A number of years have passed since this booklet was first published and it remains one of the most popular sources of information on the Free Movement aspects of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat takes great pleasure in presenting this updated second edition. Once again this publication has been made possible with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The updating of this critical source of information has become necessary since the CSME continues to evolve as a work in progress and the information within these pages must reflect the achievements made along the journey of regional integration.

All CSME awareness studies and public education impact assessments reflect the requests by the peoples of the Community for more information on the CSME. This booklet is therefore one element within a regional strategy of communication processes attempting to bolster the efforts undertaken at the national levels.

The achievement of a Single Market in 2006 was a critical juncture in the evolution of the Community since the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973, which gave birth to CARICOM. And as the Community celebrates its accomplishments seen in part by the many institutions and programmes created over the years, there is need to reflect and reinforce the importance of these milestones through communication products, such as this document. Public education via collaboration with the many stakeholders remains indispensable to reinforce the purpose of regional integration and highlight how far we have travelled.