Arrangements for the less developed in the Caribbean Regional Integration - by Shineco Sutherland
Fair warning, Covid-19 makes appearances in this article... it is just so pervasive that all my articles will make some reference to it, at least for the near future. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen many aspects of the regional mechanisms come into play. To name a few, the OECS joint procurement mechanism was used to procure medication for some CARICOM countries and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has provided tremendous support to national health entities in areas such as testing and training. These are the new success stories for the Caribbean’s regional integration but of course the “old” stories are those such as the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency or the University of the West Indies. Some regional integration stories, however, are those of special regional arrangements. Stick around if you are interested in reading about some of the provisions made available to CARICOM’s less developed countries (LDCs), which can be useful for th...