It is an organization of Caribbean countries and dependencies, originally established in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas as the Caribbean Community and Common Market.
Headquarters
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Promote economic integration and cooperation among its members;
- To ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared;
- To coordinate foreign policy;
Members
- Members: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Associate Member: Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Observer Status: Aruba, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.
Source: The Hindu