CSME

When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meet in Suriname from 3-5 July, the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), food security and governance will be among the key matters for consideration.

Throughout Caricom wholesalers, retailers and commission agents provide an important intermediary service to consumers across the region. These businesses ensure that manufactured goods are distributed to the ultimate consumers when they need it. In many countries in Caricom these entities remain the largest domestic or indigenous businesses with significant spill over in many areas of the local economies of the Caribbean.

Remarks at the opening of a Regional Train the Trainer Programme for Immigration Officers

Chief Immigration Officers

Other Immigration Officials

Mr. Leo Titus Preville, Programme Manager of the CARICOM Single Market,

Ms. Gladys Young, Assistant General Counsel,

Colleagues of the CARICOM Secretariat

Other invited participants

By Vishani Ragobeer

Vishani@newsroom.gy

Regional leaders have been locked in discussions on what is needed to satisfy the food demand in the Caribbean and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley says that leaders have agreed that speedy transportation of produce is a key part of satisfying that demand.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at National Insurance Services (NIS) Conference Room, Kingstown, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in collaboration with other key stakeholders, officially launched the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) Standby Facility for Capacity Building Projects for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is sensitising regional media workers during a webinar, Tuesday 26 April 2022, on the Free Movement of CARICOM Nationals within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The online session is slated to start at 10 am and is a collaboration with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM).

April 8, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda availing themselves of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Certification through a new European Union (EU) financed project, will benefit from increased employment opportunities across CARICOM. According to Honourable E.P.

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda availing themselves of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Certification through a new European Union (EU) financed project, will benefit from increased employment opportunities across CARICOM.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The timeframes in the plan are as follows: