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Home , Hubert Minnis, Irfaan Ali, Roosevelt Skerrit, Timothy Harris

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

PRIMARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

GRADE SIX WORKSHEET: TERM 2

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES.

LESSON: 1 Week 7

Name:______Date:______

FACTS/TIPS: TOPIC: Flags of CARICOM.  The name of each CARICOM Member State, the flag, date of independence and head of state is shown below.  , Jamaica, Barbados and were among the first to join CARICOM.  As it relates to independence, Montserrat is the only country that is still a dependent State. CARICOM MEMBER DATE OF HEAD OF STATE STATE INDEPENDENCE Guyana 26th May, 1966 HE. Dr.

Trinidad and Tobago 31st August, 1962

St Vincent and the 27th October, 1979 Grenadines

Dominica 3rd November,1978

Bahamas 10th July,1973

Jamaica 6th August,1962

St Lucia 22nd February,1979 Allen Michael Chastanet

Belize 21stSeptember,1981 Dean Barrow

Montserrat British Dependency Joseph.T.E.Farrell

St Kitts and Nevis 19th September,1983

Haiti 1st January,1804 Jovenel Moise

Grenada 17th February,1984

Suriname 25th November,1975

Barbados 30th November, 1966

Antigua and Barbuda 1st November 1981

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established:  Located in Trinidad and Tobago, the CCJ Settles all CSME related disputes and acts as the final Court of Appeal for civil and criminal matters from courts within CARICOM member states. CARICOM Passports were established:  CARICOM passports make intra-regional and international travel easier for citizens of CARICOM member states.  The three colours of the passports are:  dark blue for civilians  green for government officials  red for diplomats.  The principal Organ of CARICOM is the Caribbean Secretariat, and it is located at Liliendaal, Georgetown Guyana.  The Secretariat also has an office in Barbados and a small satellite unit in Jamaica.  The current Secretary General is Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, a national of . He is the seventh secretary general.  Fred Cozier, William Demas, Sir Allister McIntyre, Mr. Kurleigh King, Roerick Rainford, Edwin Carrington and Lolita Applewhaithe (acting), were all previous secretary generals.  The secretariat coordinates the most important meetings, CARICOM Heads of Government.  The secretariat also:  ensures decisions in such meetings are followed up and carried out.  provides services requested by member states.  prepares budgets.

 The second most important meeting is the community council of ministries. It is coordinated by councils that helps the principal organ in the performance of their functions.  The four ministerial councils are the council for:  Trade and Economic Development: This Council oversees the CSME and is responsible for trade and economic development.  Foreign and Community Relations: This council is responsible for relationships with international organizations.  Finance and Planning: This council is responsible for finance within CARICOM.  Human and Social Development: This council is responsible for human and social development of the citizens within CARICOM countries.

ON YOUR OWN Look at the flag below carefully then answer questions 1-3.

1. The CARICOM member State which uses the flag above is ______. 2. The CARICOM country that has the above flag, joined the Organisation on ______. ______3. The country that uses the symbol above gained its independence on ______.

4. CCJ means ______5. List two functions of the CCJ ______

6. The principal organ of CARICOM is ______7. The Headquarters of the Principal Organ of CARICOM is located in ______

8. Who is the present Secretary General of CARICOM? ______9. Why was a CARICOM passport introduced? ______10. Which CARICOM country would you be in if you travel by air and arrived at Philip Goldson International Airport? ______

HOMEWORK 1. Collect pictures of each CARICOM Head of State and make a scrap book. Ensure you put the name of each Head of State. 2. Draw and colour the flags of all the CARICOM countries. Write the name of the country under each flag.