Regional Integration

The agreement establishing CARICOM was signed in

• Barbados

• Guyana

• Jamaica

• Trinidad and Tobago

Caricom became operational on

• July 1st, 1973

• July 4th, 1973

• August 1st, 1973

• August 4th, 1973

The first member states to join Caricom were:

• Greater Antilles

• Lesser Antilles

• Guyana, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

• Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

Caricom member states include:

• Monarchies and Independent states

• Independent states and republics

• Independent states only

• Monarchies only

Which of the following is NOT an objective of Caricom?

• Trade liberalization by member states

• The harmonization of fiscal incentives

• Common External Tariff

• To gain republic status for members

Caricom is essentially a

• federation of islands

• realistic approach to regionalism

• political entity

• lawmaking institution

The supreme policymaking body of Caricom is

• The Heads of Government

• The Foreigh Affairs Ministers

• The Standing Committee of Ministers of Education

• the Common Market Council

The Caribbean Development Bank is situated in

• Barbados

• Guyana

• Jamaica

• Antigua

Which organisation does not chiefly promote economic integration?

• A federation

• A common market

• A free trade area

• An economic union

Which of the following introduced free trade to the region?

• Caricom

• The Caribbean Common Market

• CARIFTA

• The West Indies Federation