(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) December 2005 will signal a critical juncture in the life of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as it will be the time when Member States are expected to begin full participation in the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), the twin element of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
CARICOM AND CANADIAN TRADE OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WAY FORWARD IN TRADE TALKS CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS - “Both sides felt that the meeting was constructive. Today’s encounter has provided impetus for forward momentum in a process that is the precursor to the commencement of formal negotiations for an enhanced trade arrangement between CARICOM and Canada.” This was the view of the Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), Ambassador Dr.
Public education for children and youth is a very high priority in the Caribbean as a whole and the me mber states of the Commonwealth Caribbean
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All countries have met the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education; a lmost all countries have compulsory education for children ages five to 16, have achieved
universal primary and secondary education, and are making significant progress in universal early childhood education.
From the inception of the regional integration movement, the narrative has always maintained the focus on people as central to the process of bringing the Caribbean together and it is vital –
if this is to be attained - that an effective functional framework for education and human resource development be constructed.
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It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Special Emergency Meeting and thank, in particular, the representatives from CARICOM institutions that have traveled at short notice to be with us today. While welcoming you, I regret, however, the reasons, which give rise to this Meeting. |
CARICOM and MERCOSUR met at Ministerial level in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on 24-25 February 2005 to continue discussions on the possibilities for negotiating a Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade and investment linkages between both Regions.