Associate Members – CARICOM https://caricom.org Caribbean Community Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:43:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 Curaçao https://caricom.org/country_profiles/curacao/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:23:08 +0000 https://caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=39939 The island of Curacao, a constituent country of the Netherlands, is located in the Southern Caribbean Sea. Though a strong tourist destination, this country does not solely rely on tourism to support its economy as it possesses a strong oil refining company which lends itself to great regional and international export. Accordingly, petroleum exports account for 90% of Curacao’s external trade.

]]> Turks and Caicos Islands https://caricom.org/country_profiles/turks-and-caicos-islands/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:46:40 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20593 Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 1991

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 430 km2 (170 miles2 )

Capital City: Cockburn Town, Grand Turk

Population: 39,184 (2011)

Currency: United States Dollar

Highest National Award: NA

Economy

GDP: $1,963 Mn (2011)

GDP Growth: –2.1% p.a. 2013

GNI: US$0.81 bn

GNI PC: : US$21,337.90

Key dates in history

Island named after ‘Turks’ Head ‘fez’ cactus that grew on the island. Caicos from Lacayan, caya hico

Meaning string of islands

1766   Under British Rule

1804   Turks Islands ruled by Jamaica

1813   Hurricane marked the demise of cotton plantations

1848   Caicos Islands joins Turks Islands in a separate administrative territory of Jamaica

1959   Separates from Jamaica, but maintains same Governor as Jamaica 

]]> Cayman Islands https://caricom.org/country_profiles/cayman-islands/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:42:29 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20591 Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 12 May 2002

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 122.23 km2 (75.97 miles2)

Capital City: George Town (on Grand Cayman)

Population: 57,009 (2008)

Currency: Cayman dollar (KYD)

Highest National Award: Order of Knighthood, bestowed by Her Majesty, the Queen

Economy

GDP Growth: 1.4 p.a. 2013

GNI PC: US$53,850

Key dates in history

1503   Arrival of Columbus

1655   Island’s first representative government formed

1863   Formally annexed to Jamaica

1959   First constitution

1962   Separation from Jamaica following that country’s in dependence

1972   Adoption of New Constitution

1993   Adoption of Revised constitution

]]> British Virgin Islands https://caricom.org/country_profiles/british-virgin-islands/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:36:22 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20588 Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 1991

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 153 km2 (59 miles2)

Capital City: Road Town

Population: 24,004 (July 2008 estimate)

Currency: United States Dollar

Highest National Award: BVI Badge of Honour

Economy

GDP Growth: –0.3% p.a. 2013

GNI: US$916m

GNI PC: US$29,563.5

Key dates in history

1493   Discovered by Spain

1666   Ruled by Britain

1672   Tortola annexed by Governor of Leeward Island

1773   Introduction of Civil Government

1956   Part of Leeward Islands Federation

1960   Direct Responsibility assumed. Administrator appointed as Queen’s representative

1967   Constitution  became effective

1994   Legislative council enlarged from nine to thirteen seats

1991   Associate membership  of CARICOM

]]> Bermuda https://caricom.org/country_profiles/bermuda/ Sun, 19 Jan 2020 01:07:49 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20499

Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 2 Jul 2003

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Independent

Area: 53.3 km2 (21 miles2)

Capital City: Hamilton

Population: 64,395 (2009 est.)

Currency: Bermudan dollar (BMD)

Highest National Award: NIL

Economy

GDP Growth: 4.6%.

GNI: 6,899 USm$

GNI PC: US$106,140

Key dates in history

1503   First discovered by Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish mariner

1609   Claimed in England’s name by Sir George Somers

1963   Birth of PLP

1968    Island granted internal self government

]]> Anguilla https://caricom.org/country_profiles/anguilla/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:37:08 +0000 http://wp.caricom.org/?post_type=country_profiles&p=20479

Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 4 Jul 1999

Also Known as:NA

Status of Independence:Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

Area: 102 km2/(35 mls2)

Capital City: The Valley

Population: 13,477 (2006)

Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Highest National Award: NA

Economy

GDP: $765EC million (2012)

GDP per Capita: EC$41,666 (2006)

Key dates in history

4th Century AD – Saladoid Amerindians settle on island

1650       First colonized by Britain

1656       Attempted invasion by Caribs

1796       Attempted  invasion by France

1825       Developed close association with St Kitts

1967       St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla becomes a state and gains internal self-governance which sparked off the Anguilla Revolution

1969       Invasion by Britain after James Ronald Webster leads break away movement from St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Association

1980       Official separation of Anguilla from the Associated State of St. Christopher-Nevis

1982       New Constitution

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