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Countries Served
The Caribbean Region served by the OCPC technical cooperation includes countries and territories with different political structures and statuses:
- Republics: Belize, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname
- Independent countries that are part of the Commonwealth:, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
- British Overseas Territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos.
- Entities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles
- French Overseas Territories: Martinique, Guadaloupe and Guyane.
Countries served include the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM):
a) CARICOM Member states
- Antigua and Barbuda
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
b) CARICOM Associate Members
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Some Eastern Caribbean countries are member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), that is a nine member grouping comprising: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands are associate members of the OECS.
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