The pilot for a groundbreaking scheme to allow CARICOM nations to trade using their own currencies, bypassing third-party currencies like the US dollar, is set to begin “soon,” according to Kevin Greenidge, the Central Bank of Barbados governor. Greenidge, who chairs the CARICOM group of central bank governors, announced this development following a recent meeting where regional governors agreed to push ahead with a Caribbean version of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS).