Caribbean Community

The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas http://www.caricom.org/archives/treaty-caricom.htm which came into effect on August 1, 1973. The first four signatories were Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. CARICOM replaced the 1965-1972 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA), which had been organized to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean following the dissolution of the West Indies Federation which lasted from January 3, 1958 to May 31, 1962.

Related Topics:
Caribbean - Treaty - Chaguaramas - August 1 - 1973 - Barbados - Jamaica - Guyana - Trinidad and Tobago - West Indies Federation - January 3 - 1958 - May 31 - 1962

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