Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community

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intergovernmental decision-making body principal organ of CARICOM regional political body

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.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
CARICOM Conference of Heads	0	1
CARICOM Heads of Government Conference	0	1
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government	0	1
Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM	0	1
Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental decision-making body → principal organ of CARICOM → regional political body →
abbreviation	Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community self-linksurface differs → surface form: CARICOM Conference of Heads
alsoKnownAs	Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community → surface form: Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
canDelegateTo	Community Council of Ministers →
canEstablish	institutions of the Caribbean Community →
composedOf	Heads of Government of CARICOM associate members when applicable → Heads of Government of CARICOM member states →
convenes	Inter-sessional Meetings → Regular Meetings → Special Meetings →
decisionType	binding on CARICOM organs → implemented by member states according to constitutional procedures →
engagesWith	third states and international organizations on behalf of CARICOM →
establishedBy	Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas → surface form: Treaty of Chaguaramas
governs	overall policy direction of CARICOM →
hasAuthorityOver	Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM → other organs of the Caribbean Community →
headquartersSupportFrom	Caribbean Community Secretariat → surface form: CARICOM Secretariat
includesOffice	Bureau of the Conference → Chairman of the Conference →
languageUsed	English →
legalBasis	Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas → surface form: Treaty of Chaguaramas
meetingFrequency	ordinarily twice a year →
meets	regularly →
oversees	implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy →
partOf	Caribbean Community →
policyArea	regional integration in the Caribbean → sustainable development of CARICOM region →
policyScope	economic integration → foreign policy coordination → functional cooperation → security cooperation →
primaryFunction	admit new members to CARICOM → conclude agreements on behalf of CARICOM → consider and approve policies for CARICOM → coordinate foreign and external policies of member states → determine associate membership of CARICOM → issue directives to other CARICOM organs →
regionServed	CARICOM member states → Caribbean →
reportsTo	member states of CARICOM →
role	sets collective policies for CARICOM → sets strategic direction for the Caribbean Community → supreme decision-making body of CARICOM →
secretariatLocation	Georgetown, Guyana →
shortName	Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community self-linksurface differs → surface form: CARICOM Heads of Government Conference

Referenced by (12)

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

Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community → abbreviation → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: CARICOM Conference of Heads

Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community → alsoKnownAs → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

this entity surface form: Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community → appointedBy → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas → creates → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

Caribbean Community Secretariat → governingBody → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

CCS → governingBody → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

subject surface form: Caribbean Community Secretariat

Ralph Gonsalves → memberOf → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

this entity surface form: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government

Caribbean Community Secretariat → reportsTo → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

CCS → reportsTo → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

subject surface form: Caribbean Community Secretariat

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community → reportsTo → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community → shortName → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: CARICOM Heads of Government Conference

Caribbean Community Secretariat → supervisingOrgan → Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community →

this entity surface form: Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM