Caribbean Trade Reference Centre launches in Nevis
Monday February 13 2006
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Nevis’ Permanent Secretary of Education Elvin Bailey has issued a challenge to all and sundry to maximise the use of the Caribbean Trade Reference Centre, which is being housed at the Charlestown Public Library.
He made the call last Wednesday while addressing a brief ceremony to officially launch the centre at the Public Library.
“My challenge to you, to me, to all of us, is to make ourselves sufficiently familiar with this tool, so that when it becomes fully interactive, you can tell us, you can tell them (the world) what you think so that you could make that tool and the (Caricom) Single Market and Economy, the World Trade Organisation and all of those organisations, better organisations,” Bailey said
He added that the time has come whether we (as a people here on Nevis) want CSME to take effect, adding that, “we have come of age and that coming of age is particularly critical in the issue of information and access to the information. We do not, by virtue of our standing, get an opportunity to input on the development of these decisions, but we sure have an opportunity to input on the impact that it has.”
The permanent secretary noted that there is very critical information to be had from the trade centre for research material and as a resource tool.
“This Caribbean Trade Reference Centre links us to the world. How we impact the world at large will depend on how we become familiar with this tool. The challenge to you therefore is to use it, not abuse it but use it to become fully familiar with it, so that you can make meaningful discussion to the on going debate about Caricom, CSME, free trade areas, present and future, and about world trade arrangements and agreements,” he said.
Tags: capacity building Caribbean Development Policy Making Innovation
Monday February 13 2006
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Nevis’ Permanent Secretary of Education Elvin Bailey has issued a challenge to all and sundry to maximise the use of the Caribbean Trade Reference Centre, which is being housed at the Charlestown Public Library.
He made the call last Wednesday while addressing a brief ceremony to officially launch the centre at the Public Library.
“My challenge to you, to me, to all of us, is to make ourselves sufficiently familiar with this tool, so that when it becomes fully interactive, you can tell us, you can tell them (the world) what you think so that you could make that tool and the (Caricom) Single Market and Economy, the World Trade Organisation and all of those organisations, better organisations,” Bailey said
He added that the time has come whether we (as a people here on Nevis) want CSME to take effect, adding that, “we have come of age and that coming of age is particularly critical in the issue of information and access to the information. We do not, by virtue of our standing, get an opportunity to input on the development of these decisions, but we sure have an opportunity to input on the impact that it has.”
The permanent secretary noted that there is very critical information to be had from the trade centre for research material and as a resource tool.
“This Caribbean Trade Reference Centre links us to the world. How we impact the world at large will depend on how we become familiar with this tool. The challenge to you therefore is to use it, not abuse it but use it to become fully familiar with it, so that you can make meaningful discussion to the on going debate about Caricom, CSME, free trade areas, present and future, and about world trade arrangements and agreements,” he said.
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