What are some of the benefits that member states get from caricom?
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discounted airfare on LIAT etc
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Location:   \nCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba  \nGeographic coordinates:   \n18 15 N, 77 30 W  \nMap references:   \nCentral America and the Caribbean  \nArea:    \ntotal: 10,991 sq km \nland: 10,831 sq km \nwater: 160 sq km  \nArea - comparative:   \nslightly smaller than Connecticut  \nLand boundaries:   \n0 km  \nCoastline:   \n1,022 km  \nMaritime claims:   \nmeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines \nterritorial sea: 12 nm \ncontiguous zone: 24 nm \nexclusive economic zone: 200 nm \ncontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin  \nClimate:   \ntropical; hot, humid; temperate interior  \nTerrain:   \nmostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain  \nElevation extremes:   \nlowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m \nhighest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m  \nNatural resources:   \nbauxite, gypsum, limestone  \nLand use:   \narable land: 16.07% \npermanent crops: 10.16% \nother: 73.77% (2001)  \nIrrigated land:   \n250 sq km (1998 est.)  \nNatural hazards:   \nhurricanes (especially July to November)  \nEnvironment - current issues:   \nheavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions  \nEnvironment - international agreements:   \nparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands \nsigned, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements  \nGeography - note:   \nstrategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal
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Same way any other country does by what will benefit them!
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It is a very small country near Brazil. Its main export is seamen.
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Hah!  I think it's cool.  At least that's my first thought.\n\nThen when I think more about it, I begin to realize that it may have negative implications for the islands.  Of course, with territory status, the people would have freedom of movement to Canada, and improved job prospects, so it ought to help them.  However, it would hurt the current economy, since T&C would then be subject to Canada's onerous regulations, which would be especially hurtful to their financial industry, which operates largely based upon its less-regulated environment.  So, I can see some problems coming from it.  But on the whole, I think it would do a lot to provide opportunity for both...for Canadians to have some sunlight, and for residents of Turks and Caicos to have ready access to better job opportunities.
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Advantage (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into disadvantages)\n\nemployment (1 emp/1000 tourist) (labor intensive, few administrative positions, little upward mobility) \n\ninfrastructure development (roads, water, electricity, telecom and cybercom, but not necessarily local priorities) \n\ncultural preservation (economic incentives to preserve food, fashion, festivals and physical history, but these tend to be superficial elements of a culture) \n\nenvironmental protection (econ incentives to preserve nature, wildlife and urban cleanliness) \n\nforeign exchange (generates resources to import food, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods) \n\nDisadvantages (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into advantages)\n\ncultural destruction, (modernization (world mono-culture), freezes culture as performers, loss: language, religion, rituals, material culture) \n\nprimary products (sun, sand, surf, safari, suds, ski, sex) (little value added, neo-colonialism) \n\nenvironmental destruction (game drives, resorts: golf, ski, beach, desert, world as play ground, SUV) \n\nmarginal employment (low skill, low wage, menial services, prostitution, drug trade, gambling, hustlers) \n\nlow benefits (no job security, no health care, no organizing, no work safety rules or enviro standards) \n\noutside hiring (skilled middle and senior management recruited out of the area and transferred in) \n\nconcentration employment (walled resort enclaves) \n\nseasonal employment \n\noutside decision making (decisions made outside of the area, corporate dollars corrupt government) \n\nunrealistic expectations (divert young people from school and brighter futures.) \n\nanti-democratic collusion (industry support of repressive governments) \n\nland controlled by the elite (people relocated, agriculture eliminated, prohibited from N.P.) \n\nnegative lifestyle's (STD's, substance abuse, begging, hustling) \n\ndiverted and concentrated development (airport, roads, water, electricity to tourist destinations, development not accessible to locals), \n\nlittle forex stays in country (airplanes, vehicles, booze, hot air balloons, generally have foreign owners), \n\npackage programs \n\ncruises (eat and sleep on board) \n\nunstable market (fickle, affected by local and world events, generally highly elastic) \n\nSolutions (visitor)\n\nact to support cultural diversity \n\nengage in activities that add value to the community \n\ndon’t do activities that deteriorate the environment \n\ndon’t engage in illegal activities \n\nact to disperse the benefits \n\npatronize locally (community) owned enterprises. \n\nSolutions (host)\n\nsupport the traditional cultural legacy \n\ntraining and education in local culture, history, natural science, etc. \n\nselect development and activities that draw from local traditions and add value to the community \n\ndon’t promote activities that deteriorate the environment \n\ndon’t engage in illegal activities \n\nadopt a program to disperse the benefits \n\npatronize locally produced products and locally (community) owned enterprises. \n\nmake business and foreign exchange transactions transparent and efficient.
