Editing Caribbean Community (section)

== Organisational structure ==
The following is the overall structure of Caribbean Community (CARICOM).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/secretariat/organogram_mar_07.pdf |title=Organisational structure |website=CARICOM |date=13 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128025719/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/secretariat/organogram_mar_07.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2010}}</ref>

=== Administration and staff ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Institution
!Abbreviation
!Location
!Country
|-
|[[Secretariat of the Caribbean Community]]
|CCS||[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]||[[Guyana]]
|-
|[[CARICOM heads of government|Caricom heads of government]]
|PCC||variable||
|-
|[[Conference of Heads of Governments]]
|HGC||variable||
|-
|[[Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians]]
|ACCP||variable||
|-
|[[Caribbean Community Administrative Tribunal]]
|CCAT||[[Port of Spain]]||[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|}

=== Chairmanship ===
The post of Chairman (Head of CARICOM) is held in rotation by the regional Heads of Government of CARICOM's 15 member states. These include Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

=== Heads of government ===
CARICOM contains a quasi-Cabinet of the individual [[CARICOM Heads of Government|Heads of Government]]. These heads are given specialised portfolios of responsibility for regional development and integration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/regional_portfolio.jsp?menu=community|title=Regional Portfolios of CARICOM Heads of Government|date=2 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502211904/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/regional_portfolio.jsp?menu=community|archive-date=2 May 2008}}</ref>

=== Secretariat ===
The [[Secretariat of the Caribbean Community]] is the Chief Administrative Organ for CARICOM. The [[Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community]] is the chief executive and handles foreign and community relations. Five years is the term of office of the Secretary-General, which may be renewed. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community handles human and Social Development. The General Counsel of the Caribbean Community handles trade and economic integration.

The goal statement of the CARICOM Secretariat is: "To contribute, in support of Member States, to the improvement of the quality of life of the People of the Community and the development of an innovative and productive society in partnership with institutions and groups working towards attaining a people-centred, sustainable and internationally competitive Community."<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2023 |title=Overview- CARICOM Secretariat |url=https://caricom.org/20357-2-2/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=CARICOM |language=en-US |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527225825/https://caricom.org/20357-2-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Organs and bodies ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Principal organs
!Organ
!Description
|-
|CARICOM Heads of Government
|Consisting of the various heads of Government from each member state
|-
|Standing Committee of Ministers
|Ministerial responsibilities for specific areas, for example the Standing Committee of Ministers responsible for Health will consist of Ministers of Health from each member state
|}

==== Community Council ====
The Community Council comprises ministers responsible for community affairs and any other Minister designated by the member states at their discretion. It is one of the community's principal organs; the other is the Conference of the Heads of Government. Four other organs and three bodies support it.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Secondary organs
!Secondary organ
!Abbreviation
|-
|Council for Finance and Planning
|COFAP
|-
|Council for Foreign and Community Relations
|COFCOR
|-
|Council for Human and Social Development
|COHSOD
|-
|Council for Trade and Economic Development
|COTED
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Bodies
!Body
!Description
|-
|Legal Affairs Committee of the Caribbean Community|Legal Affairs Committee<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070609083722/http://www.caricomlaw.org/ Caricom Law]: Website and online database of the CARICOM Legislative Drafting Facility (CLDF)</ref>

|provides legal advice
|-
|Budget Committee of the Caribbean Community|Budget Committee
|examines the draft budget and work programme of the Secretariat and submits recommendations to the Community Council.
|-
|Committee of the Central Bank Governors
|provides recommendations to the COFAP on monetary and financial matters.
|}