The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) 

  • An agreement established in 1965 
  • Promoted economic integration in English-speaking Caribbean nations
  • Formed to encourage trade and to diversify goods

Barbados (country of Brathwaite’s origin) gained independence in 1966

  • British colonial rule was ongoing, however
  • This impacted culture, politics, economics, and social structures
  • Barbados joined the CARIFTA on May 1, 1968 along with other countries such as Trinidad and Tobago

The organization was upgraded in 1973 to CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) in 1973

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circa. The start of the month Spring 1965 to circa. The start of the month Winter 1973

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