Caribbean Community

The Caribbean Community is an intergovernmental organisation that is a political and economic union of 15 member states and five associated members throughout the Americas, The Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean. It has the primary objective to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and coordinate foreign policy. The organisation was established in 1973, by its four founding members signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Its primary activities involve:

• 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.