CSME
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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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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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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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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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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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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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