Infuse Development! It’s the Only Way!

Advocacy Paper

3 June 2009 by Ashley Payne

An Initial Civil Society Advocacy Position Paper on CARICOM/Canada/USA FTA
The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) and its members and other partner organizations have long campaigned on trade liberalization, specifically its impact and orientation. CPDC has also developed advocacy position papers on a number of issues including the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the Economic Partnership (...)

Regional Training Workshop: Labour, Gender & International Trade Agreement

3 June 2009 by Ashley Payne

The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) with the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Human Resources & Social Development Canada (HRSDC) hosted a regional training workshop in Kingston, Jamaica, December 06-07, 2007. The workshop engaged critical issues around the treatment of Labour and Gender Issues in the context of International Trade (...)

CARIBBEAN BEACON 2008 EDITION

Free Trade Impacts Livlihoods

3 June 2009 by Ashley Payne

The Caribbean Beacon is an annual policy magazine produced by the Caribbean (NGO) Policy Development Centre.

CARICOM SECRETARIAT SETS UP EPA IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

PRESS RELEASE

24 February 2009 by Ashley Payne

CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has moved to ensure urgent implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Community (EC).
In keeping with the directive of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Secretariat has established a Unit to coordinate the implementation of the Agreement which was signed in October last year by the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and (...)