FIU Libraries has recently acquired a number of publications from CARICOM, the Caribbean Community Secretariat. CARICOM publishes reports of specific interest to the Caribbean community member states on topics ranging from trade policies and economic development and cooperation, to health, education, and gender issues. For more information on CARICOM, see the official website at http://www.caricom.org

New CARICOM additions to the libraries include:

• Caribbean trade and investment report 2000: dynamics interface of regionalism and globalization. 2000
• External public debt and balance of payments of CARICOM member states 1980-1996.1998
• Women and family in the Caribbean: historical and contemporary considerations : with special reference to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. 1999
• Charter of civil society for the Caribbean Community. 1997
• The employment problem in CARICOM countries: the role of education and training in its existence and in its solution. 1994
• Jamaica: preparing for the twenty-first century. 1994
• Workshop on culture and economic development: Caribbean overview. 1994