Concept Paper Franchising
This concept paper examines the development of a franchising framework for services within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Prepared in accordance with the contractual Guidelines and Expected Outcomes agreed between the CARICOM Secretariat and G. L. Sydney Simmons of Global Development ...
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Former Barbados Prime Minister addresses integration challenges
Former Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur says while the decision in 1989 to transform CARICOMeconomies into a single market and economy was one of the most momentous decisions in the history of the Caribbean, “it was a transformation that was never going to be easily achieved.”...
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CSME- Free Movement Travel and Work
A number of years have passed since this booklet was first published and it remains one of the most popular sources of information on the Free Movement aspects of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat takes great pleasure in presenting this updat...
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Trinidad and Tobago signs important protocol
“Trinidad and Tobago on Friday signed the Protocol to Amend Article 83 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
This important Protocol clarifies the flexibility afforded to COTED (Council for Trade and Economic...
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Dominican Stakeholders strategize towards a National CSME Communication Plan
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 17, 2014 - The Dominica Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs, in partnership with the CARICOM Secretariat, is developing a CSME Communication Plan. A recent workshop brought representatives from the public and private sectors around th...
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Belize further prepares key agencies to facilitate greater access to the CARICOM Single Market
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Belizean government is this week continuing specially tailored educational sessions on the benefits, roles and responsibilities of key Government agencies and private sector groups in helping Belizeans secure the...
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CARICOM moves to boost consumer protection
Representatives from Consumer Agencies in at least fourteen CARICOM Member States participated in a one-day meeting to agree on a mechanism to further advance consumer protection within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
The meeting held in Suriname on Tuesday, 2 December, 2014, di...
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Grenada CSME Process Owners undergo refresher training on the Treatment of CARICOM Nationals
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana): Personnel from Customs, Immigration, Business and Investment agencies and the Ministries of Tourism and Culture took the opportunity to participate in a CSME refresher training session hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the&n...
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Regional Company Registrars Consider Integrated Online Registry
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A meeting to discuss the development of a complete online registry among 12 Member States participating in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) will be held in Saint Lucia from 8 – 10 December 2014. The...
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