CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community
CARICOM’s treaty record dates the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community to 4 July 1973, and CARICOM anniversary materials use 4 July for the Community’s anniversary/CARICOM Day.
Date and recurrence
4 July; CARICOM established by treaty signed 4 July 1973
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / regional institutional observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Caribbean Community Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- CARICOM — Treaty Establishing the Caribbean CommunityOfficial Intergovernmental
- CARICOM — CARICOM at 50Official Intergovernmental
- CARICOM — 2026 CARICOM Day messageOfficial Intergovernmental
Frequently asked questions
When is CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community?
4 July; CARICOM established by treaty signed 4 July 1973 The stored recurrence guidance is: 4 July.
Does CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / regional institutional observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community?
The stored designation basis is: CARICOM’s treaty record dates the Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community to 4 July 1973, and CARICOM anniversary materials use 4 July for the Community’s anniversary/CARICOM Day.. Supporting provenance includes CARICOM — Treaty Establishing the Caribbean Community. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is CARICOM Day / anniversary of the Caribbean Community international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) / regional institutional observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
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