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Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
A t the 1972 Head of Government Conference, the Commonwealth of Caribbean Leaders decided to transform the Caribbean Free Trade Association into a Common Market and establish the Caribbean Community, of which The Common Market would be an integral part. CARICOM 's 15 members States are: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. There are also 5 CARICOM Associate Members: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Belize is located in Central America, and Guyana and Suriname in South America, the rest are states in the Caribbean.
http://www.caricom.org/
CARICOM holds yearly meetings of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, with frequent discussions on the health of the sub-region. |
The principal organs of the CARICOM are assisted by 4 entities, among them The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), consisting of Ministers designated by the Member States. The responsibilities of the COHSOD include the promotion and improvement of health, including the development and organization of efficient and affordable health services in the Community. http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community_organs/cohsod.jsp?menu=cob
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
A t the 1972 Head of Government Conference, the Commonwealth of Caribbean Leaders decided to transform the Caribbean Free Trade Association into a Common Market and establish the Caribbean Community, of which The Common Market would be an integral part. CARICOM 's 15 members States are: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. There are also 5 CARICOM Associate Members: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Belize is located in Central America, and Guyana and Suriname in South America, the rest are states in the Caribbean.
http://www.caricom.org/
CARICOM holds yearly meetings of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, with frequent discussions on the health of the sub-region.
The principal organs of the CARICOM are assisted by 4 entities, among them The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), consisting of Ministers designated by the Member States. The responsibilities of the COHSOD include the promotion and improvement of health, including the development and organization of efficient and affordable health services in the Community. http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community_organs/cohsod.jsp?menu=cob
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
The OECS is a nine member grouping comprising Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands are associate members of the OECS. These states are also members of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
http://www.oecs.org/membs.htm
The OECS holds yearly meetings of its Ministers of Health. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
The ACS was established in July 1994 with the aim of promoting consultation and cooperation among the countries of the Caribbean. It comprises 25 Member Sates ( Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela) and three Associate Members ( France Aruba, (on behalf of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique) and the Netherlands Antilles). One of the topics addressed by the ACS is that of natural disasters.
http://www.acs-aec.org/index.htm
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