CARICOM
This paper wishes to discuss firstly the history of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), followed by their major achievements and recommendations for future developments which can be made.
To begin with, I would first like to discuss how CARICOM first became existent today. It all began with the hope of regional integration which was started with the establishment of the British West Indies Federation in 1953 but they British West Indies Federation sadly came to an end in 1962 but that was the beginning of what is now the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community then made serious efforts to strengthen the bonds between the islands and mainland by their providence of continuance and strengthening of the areas of co-operation which existed during the federation. Additionally Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both attained Independence August that same year which give them the ability to now have power to control their own domestic and external affairs.
Further, with the Federation ceasing to exist, the government of Trinidad and Tobago proposed the creation of the Caribbean Community consisting of the ten members of the Federation, the three Guianas and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Then the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honorable Eric Eustace Williams help the first Heads of Government Conference in 1963 which the four country’s leaders participating attended, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and British Guiana. Then in 1965, they spoke about the establishment of a Free Trade Area Agreement which the Heads signed to set up the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) which came into effect on May 1st 1968 with the participation of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Jamaica and Montserrat and British Honduras (Belize) in 1971.
Furthermore, at the seventh Heads of Government Conference in 1972 the heads decided to transform CARIFTA into a
To begin with, I would first like to discuss how CARICOM first became existent today. It all began with the hope of regional integration which was started with the establishment of the British West Indies Federation in 1953 but they British West Indies Federation sadly came to an end in 1962 but that was the beginning of what is now the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community then made serious efforts to strengthen the bonds between the islands and mainland by their providence of continuance and strengthening of the areas of co-operation which existed during the federation. Additionally Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both attained Independence August that same year which give them the ability to now have power to control their own domestic and external affairs.
Further, with the Federation ceasing to exist, the government of Trinidad and Tobago proposed the creation of the Caribbean Community consisting of the ten members of the Federation, the three Guianas and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Then the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honorable Eric Eustace Williams help the first Heads of Government Conference in 1963 which the four country’s leaders participating attended, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and British Guiana. Then in 1965, they spoke about the establishment of a Free Trade Area Agreement which the Heads signed to set up the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) which came into effect on May 1st 1968 with the participation of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Jamaica and Montserrat and British Honduras (Belize) in 1971.
Furthermore, at the seventh Heads of Government Conference in 1972 the heads decided to transform CARIFTA into a