Caribbean Integration quiz 1

Caribbean Regional Integration can best be described as attempts by Caribbean countries to:

• gain independence from the mother country

• from CARICOM to deal with transnational corporation

• formulate a West Indies Cricket Team

• Unite the Caribbean people economically, politically and socially

•The earliest attempt by Caribbean governments to integrate is found in the formation of the ------

• West Indies Cricket Board

• West Indian Federation

• CARIFTA- Caribbean Free Trade Area

• CDB - Caribbean Development Bank

•Where was the agreement establishing CARICOM signed

• Barbados

• Guyana

• Jamaica

• Trinidad and Tobago

CARICOM became operational on what date

• 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

On what date did CARIFTA come into being

• 1st May 1968

• 1st May 1971

• 1st July 1986

• 1st August 1968

The main reason for the creation of the Caribbean Community is

• the need for economic cooperation.

• the formation of Carifta.

• the existence of one type of people.

• the maintenance of the University of the West Indies

The organization that preceded Caricom was

• West Indian Federation

• OECS

• Carifta

• ACS

The treaty establishing CARICOM is:

• Treaty of Chaguaramas

• Montego Bay Conference

• Georgetown Accord

• Barbados/ Trinidad Accord

•An agreement reached among CARICOM countries can be termed:

• unilateral

• bilateral

• multilateral

• international