St Vincent & Grenadines ‘Ready For The CSME’
According to a report in the regional media, Caricom official W. Salas Hamilton believes that the population
of St Vincent & the Grenadines is familiar with the issues surrounding the Caricom
Single Market Economy (CSME), and that the jurisdiction is well prepared for assimilation
into the economic union.
“I think St. Vincent is on board; very much on board. I don’t think
there are any serious issues as in some other countries regarding whether people
can travel or come into St. Vincent, etc,” Mr Hamilton told Caribbean
Net News in an interview. He went on to note that: “From the groups I met with, they were all wholehearted in saying they
don’t think there will be any mass exodus from St. Vincent when you have
the CSME final signing and legislation being passed by the end of this year." “I think St. Vincent is very much on stream in terms of accepting that
as we face globalisation with the Free Trade Area of the Americas.” However, Mr Hamilton did express some concern that many residents were not
aware that the Single Market element of the CSME has been largely agreed and
is scheduled to be put in place by the end of 2005. .
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