Community Institutions are specialized organizations established by CARICOM to support regional development, policy implementation, and integration. They provide technical expertise and services to member states in areas such as education, health, agriculture, and trade

CARICOM Development Fund (CDF)

CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) is an institution of the Caribbean Community which mandate is to provide financial or technical assistance to disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors in the Community. In this capacity, the CDF is central to addressing the dis...
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Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) coordinates the Caribbean region’s response to climate change, working on effective solutions and projects to combat its environmental impacts and global warming. It provides climate change-related policy advice and guidelines to the Caribbean...
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Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)

The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is a Caribbean intergovernmental organization dedicated to facilitate the development of the regional telecommunications sector. The CTU assists the development of telecommunication within our Region; facilitate the coordination and development of intra-r...
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CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC)

At its tenth meeting in Grenada in 1989, the Heads of Government of CARICOM agreed that whilst CARICOM would remain a ‘Community of Sovereign States,’ a number of changes were essential for improving the structure and management of the Community, in order to allow it to respond to the challenges and...
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Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is an institution that provides regional and internationally recognised secondary school leaving examinations relevant to the needs of the region; assist in Common Entrance and other types of examinations; produce teaching materials and train teachers to use t...
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Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)

The Caribbean Meteorological Institute was established in 1967 by the member states of the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO). It was amalgamated with the Caribbean Operational Hydrological Institute (COHI) in the mid-1980s to form the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH...
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CARICOM Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)

The Agency is the nerve centre of the Region’s new multilateral Crime and Security management architecture, specifically designed to administer a collective response to the Crime and Security priorities of Member States. Under the directives of, and with reporting responsibility to the Council of Mi...
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Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an institution of  CARICOM, promotes and facilitates the responsible utilization of the region's fisheries and other aquatic resources for the economic and social benefits of the people of the region. The CRFM consist of three bodies – the Ministeri...
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Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO)

The Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO) is an institution of the Caribbean Community that coordinates regional scientific and technical activities in weather, climate and water. In this context, it advises governments on international weather and climate issues and represents the Community’s...
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