SIR ARTHUR LEWIS MEMORIAL LECTURE 2018
Leveraging ICT for Transformation in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union The Leadership Imperative
BY BEVIL M. WOODING
Chief Knowledge Officer, Congress WBN
Specia l Advisor, Strategic ICT, OECS Commission
Reports
The publication provides key information given the relative lack of baseline data and related time-bound objectively quantifiable targets for the sub-region, and is of particular value given the dependence on natural resources for livelihoods and well-being, and thus exposure to disruption and environmental disasters, of communities in many SIDS and developing countries in the region.
Responding to the increasing calls from the public, NGOs and other stakeholders in the region and amidst the changing global environment, the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government at its Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting convened in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 10 -11 March 2014, mandated the establishment of a Commission to interrogate the issue of possible reform to the legal regimes regulating cannabis/ marijuana in CARICOM countries.
Regional Public Goods for Sustainable Health Development
The Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH) advances the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) objective of enhanced functional cooperation found in Article 6 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, with the aim to achieve more efficient operation of common services and activities; to promote greater understanding among its peoples and the advancement of their social, cultural and technological development; and to intensify joint activities in areas such as health, education, transportation, and telecommunications.
The CARlCOM Review Commission was appointed by the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, O.N., in july 2016 to review jamaica's relations with CARlCOM and within CARIFORUM.
Responding to the increasing calls from the public, NGOs and other stakeholders in the region and amidst the changing global environment, the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government at its Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting convened in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 10 -11 March 2014, mandated the establishment of a Commission to interrogate the issue of possible reform to the legal regimes regulating cannabis/ marijuana in CARICOM countries.
BASED ON THE 2017 EDITION OF THE HARMONIZED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM (HS)
The classification structure of the Schedule of Rates is based on the 2017 sixth edition Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, commonly known as the Harmonized System (HS). The Statistical Classification Numbers are based on the Standard International Trade Classification, Fourth Revision. The units for statistical classification are based on the metric system.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from its inception in 1973 recognised the importance of adequate statistical services in achieving its goals and aspirations. Within the framework of the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community and in accordance with Resolution
No. 54/74/4 of the Fourth Meeting of the Common Market Council of Ministers under the general supervision of Council, CARICOM established the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) in 1974, one year after the establishment of CARICOM. The objectives of
The Mandate
The XXV Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference (March 2014) mandated the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) to establish a CARICOM Commission on Human
Resource Development, to shape a Regional Education and Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy that would –
SUMMARY OF AUTHORISATION FOR SUSPENSIONS OF THE COMMON EXTERNAL TARIFF (CET) UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 83 OF THE REVISED TREATY ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING THE PERIOD 9 OCTOBER 2013 to 31 MARCH 2014