{"id":240794,"date":"2025-06-20T07:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=240794"},"modified":"2025-06-20T07:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:35:59","slug":"st-vincents-pm-says-oecs-might-have-to-consider-exiting-csme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/st-vincents-pm-says-oecs-might-have-to-consider-exiting-csme\/","title":{"rendered":"St Vincent\u2019s PM says OECS might have to consider exiting CSME"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1039329849\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gonsalves Assumes OECS Chairmanship, Questions CARICOM Relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-drew-urges-oecs-leaders-to-capitalize-on-collective-bargaining-power-at-7th-assembly-sitting\/?swcfpc=1\">OECS<\/a><\/strong>), using the occasion to raise pointed concerns about the bloc\u2019s relationship with the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM).<\/p><div id=\"antig-3885520903\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a recent meeting of the OECS Assembly, Gonsalves suggested it may be time to re-evaluate the sub-region\u2019s engagement with CARICOM, particularly the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), citing persistent inequalities affecting OECS member states.<\/p><div id=\"antig-865017865\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-drew-urges-oecs-leaders-to-capitalize-on-collective-bargaining-power-at-7th-assembly-sitting\/?swcfpc=1\">OECS <\/a><\/strong>is far more integrated than CARICOM,\u201d Gonsalves said, as he underscored the importance of deeper cooperation within overlapping regional frameworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued that the benefits of broader regional integration risk being eclipsed by structural disparities that leave smaller states at a disadvantage.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3085433777\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister criticised CARICOM for failing to implement special accommodations tailored to the OECS\u2019s unique circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He recalled a study conducted prior to the OECS\u2019s accession to the CSME, which found that CARICOM\u2019s arrangements had negatively impacted the sub-region\u2019s manufacturing sector.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2288420426\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, 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