CARICOM’s Trade and Economic Council approves strategy for the re-opening of regional economies
The fiftieth meeting of the Council for Trade
and Economic Development (COTED) this week approved a strategy for the
re-opening of economies in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Council which
is made up of Trade Ministers and officials agreed to a framework centered on
the development and adherence to defined metrics related to the Covid-19 virus,
which will guide in the reopening process.
The strategy recommends a graduated model which
sees governments relaxing restrictions in a deliberate, phased and incremental
manner based on the transmission risk profile of the pandemic in specified
geographical locations, sectors or businesses.
The framework suggests establishing a national
public private consultative mechanism to govern the relaunch of economic
activity at the Member State level; minimum standards which must be attained before
relaxation of restrictions and communications to build public trust. There is
also the proposal for Certificates of Operation to be issued to businesses that
have been verified to be compliant in the protocols established for the
industry.
The fiftieth meeting of COTED held virtually yesterday, 6 May 2020 was chaired by the Grenada Minister of Economic Development, Trade, Planning and Labour, the Honourable Oliver Joseph; with Ministerial representation from most CARICOM Member States. The Premier of Montserrat, the Honourable Joseph E. Farrell also attended the meeting as well as representatives from the public and private sectors.
CARICOM Secretariat's Assistant Secretary-General Joseph Cox spoke to Michelle Nurse of the Secretariat's Communications Unit at the end of the COHSOD Meeting:
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