(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) SIXTY college and university students from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be the initial beneficiaries of a project facilitated by the CARICOM Secretariat with the assistance of the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP).

The project entitled ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotions’ will see the students travel to a fellow CARICOM Member State where they will learn more about the country and opportunities within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). During their stay the students will also visit various government agencies and private sector companies and have the opportunity to meet with senior personnel and their peers.

The object of this project is to engage the next generation in identifying career opportunities in wage employment, self employment and starting a business within the CSME.

The three host countries for this field promotion are Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica. Twenty students from Belize will be the first to benefit when they visit Trinidad and Tobago from 15-19 September. This will be followed by twenty students from Suriname who will visit Barbados from 29 September to 3 October. The third and final leg will see the same number of students from Dominica visit Jamaica from 30 September to 4 October.