Barbados: Government to seek national consensus on participation in CSME

Bridgetown, Barbados: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur says his administration will seek the consent of various stakeholders before the island adopts a final position regarding its participation in the Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy (CSME). Arthur gave the assurance at the end of a...

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Published inBBC Monitoring Americas - Political p. 1
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published London BBC Worldwide Limited 31.07.2003
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Arthur, Owen
BARBADOS
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Summary:Bridgetown, Barbados: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur says his administration will seek the consent of various stakeholders before the island adopts a final position regarding its participation in the Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy (CSME). Arthur gave the assurance at the end of a national two-day private and public sector consultation at the weekend, which focused on "Making Barbados CSME-Ready". Barbados has set next year as its deadline to implement its obligations for the CSME, one year ahead of the 2005 target date set by Caricom for the launch of the regional trade and economic initiative.