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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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