KEY NOTE ADDRESS ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME) AND THE FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOUR ACROSS THE REGION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, DELIVERED   BY STEVEN MAC ANDREW, SPECIALIST, MOVEMENT OF SKILLS/LABOUR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTY ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL INSURANCE OFFICE, 8 JUNE 2004, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

INTRODUCTION I wish to first of all extend my sincere congratulations to the Director, Board and Staff of the National Insurance Office on the occasion of its 37th anniversary. I also wish to express my sincere gratitude to the National Insurance Office for the honor bestowed upon me to deliver this...
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER, BARBADOS, TO THE AMERICAN BUSINESS AND CONSULTING GROUP SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON “IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR US-CARICOM ECONOMIC RELATIONS”,  2 APRIL 2004, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Mr. Chairman, Elected Officials of New York State and New York City, Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, The Hon. Sylvia Radix, Dr. Edison Jackson, Assistant Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat, Specially Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, We share a world that is...
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CSME PUBLIC EDUCATION MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is enhancing the regional Public Education Programme for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) with a series of communications events beginning in Barbados this week. Focus group sessions to inform a CSME message-design will be conducted by a te...
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CSME TRAINING FOR CARICOM IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Immigration Officers will participate in a Train the Trainer Session on 11-12 February at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. This activity is the second phase of a project aimed at training Immigration Officers on issues pertaining to the free movement of pers...
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REALIZING THE CSME : PROSPECTS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR BHARAT JAGDEO , PRESIDENT , COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, AT THE NATIONAL ONE DAY SEMINAR ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 1 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Ministers representing Ministries of the Government of Guyana, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Members of the Diplomatic Core, Members of the Business Community, Representative of Workers Organisations , Other Non Governmental Organisations , Ladies and gentlemen Welcome THE BASIC...
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. CLEMENT J. ROHEE,  MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA,  TO THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET & ECONOMY, 1 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Preparations are moving apace at various levels within the Caribbean Community to institutionalize as fast as possible the Single Market and Economy (SME) in this regard, Guyana is no exception. The target year has been set for sometime before year 2005. We are a mere two years away from this moment...
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COTED MEETS ON CRUCIAL CSME MATTERS

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will focus on crucial issues concerning the establishment of CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) when the week-long officials and ministerial deliberations begin at the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat on 8 January, 200...
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY,  27 NOVEMBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community's Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Regio...
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