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CCC and CXC to host Youth Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection

CARICOM COMPETITION COMMISSION AND CXC® TO CONVENE A REGIONAL VIRTUAL YOUTH CONFERENCE ON COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

Paramaribo, 09 November 2023 - This year the CARICOM Competition Commission (Commission) celebrates its 15th Anniversary in 2023 and the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC®) celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The two CARICOM Regional institutions are jointly convening a regional virtual youth conference on competition and consumer protection law and policy.

The conference theme is "The Importance of Competition and Consumer Laws and Policies to the CSME Regional Integration Movement" and is scheduled for 21st November 2023 at 8.30am CST (Belize), 9.30am EST (Jamaica), 10.30am ECT, and 11.30am SRT (Suriname).

The Conference targets students completing Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC®) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) subjects with CARICOM and economics components. The presentations delivered will link theoretical concepts to real world application of competition and consumer protection law and policy. 

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