University of the West Indies (UWI) History

Regional Institutions

• The University of the West Indies (UWI) is one of the earliest forms of regional integration in the Caribbean, established in 1949 with three campuses: Mona, Jamaica (1949), St. Augustine, Trinidad (1960), and Cave Hill, Barbados (1963).
• UWI is the premier tertiary institution of the English-speaking Caribbean, aiming to advance education and promote knowledge, as well as support the development of the Caribbean region and beyond.

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)

• The Caribbean Examinations Council was established in 1972 to provide regional and internationally recognized secondary school leaving examinations.
• CXC's purpose is to satisfy the needs of the region, and its services include assisting with Common Entrance and other examinations, providing teaching materials, and training teachers to use the CXC syllabi.
• CXC also acts as an advisor to regional governments on education and is headquartered in Barbados.

Cricket West Indies

• The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) changed its name to Cricket West Indies in 2015.
• Cricket West Indies is responsible for the regional development of professional and amateur cricket in the Americas.
• Its responsibilities include managing the West Indies cricket team and the West Indies A Cricket Team, as well as organizing Test tours, One Day International, and 20/20 matches with other teams.
• Cricket West Indies is located in Antigua.

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)

• The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is an institution of CARICOM (Caribbean Community).
• CDEMA is responsible for coordinating emergency response and relief efforts to its 19 participating states that request support during a disaster.
• CDEMA is headquartered in Barbados.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

• The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is located in Barbados.
• The CDB's role is to help its borrowing member countries reduce inequality and the incidence of extreme poverty by half by 2025.

Regional Security System (RSS)

• The Regional Security System (RSS) seeks to provide a collective response to security threats in CARICOM states.
• These threats include drug and arms trafficking, as well as internal security.
• The RSS is located in Barbados.

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)

• The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is the judicial branch of CARICOM and is located in Trinidad.
• The CCJ is responsible for interpreting and applying the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (which established CARICOM).
• The CCJ is the final Court of Appeal in both civil and criminal matters for member states like Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and Guyana.