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The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an enlarged market which offers: 

  • more and better opportunities to produce and sell goods and services and to attract investment;
  • greater economies of scale;
  • increased competitiveness; full employment and improved standards of living for the people of the Caribbean Community.

The ultimate goal of the CSME is to provide the foundation for growth and development through the creation of a single economic space for the production of competitive goods and services. The CSME is at the heart of CARICOM’s economic integration, and economic integration is one of four pillars on which CARICOM rests in pursuit of its objectives.

Already, the CSME has had an impact on the lives of citizens and business. Several categories of persons seeking employment move freely. This has been achieved through –

  • the abolition of the work-permit system;
  • the introduction of the Certificate of CARICOM Skills Qualification;
  • definite entry for six months;
  • indefinite leave to stay in a Member State; and
  • the right to transfer social-security benefits from one CARICOM state to another 
  • In addition, the creation of the Caribbean Court of Justice to interpret and apply the Treaty that established CARICOM and to settle dispute contributes to harmonization in the countries that have signed on to the CSME.

Like other areas of work in the CARICOM integration process, the implementation and operation of the Single Market and Economy is being undertaken by a number of stakeholders; principal among them are the CARICOM Secretariat, Members States and Community Institutions. At the CARICOM Secretariat, the Development and Operation of the CSME Programme seeks to develop, articulate, implement and harmonise policies and programmes throughout the Community, so that people of the Community could enjoy the stated benefits of the CSME. These include continued work on standardization and harmonization in areas such as –

  • anti-dumping measures
  • banking and securities;
  • competition policy;
  • consumer protection;
  • customs;
  • intellectual property rights;
  • food and drug regulation and labeling;
  • standards and technical regulations;
  • manufacture and trade in goods regulations;
  • regulatory and institutional and administrative procedures in the Member States to enable efficient intra-regional trade in keeping with established regional trading arrangements.

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  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
      • Vision and Mission Statements | Core Values
      • Mandate
      • History
    • MINISTRY OFFICIALS
      • Minister
      • Minister of State
      • Permanent Secretary
    • DIVISIONS / DEPARTMENTS / UNITS
      • Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs
        • Bilateral Relations Department
        • Caribbean & Americas Department
      • Consular, Diaspora and Protocol Division
        • Consular Affairs Department
        • Diaspora Affairs Department
        • Protocol Department
      • Foreign Trade Division
        • Foreign Trade Department / Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit
      • Multilateral Affairs Division
        • Economics Affairs Department
        • International Organisations Department
      • Other Departments and Units
        • Customer Service Branch
        • Legal Unit
        • Access to Information and Records Unit
  • WHAT WE DO
    • CONSULAR SERVICES FOR JAMAICAN CITIZENS
      • Passport and Citizenship Applications & Notarial Services
      • Authentication and Legalisation of Documents
      • Apostille Authentication Application Form
      • Arrest , Detention and Incarceration Overseas
      • Death, Severe Injury or Critical Illness While Travelling Abroad.
      • Emergency Assistance while Travelling Abroad
      • Enforcement of Child Maintenance Orders
      • Deportation
      • Protecting the rights and interests of Jamaican in vulnerable situations
    • CONSULAR SERVICES FOR OTHER NATIONALITIES
      • Getting Married in Jamaica
      • Arrest & Detention while visiting Jamaica
      • Authentication and Legalisation of Documents
    • DIASPORA AFFAIRS
      • JA-DEM
      • Global Jamaica Diaspora Council
      • The Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council
      • Tracing your Jamaicans Roots
      • Returning to reside permanently in Jamaica
      • Procedures for Charitable Donations
    • FOREIGN TRADE
      • Foreign Trade Policy
      • – Foreign Trade Policy (2017)
      • – Action Plan for National Foreign Trade Policy,
        2017-2022
      • – Trade Policy 2001
      • General Information on Jamaica’s Trade
      • Bilateral Trade Agreements
      • Jamaica and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
      • The ACP/EU Trade Relationship
      • Multilateral Trade Relations
  • EMBASSIES/CONSULATES
    • JAMAICAN REPRESENTATIVES OVERSEAS
      • High Commissions, Embassies & Permanent Missions
      • Consulates General
      • Consulates
    • FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES IN JAMAICA
      • Order of Precedence – Diplomatic Corps
      • High Commissions & Embassies
      • International Organizations
      • Consulates
  • RESOURCES
    • VISA REQUIREMENTS
      • Travelling To Jamaica
      • Jamaicans Travelling Overseas
    • JA-DEM
    • TPA ORDERS AND SANCTIONS
    • GOJ ASSIGNMENT OF SUBJECTS DEPARTMENTS AGENCIES
    • PRESS RELEASES
    • SPEECHES & STATEMENTS
      • HMFAFT Speeches
      • HMFAFT Statements
    • POLICIES & ACTION PLANS
      • Foreign Trade Policy, 2017-2022
      • National Diaspora Policy
      • Action Plan for National Foreign Trade Policy, 2017-2022
  • GOV JA
    • TABLE OF PRECEDENCE
    • GOVERNOR GENERAL
    • PRIME MINISTER
    • OPPOSITION LEADER
    • MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
    • PERMANENT SECRETARIES
  • JA-DEM
  • CONTACT US
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