Caricom
noun
an economic association formed in 1974 by ten Caribbean nations.
Caricom
American
[kar-i-kom, kair-]
/ ˈkær ɪˌkɒm, ˈkɛər- /
Or
CARICOM
noun
CARICOM
British
/ ˈkærɪˌkɒm /
acronym
Etymology
Origin of Caricom
Cari(bbean) com(munity)
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Mia Mottley, chair of the intergovernmental group Caricom, said the region was facing the most challenging of times since its 15 member states gained independence several decades ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
Caricom said states involved in the slave trade had a responsibility to "build educational capacity and provide scholarships".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
Guyana’s president, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who leads Caricom, a union of 15 Caribbean countries, said that “we still have a long way to go.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
It was unclear whether Henry would be in Jamaica for the Caricom meeting.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Members of the Caricom regional trade bloc have been trying for months to get political actors in Haiti to agree to form an umbrella transitional unity government.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
“Time is on the side of the reparationists,” Hilary Beckles, a Barbadian historian and chairman of the reparations commission for CARICOM, an organization of Caribbean states, said in a recent public lecture.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
“They are lifesavers,” said Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and chairman of the Caribbean bloc CARICOM.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2020
If he does not relent, we urge the members of CARICOM, an organization of Caribbean nations, to speak up on Haitians’ behalf.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
She said CARICOM, which maintains friendly relations with the U.S. and Cuba, is concerned at “the proposed rollback” of progress toward normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
Bermuda has ties with several of these countries through CARICOM, a regional organization of countries and territories.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2018
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