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The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the only international agency fully dedicated to the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Working with partners to strengthen the competitiveness of small business exporters, we help to build vibrant, sustainable export sectors that provide entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for women, young people and poor communities. Established in 1964, ITC is the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an intergovernmental organisation established in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas. There are 15 Members - Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago and 8 Associate Members - Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, French Guiana, Martinique and Turks and Caicos Islands. It is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years old. CARICOM’s work rests on four main pillars: economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and social development; and security cooperation. The members of CARICOM work together to create a Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena, where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice, and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity. CARICOM remains one of the best examples of integration in the developing world. The CARICOM Secretariat, the principal administrative organ of the Community, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.

The Chamber initiates and supports programmes and services and speaks out on issues that help members to increase profitability, productivity and performance. The Employee Assistance programme, Junior Achievement, the Professional Development and Training Centre, Better Business Council, Chamber Pension Plan, Cayman Crime Stoppers, Mentoring Cayman, Business Expo, Career Visits, Career, Education, Training and Job Expo and regular trade missions provide members and the community with exceptional programmes that benefit business and the wider community.