SVG to host CARICOM high-level Consultation

THIS COUNTRY’S Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs through its Foreign Trade Department, will host a high-level national consultation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the University of the West Indies Global Campus, Kingstown.

The consultation aims to support CARICOM’s ongoing efforts to refine its approach to external trade negotiations, particularly in relation to tariff liberalisation, a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states.

Key objectives of the meeting include: – Analysing the factors shaping the region’s offensive, defensive, and neutral positions in trade negotiations; Identifying products and sub-sectors that fall under offensive, sensitive, or neutral interest categories; Evaluating CARICOM’s trade performance from 2012 to 2021; and Promoting evidence-based strategies for developing CARICOM’s offers and requests in market access negotiations.

The Ministry said the event represents a critical opportunity for stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to contribute to shaping the region’s trade policy, and it is looking forward to dynamic, solution-oriented dialogue with the CARICOM Secretariat and all relevant stakeholders as it works to advance St Vincent and the Grenadines’ market access priorities in future trade negotiations.