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| CARICOM
Heads Meet in Jamaica Today for Symbolic Signing of CSM Agreement |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 29 (JIS): |
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CARICOM
Heads of Government will converge in Jamaica today (Jan. 30)
for the symbolic signing of the Single Market aspect of the
CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
The historic ceremony will be held on the Mona campus of the
University of the West Indies, which is one of the earliest
symbols of regional integration. CARICOM Secretary General,
Dr. Edwin Carrington, will oversee the function, which will
be carried live via television across the region. |
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| CSM
will Widen Employment, Trade and Business Opportunities |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 27 (JIS): |
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| With
the advent of the Caribbean Single Market (CSM) on January 1,
opportunities have been presented for additional jobs for Jamaicans,
a widening of the job market with more choices, opportunities
to travel to other Caribbean countries for employment, as well
as to expand businesses and create new ones. |
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| CSM
will Transform Region-CARICOM Secretary General |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 27 (JIS): |
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| The
formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market will take place on
Monday January 30, 2006, at the University of the West Indies,
Mona campus, signaling a new beginning for CARICOM countries
as the region seeks to create a shared market space to secure
its survival within the global sphere. |
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| No
Major Disruptions in Labour and Skills Under CSME |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 26 (JIS): |
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| CARICOM
member states should suffer no major disruption from the free
movement of labour and skills provided under the CARICOM Single
Market and Economy (CSME), says Steven Mac Andrew, movement
of skills/labour specialist with the CSME Regional Unit. |
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| Finance
Minister Highlights Opportunities of CSM |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 26 (JIS): |
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| Minister
of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies is urging Jamaicans
to take the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) very seriously, as the
regional economic initiative will present many opportunities
and possibilities for citizens of the states. |
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| CSM’s
Free Movement Clause will not Affect Health Sector - Junor |
| KINGSTON,
Jan. 19 (JIS): |
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Health
Minister John Junor has assured, that the free movement of skilled
persons throughout the region, will not impact negatively on
the local health sector.
Under the free movement clause of the CARICOM Single Market
(CSM), skilled persons are entitled to move and work freely
throughout the region. Persons eligible include university graduates,
media practitioners, artistes, musicians, sportspersons, managers,
technical and supervisory staff attached to a company or a self-employed
person. |
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| CSME
Public Forum |
| January
17, 2006 |
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| Members
of the public are being invited to attend a free public session
on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) on Wednesday,
January 25 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Tabernacle
Auditorium, 58 Half-Way-Tree Road. |
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| NCTVET
Highlights Importance of Certification |
| January
17, 2006 |
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| The
National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(NCTVET), is advising the public of the need and importance
of certification, including certification in agriculture. |
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| Banking
Consultant Proposes Regional Regulatory Body |
| January
12, 2006 |
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| Faye
Jacobs, Executive Director of Caribbean Integrated Financial
Services Limited (CIFS) is proposing the establishment of
a regulatory banking body for the region. |
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| Statement
by Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of the Re-Establisment
of Diplomatic Relations Between Grenada and the People’s
Republic of China. |
| January
16, 2006 |
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| On
January 20, 2005, Grenada took the bold, yet visionary step
to re-establish diplomatic relations with the People’s
Republic of China. In so doing, it joined the vast majority
of countries around the world which have embraced the One China
Policy. |
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| PM
Manning Is New Caricom Chairman |
| January
11, 2006 |
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| Prime
Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning assumed the
Chairmanship of Caricom on January 1, 2006. This would mean,
the Prime Minister said, he will be in greater contact with
his Caribbean colleagues and will travel more within the region. |
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| CARICOM
Ministers Intensify Single Market Talks |
| January
11, 2006 |
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packed agenda including the continued implementation of the
CARICOM Single Market (CSM), the inevitable repositioning of
the Region’s traditional agriculture industries and disaster
mitigation are among the major issues up for discussion by the
Caribbean Community’s Council for Trade and Economic Development
(COTED). |
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| CARICOM
Urged to Grasp Opportunities for Closer Integration |
| January
10, 2006 |
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| While
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is well positioned to reap
the benefits of the integration movement, the Region faces many
challenges which must be overcome to ensure the sustainability
of a good quality of life for CARICOM nationals. |
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| CSME
Week in Jamaica |
| January
6, 2006 |
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| History
will record the significance of January 2006 to the Caribbean
Community and Common Market (CARICOM). On January 1, the CARICOM
Single Market (CSM) took effect signalling the formal establishment
of the newest trade bloc. |
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| CARICOM
and UWI |
| January
4, 2006 |
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| It
is not by chance that the University of the West Indies (UWI)
is the backdrop against which the symbolic signing of the CARICOM
Single Market (CSM) will take place in late January. The fact
is that both institutions share in essence a symbiotic relationship. |
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| Statement
by the Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad
and Tobago and Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of
Government |
| January
1, 2006 |
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| Today,
1st January 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) takes one
of its most significant steps in the process of regional integration,
as the CARICOM Single Market becomes a reality. It is my privilege
and honour that on this historic day I assume the chairmanship
of the Caribbean Community until 30 June 2006 during which time
Trinidad and Tobago will host the 17th Intersessional Meeting
of the Heads of Government of the Community on the 9th and 10th
of February. |
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| Patterson
signs legal instrument to bring the Caricom Single Market into
being |
| December
30, 2005 |
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Jamaica
became the 8th Caricom country to sign the Agreement to establish
the Caricom Single Market which is to take effect on January
1, 2006. Prime Minister the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson signed
the legal instrument this morning (December 30, 2005) at his
residence on Shortwood Road in Kingston, Jamaica. |
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| CARICOM
Places Focus on ICT for Development |
| December
30, 2005 |
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CARICOM
is placing increased focus on Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) as a critical part of human and social development
in the region, and as such, has placed the ICT development
agenda and its myriad of activities, directly under the portfolio
of the Deputy Secretary General. |
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| CARICOM
Newest Trade Bloc on January 23 |
| December
25, 2005 |
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Come
January 23, 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) becomes the
newest trade bloc, joining the approximately 194 other trade
blocs in the fight to ensure market survival.
These trade blocs enjoy special and differential treatment amongst
themselves, in addition to the removal of trade barriers within
the bloc and also have a common trade tariff for third countries.
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