Local Events of Interest

	[Sept. 9, 2010] BCSI Members' Social: Healthy and Wealthy

Regional Events of Interest

	[Nov 8-12, 2010] Thirty-First Meeting of COTED

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	PSTT Briefs - Opportunities and Challenges Barbadian Exporters Currently Face in Accessing Particular Foreign Markets. The PSTT Briefs will focus specifically on the markets in Brazil, costa Rica and Panama.
	Trade Negotiations Insights July/August 2010 Edition
	Office of Trade Negotiations Private Sector Trade Note Vo. 12 - CARICOM-Brazil Trade
	Invitation to Bid for CARTFund Projects
	PSTT Article - The Challenge of Translating Market Access into Market Penetration
	PSTT/OTN Trade Agreements 101 Business Dialogue Information from the PSTT/OTN Trade Agreements 101 Business Dialogue held on February 16, 2010 at the Savannah Hotel
	PSTT/CARTFUND Press Release
	First Call for Proposals to Improve the Business Climate and Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
	Bridges January 2010 Edition
	ProInvest Technical Assistance
	Trade Negotiations Insights February 2010 Edition
	Private Sector Trade Note - CARICOM-USA Trade This document is a product of the private sector outreach of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM)
	Caribbean Export Development Agency - Onsite Caribbean 2 Project Report on the Guidelines for Technical Regulations and Standards in the European Union Market for Artisanal Products
	2010 International Buyers Program Calendar
	PSTT Article - Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) in the EPA
	PSTT Article on Reconciling Health and Safety Concerns with Trade Policy
	PSTT Article on Rules of Origin in Free Trade Agreements
	Towards a CARICOM-Canada Trade and Development Agreement Part 1,2 & 3
	PSTT Article - The Changing Trade Relations between CARIFORUM and the FCOR
	Barbados' Commitments on Services under the EPA The EPA Implementation Matrix document details the level of market access granted by Barbados to the European Community for the provision of services under the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Parnership Agreement (EPA).  These commitments took effect from December 29, 2008.
	Barbados' EPA Zero Rated List The EPA Zero Rated List details the products that Barbados has subjected to immediate liberalisation (2009) under the EPA.
	Trade War or Storm in a Teacup? The Barbados-Jamaica Beef Patty 'Impasse'
	PSTT Article - The Private Sector & the Challenge of EPA Implementation
	C'bean/Canada Negotiations: Their Signifance for the Egg & Poultry Industry in the Region - Opportunities and Threats. This PSTT presentation was delivered to the Caribbean Association of Egg and Poultry Producers on July 3rd, 2009
	CARICOM-Canada Trade and Developement Agreement
	Bridges Monthly Edition - May-June 2009
	SBA/PSTT CARICOM-Canada Trade & Development Negotiations Focus Group Documents This PSTT presentation was given at the SBA/PSTT CARICOM-Canada Trade Negotiations Workshop
	CRNM's Private Sector Trade Note - CARICOM's (Goods) Export Performance
	Press Release on the CRNM/PSTT Awareness Building Workshop
	CRNM/PSTT EPA Awareness Building Workshop Documents Documents on the CRNM/PSTT EPA Awareness Building Workshop held at the Savannah Hotel on March 19, 2009.
	Barbadian Companies to Get Help Exploiting EPA This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	Bridges Monthly Edition - February-March 2009
	Trade Negotiations Insights - April 2009
	Trade Negotiating Insights March 2009
	The Global Financial Crisis - Can We Withstand The Shock This address was delivered by Dr. Marion Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados at the B'dos Chamber of Commerce Lunchoen held on February 25, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel
	Address by the Hon. David Thompson at the BCCI 1st Luncheon for 2009
	Caribbean Moving Ahead With EPA This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	Making the most of the EPA - By the Former Prime Minister of Barbados, The Rt Hon. Owen S Arthur This Presentation was delivered at the Private Sector Association of Jamaica Chairman's Club Forum on February 3, 2009
	Trade Negotiations Insights - February 2009
	No Stopping EPA Signing This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	Developing Countries and Trade Agreements- The Real Beneficiaries This feature presentation was delivered by Mr. David Jessop, Executive Director, Caribbean Council to more than 250 persons on the occasion of the Second Annual Dr. Lawson Nurse Memorial Lecture on September 16, 2008
	Barbados' Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals for 2008
	The July 2008 Package - Statement by the WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy This is the transcribed version of the audio statement delivered to the WTO Body by the Director General, Pascal Lamy after the failed Geneva talks on July 29, 2008.
	PSTT Government Procurement Workshop Documents Presentations delivered by Mr. Ivor Carryl and Ms. Leslie-Ann Edwards of the CSME Unit at the PSTT Government Procurement Workshop and additional related material may be viewed on this page.
	Overview of the CSME This presentation which traces the CSME from its inception to its current status was delivered as a precursor to PSTT's workshop on Government Procurement
