Yannick Goujon, ASAYCUDA Regional Coordinator for the Americas said they were pleased with all the island had accomplished since the project began in early 2010 and the way in which all of the various agencies came together to assist the customs department in preparing for the launch.ĪSYCUDA WORLD is provided free of cost by the UNCTAD. Last Monday, Yannick Goujon and Fabrice Miller, two senior UN officials with the ASYCUDA World project visited Montserrat to assess its readiness.

This will not be the last of the innovations to better improve the efficiency of government services,” Chief Minister Meade said at the launch. “I would like to commend MCRS and the staff for being the first department to accomplish one of this government’s goals of providing a more Green Government and utilizing information technology to serve the public. He especially encouraged the customs officers to commit to offering the best service to the public and to utilize the software to accomplish this. The chief minister said as a nation, we should “be willing to adapt and accept new technologies which can improve our efficiency and delivery of service.”įS-John Skerritt, Chief Minister Reuben T Meade, and Director General of MCRS Peter Henderson Like the other speakers, Glenville Daley and the Comptroller of Customs Bishop Meade, Henderson said the introduction of the new system will, “provide a more user-friendly service to everyone in Montserrat assist the government in planning and financial efficiencies and will help the Customs department to improve its service” to the public as well as “contribute to the development of the economy.”Ĭhief Minister Reuben Meade added his appreciation to his Ministry of Economic & Trade, Ministry of Finance and the Department for Information Technology and eGovernment Services (DITES), without whom the project would not have been ready for launch. The event took place at the Port Authority building meeting room at Little Bay.ĭirector General of the MCRS Peter Henderson thanked the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Team, and especially Regional Consultant Terrence Leonard for their technical assistance in bringing the project to this stage, as well supervising the implementation of the system.ĪSYCUDA World is a product of the UN group and is used in 90 nations around the world, including 12 countries in the Caribbean. On Monday, November 29, 2010, Montserrat Customs and Revenue Service (MCRS) launched the ASYCUDA World system, which will improve the efficiency of the customs procedures and enable brokers and shippers to process their paperwork online.

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