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For those us
 fortunate
enough to be born in or associated with the lov ely
islands of Trinidad & Tobago, happy T&T Independence Day (August 31st). I
celebrated with my family with wine and good food and a miniature T&T flag.
If you have been unfortunate enough to
experience one of our recent hurricanes (Charley, Frances, Ivan) then I hope you
weren't too badly affected. Once again, Trinidad escaped though Tobago
suffered damage.
Thank you for all the kind words sent to
me on the re-launching of the CRS newsletter. We will feature emails
discussing topics mentioned in previous newsletters in the "Tell Us What You
Think" section.
This month I am highlighting the CSME
and how it will affect IT people in the Caribbean.
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There has been quite a bit of publicity
recently about the
CARICOM Single Market and Economy
(CSME) which is expected to come on stream in 2008. The CSME comprises the 13 member states of CARICOM and will facilitate the pooling
of the region's financial, human and natural resources so that we can
effectively respond to globalisation. The Single Market is already in
operation and allows for free movement of certain categories of person
throughout the CSME member states.
This means, for example, that if you are
a CARICOM national and a University Graduate and you wish to work in another
CARICOM state, then you do not have to get your prospective employer to apply
for a work permit for you any more. Now, you just apply yourself for a
Certificate of Recognition of Caribbean Community Skills Qualifications from
your appropriate ministry (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the case of
Trinidad & Tobago), a process which takes about six to eight weeks, and off you
go! You can even become a resident of that country eventually.
For more information see
http://www.caricom.org/archives/csme/freemovementskills_socialsecurity.pdf
Additionally, Self-Employed Service
Providers can work in other CARICOM States by setting up an office in the
particular country, where managerial, technical and supervisory staff can
relocate for the life of the business in that country.
Also, if a Self-Employed Service
Provider wins a contract in another CARICOM State, then he/she may work there
for the period of the contract.
All this is great news for our regional
I.T. consultants. Now, it seems you can work in any CARICOM state without hindrance
from immigration officials. I would love to know of your own experiences with
this. CRS gets job requirements from around the Caribbean so keep checking
our job vacancies if you would like to travel.
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Letters to the Editor
It's good to see that there is some consideration being given to the
Legislations which are evolving in present eCommerce. As you have discovered
the legislation from the US, similar Acts exist in Europe and the UK governing
from Data Protection to Distance selling regulations.
Has the T&T government made any steps toward these issues or are they
adopting a wait and see attitude?
It would be good to think that some effort is being made in the Caribbean
as a whole to address these issues, since whether they like it or not they
will be forced more and more into the position of eTrade. It is always better
to be prepared! .............. Perry
I am not aware of any movement to legislate against unsolicited emails in the
Caribbean. Can anyone else comment on this? ........... Ed.
What a pleasure to see the newsletter out again. I am very impressed.
The look, layout and format is very good. In a way all things turned out
for the good, as I am sure you value what you had to learn to make this
work. Keep it up! ............... Allan
Thanks for your support. I will keep striving to bring quality and
value. ...... Ed.
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this issue of CRS News. And of
course, if you have any suggestions
for upcoming issues that you would like
to share with us, please send those,
too!
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