Caribbean Community (associate member)

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Caribbean Community (associate member) refers to the status of territories that participate in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with limited rights and obligations compared to full member states.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf CARICOM membership category
membership status
appliesTo territories with limited CARICOM rights
governedBy Conference of Heads of Government decisions
grantsAccessTo regional cooperation mechanisms
selected CARICOM programmes and services
hasAdmissionProcess application and approval by CARICOM heads of government
hasCharacteristic limited obligations compared to full members
limited rights compared to full members
hasExample Anguilla
Aruba
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Curaçao
Montserrat
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos Islands
hasLanguage English (working language of CARICOM)
hasLegalStatus international organization associate membership
hasParticipationType non‑voting or restricted voting in some CARICOM organs
hasPurpose to integrate non‑sovereign or special‑status territories into CARICOM activities
to provide flexible engagement with CARICOM for territories
hasRightsIn selected CARICOM institutions
hasScope cultural cooperation
economic cooperation
political cooperation
social cooperation
isDefinedBy CARICOM treaties and decisions
isDifferentFrom Caribbean Community (full member state)
isIntendedFor territories not eligible or not ready for full CARICOM membership
isRelatedTo post‑colonial governance arrangements in the Caribbean
regional integration in the Caribbean
isUsedBy Caribbean Community Secretariat
mayExcludeFrom full participation in CARICOM Single Market and Economy
partOf Caribbean Community
region Caribbean
regulatesParticipationIn CARICOM decision‑making processes
relatesTo CARICOM Single Market and Economy

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aruba
Bermuda
Cayman Islands ("CARICOM (associate member)")
regionalOrganizationMembership
Anguilla
Netherlands Antilles
memberOf
Caribbean Community (associate member) ("Caribbean Community (full member state)")
isDifferentFrom
Saint Barthélemy
regionalOrganization
British Virgin Islands ("Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (associate member)")
regionalOrganizationMember

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