CARICOM's trade relations with the Western hemisphere have undergone significant changes over the last decade. During this period CARICOM's trade with its hemispheric partners noticeably increased as a percentage of its trade with the world as a whole.
In 1996 Heads of Government of CARICOM agreed to give priority to negotiating free trade agreements with selected countries in Latin America and the wider/greater Caribbean .
CARICOM bilateral trade accords include_
1 9th Report to US Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act - 31 December 2011
2 CARICOM-Cuba
3 CARICOM-Venezuela
4 CARICOM-Colombia
5 CARICOM-Dominican Republic
6 CARICOM-Costa Rica
7 CARICOM-US
