CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) participating in the CYA-CSME Attachment Programme have described the experience as “invaluable”. youth advocates from Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago had to say! Follow updates on our social media platforms using #CSMEWithMe
Samantha Rampersad, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Trinidad and Tobago shares her "light-bulb" moment from the CARICOM Youth Ambassador-CARICOM Single Market and Economy Attachment Programme.
Kirell Forsyth, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, St Vincent and the Grenadines, shares his most rewarding experience at the CARICOM Youth Ambassador-CARICOM Single Market and Economy Attachment Programme
Tuesday 9 July 2024 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, the Honourable Fitzgerald Hinds, says the country is committed to contributing to the development of a regional migration policy framework that reflects the priorities of the People of the Caribbean Community.
“Climate change and natural disasters remain key drivers of displacements in the Region with the frequency and magnitude of events likely to increase in the future. This has contributed to many regional states facing demographic decline, which has impacted their workforce, our younger population seeking job opportunities outside the Region and many key sectors being negatively impacted.”
“You are the future of the Region and the ones best placed to reach the youth of your countries and communicate what is at stake with the integration project. This attachment programme is meant to deepen your understanding of the CSME and place you in a position to become advocates of the integration project. But more importantly, it is meant to build a network of like-minded young people.”
Leo Preville, Director, CARICOM Single Market, CARICOM Secretariat.
Leo Preville, Director of the CARICOM Single Market at the CARICOM Secretariat, shares his thoughts on the critical role of youth in advancing the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
“The HeDPAC Initiative has emerged as an important opportunity for the global South to work together to further strengthen the healthcare services provided to the people of these regions. Championed by Her Excellency Mia Amor Mottley and His Excellency Paul Kawage, the CARICOM Secretariat acknowledges that it seeks to address common, high-priority issues with mutually beneficial solutions.”
CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday 14 May at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.
Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago, is the Chair the 58th Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).
