Customs and Tax Administration

VAT on Digital Trade in the Caribbean: Insights from The Bahamas and Barbados

The Caribbean Tax Outreach Programme, led by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) alongside regional and international partners, brings together tax officials from the Caribbean to discuss and share experiences on regional tax priorities through a series of events. The second virtual workshop of t...

CARIFORUM Team Supports EPA Implementation in Barbados

(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Barbados is now better positioned to realise greater benefits from the CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) and CARIFORUM-United Kingdom (UK) Economic Partnership Agreements, following in-country sessions from 16-17 June, ...

CARICOM ALIGNING TAX TREATY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is updating its tax treaty to align it with international standards and rules.   “The CARICOM Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) recognises the importance of tax cooperation and the shifts in the international tax landscape and decided that the CARICOM...

COTA to hold its Annual General Assembly for Tax Administrators in Saint Lucia

The Executive Council of the Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrators (COTA) met in Saint Lucia to discuss plans for their Annual General Assembly and technical conference scheduled for July 2024. Evelyn Wayne, Director for Economic Policy and Development at the CARICOM Secretariat and Executive...

CARIFORUM Customs officials begin three-day workshop in Georgetown

A Regional Workshop aimed at building capacity in the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), began this morning at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. The Regional Workshop on the Single Administrative Document (SAD) and Custo...

CARICOM, World Customs Organisation, sign MOU for capacity-building support to Region’s Customs Administrations

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and the Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) His Excellency Kunio Mikuriya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The signing ceremony took place at the CARICOM Se...

Coordinated approach necessary to manage external relations – COTED hears

The importance of effectively managing the external relations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was strongly underscored at the opening of the 45th meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Thursday in Georgetown, Guyana. Chair of the COTED, the Hon. Paula Go...

More opportunities provided for private sector as CARICOM, Cuba expand duty-free market access

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba on Thursday signed the Second Protocol to an Agreement that will expand access to each other’s markets for goods. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, and Cuban Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Julio Cesar Gonzalez Mar...

CSME Online Platforms launched to promote regional trade and business

The Caribbean Community’s development of a Single Market and Economy has been given a boost with the launch of four new on-line platforms aimed at promoting trade and improving the ease of doing business. The CARICOM Secretariat, with support from the European Union, on Monday launched the CA...

Featured Address by the Hon. Shawn Richards at the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators

Featured Address by the Hon. Shawn Richards at the 24th General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators. He reflects on the importance of effective tax administration to economic growth, public services, and regional resilience, while calling for reform,...

VAT on Digital Trade in the Caribbean: Insights from The Bahamas and Barbados

CARIFORUM Team Supports EPA Implementation in Barbados

CARICOM ALIGNING TAX TREATY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

COTA to hold its Annual General Assembly for Tax Administrators in Saint Lucia

CARIFORUM Customs officials begin three-day workshop in Georgetown

CARICOM, World Customs Organisation, sign MOU for capacity-building support to Region’s Customs Administrations

Coordinated approach necessary to manage external relations – COTED hears

More opportunities provided for private sector as CARICOM, Cuba expand duty-free market access

CSME Online Platforms launched to promote regional trade and business

Featured Address by the Hon. Shawn Richards at the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators

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