To ensure the practical effectiveness of the CSME, specific development interventions are required. In this context, a Contribution Arrangement was finalised in October 2007, between representatives of the Government of Canada and the Caribbean Community for the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP). Effective implementation of the Project started in May 2008 when the First Meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) approved the Work Plan for 2008.
AĀ Pilot Project to reduce youth onĀ youth violence, particularly in schools, currently underway, is increasingly receiving positive feedback and Ā buy-in from target audiences and stakeholders alike in fiveĀ CARICOMĀ Member States:Ā Antigua and Barbuda,Ā Jamaica,Ā St. Kitts and Nevis,
Saint LuciaĀ andĀ Trinidad and Tobago.
Background
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is the Caribbean Hub of the Programme for Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries, known as the ACP-MEAs Programme.
Promoting Market Access Facilitation in CARICOM
The Caribbean Exporter Gateway (CARIBGATE) provides information on the market access conditions for products traded within the CSME and, for products from CARICOM Member States entering Cuba, Costa Rica or the Dominican Republic. Information on tariffs, Rules of Origin, Non-tariff measures (including SPS requirements, import licences and other duties and charges) and other information, will be available.
The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme was launched in Saint Lucia in 1993 by the Heads of Government to mark the Twentieth Anniversary of CARICOM and was formally instituted in 1994. Since its inception, the Youth Ambassador Programme has contributed to increased youth knowledge and awareness of CARICOM issues and priorities; has raised the profile of young people at the national and regional levels; and has assisted in integrating the views and perspectives of young people from across the Region into national, regional and international policy and programmes.
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is projecting that the economy will grow within the range of 7 ā 9% during the April to June 2021 quarter.
According to Dr Wayne Henry, Director General of the PIOJ, this outlook is based on āthe commencement of the recovery process relative to the low output levels recorded in the corresponding period of 2020ā.
In addition, he noted that the anticipated positive out-turn will also be based on increased domestic demand due to an expected expansion in employment levels.
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has received financing from theĀ Green Climate Fund (GCF),Ā toward the cost of the project titledĀ āGCF Bahamas Readiness IV āĀ Developing a Climate Resilient Health System in The BahamasāĀ and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the contracting of aĀ Consultancy to conduct a stock-take and gap assessment of policies, strategies and plans of the Ministry of Health for the islands of New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco in The Bahamas.
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (the Centre) has receivedfinancing fromĀ Green Climate Fund (GCF),Ā toward the cost of the project titledĀ āDevelopingĀ a Climate Resilient Health System in the BahamasāĀ and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the contracting of Communication Specialist Consultant- Bahamas.
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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (the Centre) has received financing fromĀ Green Climate Fund (GCF),Ā toward the cost of the project titledĀ āDevelopingĀ a Climate Resilient Health System in the BahamasāĀ and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the contracting ofĀ Climate Change and HealthĀ Technical Officer Consultant- The Bahamas.Ā
Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbeanās response to the HIV epidemic, commenced the Second Special Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners (Virtual), Wednesday, 2 June 2021. The three-day meeting focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and regional HIV programmes. The meeting also dis