Did you know that July 4 is celebrated as CARICOM Day in the Caribbean? CARICOM, which stands for Caribbean Community, is an intergovernmental political and economic union which consists of fifteen member and five associate states. The Treaty of Chaguaramas was signed on July 4, 1973 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago and signified the start of CARICOM. In celebration of fifty years, today has been declared a national holiday in several Caribbean islands (unfortunately not in Jamaica though!).
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