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Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
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Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Established by theTreaty of Chaguaramas whichcame into effect on 1 August 1973.
Four signatories were Barbados, Jamaica,Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
an organization of 15 Caribbean nations anddependencies.
The secretariat headquarters is basedin Georgetown, Guyana.
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Purpose
Promote economic integration and
cooperation among its members
To ensure that the benefits of integration are
equitably shared
To coordinate foreign policy
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Under Article 4 the CARICOM organization breaks its 15member states into two groups: LDCs and MDCs.
Less Developed Countries (LDCs) are:
Antigua & Barbuda
Belize Commonwealth of Dominica
Grenada
Republic of Haiti
Montserrat Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
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The countries of CARICOM which are designatedas More Developed Countries (MDCs) are:
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Barbados
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Jamaica
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
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Activities
Coordinating economic policies and
development planning
Devising and instituting special projects for
the less-developed countries within its
jurisdiction
Operating as a regional single market for
many of its members
Handling regional trade disputes
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STATISTICS
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Mission
To develop a sustainable statistical infrastructurewithin the CARICOM Secretariat providingaccurate, timely and reliable statistical
information of a high quality and broad scope,facilitating analysis and dissemination of thesedata, promoting their use in effective andefficient decision making and simultaneously,
fostering a similar enabling environment forstatistical development among Member States ofthe Caribbean Community.
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Population and economic statistics of full members
Member States Land area (km2)[13] Population[14]GDP (PPP)
Millions USD[15]GDP Per Capita
USD[16]
CARICOM 432,510 15,961,203 89,797 11,632
Antigua &
Barbuda 442.6 85,632 1,646 18,585
Bahamas 10,010 342,000 9,228 27,394Barbados 430 279,000 5,244 19,026
Belize 22,806 333,200 2,525 7,881
Dominica 751 72,660 0,720 10,045
Grenada 344 110,000 1,153 10,842Guyana 196,849 772,298 3,082 4,035
Haiti 27,560 9,035,536 11,562 1,318
Jamaica 10,831 2,825,928 20,958 7,766
Montserrat 102 4,488 0,029 3,400Saint Kitts and
Nevis
261 42,696 0,750 14,169Saint Lucia 606 160,765 1,839 10,819
Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines 389 120,000 1,086 10,150
Suriname 156,000 472,000 4,436 8,323
Trinidad and
Tobago 5,128 1,305,000 27,038 20,723
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Projects
Single market and economy:
Three countriesBarbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobagohadoriginally set 5 January 2005 as the date of signing the agreementrelating to the (CSME). The ceremony had then beenrescheduled] to coincide with the 19 February 2005 inauguration of
the new CARICOM-headquarters building in Georgetown, Guyanabut this was later postponed after a ruling by the London Privycouncil caused alarm to several Caribbean countries.
The British overseas territory of Montserrat is seeking permission fromthe United Kingdom to become a part of the singlemarket; Haiti will not join the market initially because of its difficult
internal political situation; and the Bahamas will not join because oflocal opposition to a provision that allows skilled workers to movemore easily among
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Common passport
As of early 2009twelve Member States
have introduced
CARICOM passports.
The CARICOMpassport creates
awareness that
CARICOM nationals
are nationals of the
Community, as well as
a specific country.
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Visa and the Single Domestic Space in 2006
In February 2007 the CARICOM Heads of
Government agreed to set up a Task Force to
recommend a revised CARICOM Special Visa
for the future, making any changes necessary
from the experiences of the 3 month Single
Domestic Space.
Travel card
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Future proposals
Airline amalgamation
Civil Society Charter
Currency Union Freedom of Movement
Political Union(s)
Regionalised Stock Exchange
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RELATIONSHIPS
In March 2004, tensions became strainedbetween member-state Haiti and the rest ofthe Caribbean Community bloc.
Haiti's membership had been effectivelysuspended from 29 February 2004 throughearly June 2006
The Bahamas,Jamaica, and Trinidad andTobago absorb 70% of U.S. exports to theregion
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CARICOM has initiated bilateral trade agreementsor negotiations with Canada,Costa Rica, CentralAmerica, the Dominican Republic, Colombia,Venezuela, andCuba.
All are limited in scope and many are still inpreliminary stages of negotiation.
None are comprehensive in the sense of thebilateral FTAs undertaken by the United States,
again reflecting CARICOMs concerns over itsmembers abilities to meetobligations of highlycomplex comprehensive agreements.
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News
CARICOM WORKSHOP ON MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS TRADEINDICES MODULE, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
4-8 APRIL 2011
1. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to
advise Member States that it proposes to convene a Workshop onMerchandise Trade Statistics - Trade Indices Module to be held inPort-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 4-8 April 2011 to be fundedby the European Union (EU) under the Ninth EuropeanDevelopment Fund (9thEDF) and Caribbean Integration SupportProgramme (CISP).
2. The Workshop will focus on the training in the use of the TradeIndices Module (TIM) which was developed by Eurostat as part ofthe New Eurotrace System. The TIM module enables users to createtrade indices using a Eurotrace database or an ACCESS database.
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