Association of Caribbean States

The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) (Also called the Asociacion de Estados del Caribe or Association des Etats de la Caraibe) was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean, comprising of 25 member states and 3 associate members. The Convention Establishing the ACS was signed on July 24, 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

The secretariat of the organization is located in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In the city Port-of-Spain.

In December of 2004 during the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council, the Turks and Caicos Islands formally sought to become a new associate member to the (ACS) article.

Member States

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Venezuela

Associate Member States

• Aruba
• France (on behalf of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique)
• Netherlands Antilles
• Turks and Caicos Islands (Pending the accession to the ACS Convention by the government.)

External Links

• ACS website