CARICHAM members represent businesses from across the entire Caribbean region.
Our members collectively represent over 160,000 businesses.
Track-record
CARICHAM is a new network, formed in 2019, but our member Chambers of Commerce are amongst the longest established and most widely recognised organisations in the Caribbean region. Members of CARICHAM have over 1,600 years of experience, with the oldest Chamber in the network having been established way back in in the year 1759.
Diversity
Members of CARICHAM come from across the entire Caribbean, stretching from the Bahamas in the north to Suriname in the south, and from Barbados in the east to Belize in the west. Members come from English, Spanish, French and Dutch speaking countries and territories, with population sizes ranging from over 11 million people to under 60 thousand.
Partnerships.
CARICHAM has partnerships with key regional and international bodies such as the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific States (OACPS), the CARICOM Secretariat and its various bodies such as the CARICOM Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA).
Network
CARICHAM is a network of Chambers of Commerce who are in constant communication with each other and who collaborate for our mutual benefit. We leverage modern communication technology to keep in contact and we are flexible, efficient and fit for purpose.
Trade
CARICHAM promotes trade between our member countries and territories and advocates for greater regional integration. We held our individual Chamber members serve their respective private-sector member companies and make connections and build relationships.
Resilience.
The Caribbean region faces significant natural hazards including hurricanes and earthquakes. In 2020 many of the region’s economies have been badly impacted by the COVID pandemic. CARICHAM works with all our members to promote Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation and make our respective economies and societies more resilient.