(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are making steady progress on all fronts including statistical data collection and sharing to foster the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) after its December 2005 implementation. To this ...

As the Region embraces the theme of this year’s Worlds Standards Day “Standards for a Safer World”, we are enjoined to focus on industry best-practices, new and emerging technologies, new barriers to trade as well as emerging threats to health, safety and the environment. As a useful economic and so...

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Chief Negotiators from the six Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union met in London, October 4 to 5. The objectives of the co-ordinating meeting were to take stock of and review ongoing negotia...

CARIFORUM-EU LAUNCH CRUCIAL PHASE OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TALKS The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched today in Saint Lucia. CARIFORUM Trade Ministers and European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelso...

The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched in Saint Lucia on Friday 30 September 2005. CARIFORUM Trade Ministers and European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met on the occasion of the Second CARIFORU...

Mr. Chairman Assistant Director-General of Health of Canada Members of the Diplomatic Corps Executive Secretary, CROSQ Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me very special pleasure to welcome you to our new Headquar...

GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – “For small developing economies, trade is an important mechanism for nurturing economic growth. In the current international trading environment, however, there is a scaling down and in some cases dismantlement of special arrangements for key Caribbean export pr...

GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – “CARIFORUM-EU negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement are at a propitious juncture, having successfully advanced through two preliminary phases. Emerging from the current Regional Integration phase, both sides have a better understanding of their respective econo...