CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) is convening a Technical Consultation on Services to be held in Nassau, Bahamas from March 24 to 25. The Technical Consultation will be followed by a meeting of the CARICOM Working Group on Services Negotiations from March 25 to 26. The Technical Consultation will assist trade officials in formulating regional negotiating positions in certain aspects of the services sector. The Consultation will examine the findings of the following Technical Papers commissioned by the RNM: • “Prospects for CARICOM Services Exports in Information and Communication Technology: Trade and Investment Issues”; • “Market Access Issues for CARICOM Services Exports in Canada and the United States: Overview and Implications for the FTAA Negotiations”; and, • “Implications for CARICOM Countries of Negotiations on Financial Services in the FTAA and GATS: Assessment of Strategic Options”. Regional and international experts in the field will lead the Technical Consultation. Participants will include officials from Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago. Regional private sector agencies will also take part in the two day meeting. The Technical Consultation will be supported by funding from the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and core funding from the RNM. For More Information Contact: Nand C. Bardouille Tel: (246) 430-1678 email: nbardouille@sunbeach.net