Reports

An Assessment of Trade Performance and Competitiveness of OECS Countries Prepared by Christopher Vignoles for the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM).

On May 19 the Dispute Settlement Body adopted the Appellate Body and the panel reports on the European Communities’ export subsidies on sugar (see Adoption of Appellate Body and panel reports DS265, DS266 & DS283_ European Communities — Export subsidies on sugar).  Mauritius spoke on behalf of ACP WTO member States, expressing concern as regards the socio-economic impact of the findings on weak and vulnerable ACP States.  Mauritius explained that some ACP countries, for example St. Kitts & Nevis, were already being forced out of their sugar production.

The Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP)
The Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework is an output of the Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP);an intervention of the 8th European
Development Fund (EDF) implemented in the period 2005 to 2008.