	CARICOM Told to Protect Tertiary Education Sector This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	WTO Move Threatens Rice Industry in Guyana This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360.
	Feature Address by the Hon. Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business This address was delivered on the occasion of the CRNM/PSTT Trade Negotiations Boot Camp - June 2008
	Presentation- Services Trade Negotiations This presentation was delivered by Ayanna Young Marshall at the CRNM/PSTT Trade Negotiations Boot Camp entitled "Profiting from Trade Negotiations"
	Golding: EPA Promises Big Opportunities for Reggae Music This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	Antigua, US Make Last Attempts To Settle Gaming Row This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360
	Rice row between Guyana and Jamaica settled This article is being republished with the kind consent of Caribbean360.
	WTO-Services Chair Issues Report on Doha Negotiations The Chair of the Services Negotiations issued on May 26, 2008 his report on the elements required for the completion of the services negotiations.  An annex to the report contains a draft services text that WTO members, after further discussion could adopt.
	WTO Rules Against the EU (Again) on Bananas
	Caribbean EPA Held Up as a Model Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	Banana Dispute Talks Postponed This article is being re-published with the kind consent of Caribbean 360.
	Heads Meeting to Find Solution to Banana Crisis This article is being re-published with the kind consent of Caribbean 360.
	TACARI Regional EU Market Access Seminar Report This seminar took place in Kingston Jamaica, March 3-5, 2008
	Presentation on Barbados-Suriname Trade 2002-2007 This PSTT Presentation was given at the First Meeting of the Barbados-Suriname Joint Economic Technical & Cultural Commission, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business
	Presentation to the CECOFORMA Regional Seminar on CARIFORUM-EC EPA This PSTT presentation was given at the one-day Regional Information Seminar on the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	The Implications of the EPA This article, which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner on Feb 15, 2008, was written by Prof. Norman Girvan.
	Response to Stabroek News- A Letter to the Editor This letter from the Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, H.E. Dr. the Hon. Richard Bernal, was written to the Editor of Stabroek News, Guyana, in response to an article on the EPA written by Prof. Clive Thomas. Republished with permission from the CRNM
	Presentation- A review of the CARIFORUM-EC EPA Agreement This PSTT presentation highlighting various aspects of the Economic Partnership Agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Community was recently given at the BIBA Luncheon.
	EPA Agreement a 'good deal' - Golding Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	Implications of a CARIFORUM-EC EPA This paper was written by Norman Girvan (Professional Research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations, UWI, Trinidad)
	Article: The CARIFORUM-EC EPA Agreement and Trade in Services This PSTT article addresses some of the aspects of the services agreement and highlights some of the issues that may arise from this arrangement.
	Article: The CARIFORUM-EC EPA Agreement: The Manufacturing Sector This PSTT article briefly examines some of the implications of the EPA on the manufacturing sector.
	Barbados Establishes Relations with Qatar Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	More Italian Money for Caribbean Agriculture Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	EU Describes Talks with Caribbean as "Promising" Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	Barbados Considers Chinese Tourism Republished with Permission from Caribbean360
	Caribbean Trade Talks at UN Assembly Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	Towards an Africa-Caribbean Free Trade Agreement This PSTT presentation was delivered at the Commission for Pan African Affairs Bicentennial Global Dialogue: Fostering Sustainable Dialogue with Africa and its Diaspora - The Case of the Caribbean
	Trade Implications of Doing Business with Africa and the Diaspora This PSTT presentation was delivered at the Commission for Pan African Affairs Bicentennial Global Dialogue: Fostering Sustainable Dialogue with Africa and its Diaspora - The Case of the Caribbean
	Feature Address: Dr. Lawson Nurse Memorial Lecture The PSTT and the BIDC hosted the inaugural Dr. Lawson Nurse Memorial Lecture on August 21, 2007. The featured speaker, H.E. Ambassador C. Trevor Clarke spoke on the topic, "WTO Negotiations: Issues of Relevance for Barbados". Please click the link to view the speech and the powerpoint presentation.
	Doing Business with Curacao 2006
	Doing Business with Martinique
	Presentation on Doing Business with Costa Rica This presentation was done by Francisco Gamboa for Caribbean Export at the Doing Business with Costa Rica Seminar held on June 5, 2007
	Talking with the US president and investors about globalisation Republished with permission from Gleaner Company Ltd
	Antigua seeks compensation from USA Republished with permission from Caribbean360
	Divisions unresolved, WTO members gear up for another push toward DOHA deal This BRIDGES Weekly dated April 25, 2007 is re-published with permission.
