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Remarks by Deputy Programme Manager, CSME, Mr. Philip McClauren At the Opening Ceremony for the Barbados Consultation On the CARICOM Rapid Alert System on the Exchange of Information on Dangerous (non-food) Consumer Goods (CARREX). 13-14 August, 2014 BARBADOS
Salutation! I bring greetings from the CARICOM Secretary General. The objectives of the CARREX in-country mission are twofold: i. To operationalize and activate the CARREX in the Member States by providing national contact points and national authorities full access to the network. ii. Raising public awareness through national consultations with all stakeholders and sharing information through the media so…
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Call for CARICOM to Implement Consumer Protection Model Law
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has called on CARICOM member states to implement the Consumer Protection Model Law. Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams said the legislation has been in the draft stage for “far too long.” The Bill, which falls under Chapter eight of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, speaks to the need for the promotion…
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