Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States

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decision-making body ministerial council organ of an international organization

The Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States is the main decision-making body composed of foreign ministers and other designated representatives from member states, responsible for guiding the organization’s policies and regional cooperation initiatives.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States canonical	5
Association of Caribbean States Ministerial Council	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3915125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States
Context triple: [Association of Caribbean States, hasOrgan, Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States]

A. Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM
The Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM is a principal decision-making body of the Caribbean Community that coordinates and oversees the implementation of regional policies and programs between meetings of the Heads of Government.
B. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
C. Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community is the supreme decision-making body of CARICOM, bringing together the leaders of member states to set the region’s collective policies and strategic direction.
D. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
E. Council of Ministers of SICA
The Council of Ministers of SICA is the principal decision-making body of the Central American Integration System, composed of member states’ ministers who coordinate and implement regional integration policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States
Target entity description: The Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States is the main decision-making body composed of foreign ministers and other designated representatives from member states, responsible for guiding the organization’s policies and regional cooperation initiatives.

A. Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM
The Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM is a principal decision-making body of the Caribbean Community that coordinates and oversees the implementation of regional policies and programs between meetings of the Heads of Government.
B. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
C. Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community is the supreme decision-making body of CARICOM, bringing together the leaders of member states to set the region’s collective policies and strategic direction.
D. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
E. Council of Ministers of SICA
The Council of Ministers of SICA is the principal decision-making body of the Central American Integration System, composed of member states’ ministers who coordinate and implement regional integration policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body ⓘ ministerial council ⓘ organ of an international organization ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	member states of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ
composedOf	designated representatives of ACS member states ⓘ foreign ministers of ACS member states ⓘ
convenes	extraordinary meetings when required ⓘ regular meetings of ministers of foreign affairs of ACS member states ⓘ
country	Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
fieldOfWork	disaster risk reduction in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ environmental protection in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ regional cooperation in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ sustainable tourism in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ trade and economic integration in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ transport and connectivity in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ
governs	implementation of ACS agreements and decisions ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	ACS Ministerial Council ⓘ
hasMeetingVenue	Port of Spain ⓘ
hasMemberCountType	includes all full member states of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States self-link ⓘ
hasRole	adopts resolutions and declarations ⓘ approves budget of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ approves work programmes of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ coordinates positions of member states on regional issues ⓘ decides on admission of new members and observers subject to higher-level approval ⓘ formulates policies for the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ guides regional cooperation initiatives in the Greater Caribbean ⓘ main decision-making body of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ monitors execution of mandates from the ACS Summit of Heads of State and/or Government ⓘ oversees implementation of decisions of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ policy-making body of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ supervisory body for ACS organs and institutions ⓘ
hasShortName	Ministerial Council of the ACS ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Port of Spain ⓘ
legalBasis	Convention establishing the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Atlantic Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
meetsWith	representatives of ACS associate members ⓘ representatives of ACS observer countries ⓘ representatives of ACS social partners and international organizations ⓘ
operatesInLanguage	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Association of Caribbean States ⓘ
regionServed	Greater Caribbean region ⓘ surface form: Greater Caribbean
reportsTo	Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ
supportedBy	ACS Secretariat ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ACS → hasOrgan → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ

subject surface form: Association of Caribbean States

Special Committee for Trade Development and External Economic Relations → parentOrganization → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ

Special Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction → mandateFrom → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Association of Caribbean States Ministerial Council

Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States → hasOfficialName → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States self-link ⓘ

Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States → appointedBy → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ

Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States → reportsTo → Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ⓘ

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