	CARICOM-France Accord in the Making Republished with the permission of Caribbean360
	Europe has Forgotten Commitment to ACP Countries – Guyana President This article by SC Admin was published on Caribbean PressReleases. com on March 13, 2007. Please click on the title to access the news item.
	ILO Caribbean NewsLink January 2007 ILO Caribbean NewsLink provides news and other information about the International Labour Organisation, Subregional Office for the Caribbean. It is not an official document of the ILO.
	The U.S., Dominican Republic Finally Implement Free Trade
	WTO Report calls for EU Farm Tariff
	CARICOM Visas are a Success says Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister
	Joint Statement of the Third CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial Nov 2006
	Trading with the French DOMs- A Closer Look at Martinique and Guadeloupe
	Updated Issues Paper: The Movement of Persons under the CSME and the European Community This report, which is the fifth in a series of Issues Papers written by the PSTT, briefly compares the movement of persons under the CSME and the European Union. (Oct 2006)
	Trade Liberalisation and the Cultural Industries Sector in Barbados in Light of Negotiations for the CARIFORUM European Economic Partnership Agreement This revised version of the study on Cultural Industries Sector in Barbados which was commissioned by the PSTT, includes discussion on the importance of the sector to the economy; the impact of an EPA on Cultural Industries; the intellectual property regime in the development of the industry and the legal regulatory environment...
	The Technical Barriers to Trade-Hurdles Companies Must Overcome This PSTT article was published in the BIDC's Business Catalyst, January - March 2006 Edition.
	The Caribbean Business Council
	Matrix of WTO Proposals on Trade Facilitation - CARICOM Comments and Policy Recommendations
	Document for the Establishment of the CARICOM /Dominican Republic Business Forum The CARICOM Dominican Republic Business Forum as provided for under Article X111 of the CARICOM/Dominican Republic Free Trade Area Agreement was signed into agreement on June 9th, 2006 at the Savannah Hotel in Barbados.
	Presentation- The Isle of Martinique This presentation was prepared by The Martinique Development Agency (ADEM).
	EPA TWG Summary Report An update on the PSTT's involvement in preparations for the EPA Negotiations with the European Union.
	PSTT's CSME Business Forum-Session 1 This audio file covers Session 1- Day 1 of the Barbados Private Sector Trade Team's CSME Business Forum. Min. of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade- Kerrie Symmonds gave the feature address "The CSME in the Context of the International Trading Environment" and panellists Maureen Crane-Scott, Paul Pounder, Ben Arrindell and Francoise Hendy discussed the topic "Facilitating Business within the CARICOM Single Economy.
	PSTT's CSME Business Forum- Day 2, Session 1-Services This audio file covers Session 1, Day 2- Services. Mr. Timothy Odle, CARICOM Secretariat, gave a feature presentation entitled "Regulating Domestic Legislation" while panellists Tonika Sealy, Ava Jordan and Allan Herbert, moderated by Andrea Symmonds discussed "Enhancing the Provision of Services within CARICOM".
	PSTT's CSME Business Forum- Day 2, Session 2- Agriculture This audio file covers Session 2, Day 2- Agriculture. The feature address, "The Impact the CSME will have on the Local Agricultural Sector" was given by Mr. James Paul. This was followed by a panel dicussion entitled, "The Impact of the CSME on Agriculture-A Sub-sectoral View featuring Sen. Andrew Bynoe, Mr. Jeff Goddard, Mr. Keith Laurie and Mr. Anthony Sobers.
	PSTT's CSME Business Forum-Sessions 2 & 3 This audio file from PSTT's CSME Business Forum: Session 2, Day 1 features Sen. Lynette Eastmond on the topic "Dispute Settlement within the Caribbean" followed by panellists Jeff Cumberbatch, Decourcey Eversley and Bobby Morris. The Deputy Prime Minister, The Hon. Mia Mottley gave her feature address on "Revisiting the Business Model for the Manufacturing Sector". The panellists were Dr. Don Marshall, Vincent McClean and Anthony Sobers.
	The Forgotten Cornerstone of the Doha Development Round
	Playing Games with Trade Rules
	The CSME - A Gateway for the Export of Barbados' Services
	Trading with the European Union
	Reviewing the Free Movement of CARICOM Nationals
	WTO State of Play
	A Brief Look at International Trade Negotiations and some Implications for the Barbados Business community
	Be Globally Competitive in the Delivery of Services
	Business Competitiveness as a Requirement for Survival in today's Global Economy
	Domestic Regulation - Understanding the Issues
	Liberalisation of Goods and Services
	Making CSME Work for Business
	Preparing for Competition
	Providing for Free Movement of Persons under the CSME
	Special and Differential Treatment
	Strategic Thinking Needed
	The Current Status of Trade in Services Negotiations
	Trade and the Environment
	Trade and the Small Business
	Trade Facilitation
	Trade in Services
	Trade with Canada
	Understanding Government Procurement
	Using Trade Negotiations to Support Tourism
	CARICOMs Response to Trade Developments

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