CSME

  • Photo of CARICOM enhancing skills of young professionals  as CSME Ambassadors

    CARICOM enhancing skills of young professionals as CSME Ambassadors

    23 young people from 13 Member States participating in  specialised training on CSME “This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas,…

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  • Photo of Youth voices integral to advancing CSME – CARICOM Social Development Advisor

    Youth voices integral to advancing CSME – CARICOM Social Development Advisor

    “This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas, strong voices, and a deep commitment to the Caribbean. We need to embed…

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  • Photo of COTED officials meet to prepare for Ministerial session in June

    COTED officials meet to prepare for Ministerial session in June

    Preparations have begun for the 60th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which will be held early next month in Georgetown, Guyana. Under the chairmanship of Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, regional ministers responsible for trade and economic development will meet 10-11 June. To advance the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Border Control Officers end CSME attachment programme in Guyana

    CARICOM Border Control Officers end CSME attachment programme in Guyana

    CARICOM Border Control Officers concluded the second leg of an attachment programme in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat’s Single Market and Trade Directorate facilitated the in-country activity under the CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme (SWP) which provided participants from Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, with exposure to CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) processes. They…

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  • Photo of Statement from the Chair of CARICOM | Impact of the Global Crises on the Caribbean

    Statement from the Chair of CARICOM | Impact of the Global Crises on the Caribbean

    The transcript of the Statement from the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the impact of the global crises on the Caribbean. Good day. I speak to all our Caribbean brothers and sisters today, not as the Prime Minister of Barbados, but in my capacity as chair of the Caribbean Community. Our world is in…

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  • Photo of From policy to practice: Making CSME work for Caribbean Youth

    From policy to practice: Making CSME work for Caribbean Youth

    The CSME is more than a policy framework—it is a gateway to economic empowerment, mobility, and innovation for young people. It is the key that allows a young Tobagonian entrepreneur to scale their business beyond our shores, a recent graduate to find work in another CARICOM state without unnecessary barriers… Trinidad and Tobago’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Luke James-Trim Trinidad and…

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  • Photo of “Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence” – Theme for CARIFESTA XV

    “Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence” – Theme for CARIFESTA XV

    Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Barbados, Senator the Honourable Shantal Munro-Knight, says the country is ready to welcome the Region and the world to CARIFESTA XV from 22 to 31 August, which will be staged under the theme “Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence.” Minister Munro-Knight highlighted that the CARIFESTA XV calendar reflects three (3) pillars critical…

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  • Photo of Upcoming 48th Regular Meeting is a meeting of great interest – Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM

    Upcoming 48th Regular Meeting is a meeting of great interest – Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM

    Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, has described the upcoming 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government as a “meeting of great interest.” Speaking ahead of the Conference, which is set for February 19-21 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Ms. Solomon noted that the meeting comes at a focal time…

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  • Photo of CARICOM  SG: Upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting  will assess rapidly-changing global landscape

    CARICOM SG: Upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting will assess rapidly-changing global landscape

    CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, said that Heads of Government will assess challenges arising in the rapidly changing global context when they meet in Barbados from 19-21 February 2025 for the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference.  In a message ahead of the Meeting, Dr Barnett stated that the Community will seek to devise solutions that advance regional integration and…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Heads of Government will meet in Barbados for 48th Regular Meeting |19-21 February 2025

    CARICOM Heads of Government will meet in Barbados for 48th Regular Meeting |19-21 February 2025

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in Barbados, 19-21 February 2025, for their 48th Regular Meeting which is being convened under the theme – Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development. Heads of Government will discuss several pressing issues for the Community, including food and nutrition security; climate change and the climate finance agenda; the ongoing…

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