consultations on Member States’ readiness to participate in future trade agreements that the Community may negotiate to liberalise trade. Representatives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Private Sector Commission, Customs Brokers Association, Guyana Revenue Authority, and several public sector entities participated in the consultation held…
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Deeper CARICOM integration key to navigating fractured global trade order – Amb. Wayne McCook
A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global rules-based systems weaken and economic nationalism intensifies. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, was a panelist discussing Prospects for International Trade in 2026 in the Context of the Changing Global…
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CARICOM Young Professionals Return for a Week of Inspiration, Innovation, and Impact!
From 13–17 October, the CARICOM Secretariat will once again come alive with youthful energy when participants of the CARICOM Young Professionals Programme (CYPP) reunite for an exciting week of in-person activities, spirited debates, and forward-thinking presentations. This vibrant gathering marks the culmination of four intense months, which provided the CARICOM nationals aged 22 to 35 with the tools and insights…
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Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines move towards full Free Movement on 1 October 2025
Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States—Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines—are on track to implement full Free Movement among themselves from 1 October this year. By implementing the full free movement regime, these four countries have agreed to grant their nationals the right to enter, leave and re-enter, move freely, reside, work and remain indefinitely in the…
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CARICOM advances strategies to enhance regional and external trade at 60th COTED meeting
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The recently concluded Sixtieth (60th) Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) marked significant progress in advancing measures for enhanced economic integration, competitiveness, and strategies for addressing bilateral and multilateral trade issues. Key outcomes of the meeting included progress on the draft Regional Industrial Policy; agreements to…
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Remarks delivered by Dr Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the opening of the 60th Regular Meeting of COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana
Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and Chair of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); Other Ministers and Heads of Delegations joining us in Georgetown and Online; Heads and Other Representatives of Community Institutions. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, Caribbean Community…
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