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they are free if you are from those countries.  (britian too). \n\nI would say any of the EC would be good, and what an opportunity. \n\ngood luck.
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Go to http://www.cherokeenation.org\nRegister in the upper left hand corner.\nThen you can search the benefits available to you.
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I think it would be great, you have so any places that you can go and see and it's warm and sunny. You can start your own Tourism business there! For instance you could go to the Cayman Islands
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Antigua and Barbuda (4 July 1974) \n The Bahamas (4 July 1983) \n Barbados (1 August 1973) \n Belize (1 May 1974) \n Dominica (1 May 1974) \n Grenada (1 May 1974) \n Guyana (1 August 1973) \n Haiti (provisional membership on 4 July 1998, full membership on 2 July 2002) \n Jamaica (1 August 1973) \n Montserrat (a territory of the United Kingdom) (1 May 1974) \n Saint Kitts and Nevis (26 July 1974 as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla) \n Saint Lucia (1 May 1974) \n Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 May 1974) \n Suriname (4 July 1995) \n Trinidad and Tobago (1 August 1973) \nThere are five associate members:\n\n British Virgin Islands (July 1991) \n Turks and Caicos Islands (July 1991) \n Anguilla (July 1999) \n Cayman Islands (16 May 2002) \n Bermuda (2 July 2003) \nThere are seven observers:\n\n Aruba \n Colombia \n Dominican Republic \n Mexico \n Netherlands Antilles \n Puerto Rico \n Venezuela
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http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AGUFM.S11A1131P\n\nhttp://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/03689/EAE03-J-03689.pdf\n\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Export-Processing-Zones-Jamaica-Mauritius/dp/0773498370
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Well one positive is that the country makes money that it can use towards things that the government subsidizes, etc.  More tourists means more money for the country.  Conversely, the money (at least in most countries) tends to go to corrupt and greedy governments and the people of the country never see it.
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Monaco, Barbados, Grenada, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Tuvalu, Palau, San Marino, Marshall Islands, Seychelles\n\nall these great mighty powerfull nations.
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lslands in the caribbean. its a british commonweath country
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Average age, education level, water supply, transportation options to/from work, local corruption (how much in bribes per month do you have to pay)...many more\n\nI would chose Malawi, up North on the shores of Lake Malawi near the game preserves, unless the factory polluted too much.
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island countries like japan, philippines, etc.
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Benefits of Tourism\n  \nThere are a number of benefits of tourism for both the tourist and the host destination.  On a large scale it offers a good alternative to some more destructive industries for generating income both on nationally and privately. \nThe tourism industry encompasses many different areas, so it also creates jobs in many different areas.  With tourism comes hotels, resturants, car rental agencies, tour companies, service stations, souvenier shops, sports equipment rentals, and much more.  All of this creates many different levels of employment for people in a given community. \n\nIn many places the introduction and development of tourism allows local people an opportunity for economic and educational growth that would not otherwise be available.  In addition, it allows both the tourist and the local community  a chance to experience other cultures, which broadens understanding. \n\nIf properly used, tourism generated income can be tremendously beneficial to the host country and it's local communities.  Tourism generated income can be used on a national and local level to better education, improve infrastructure, to fund conservation efforts, and to promote more responsible tourism. \n\n\n\nHarmful Impacts of Tourism\nAlthough tourism can be very beneficial, especially economically, to the host destination, there are many strings attached.  Tourism inevitably brings with it environmental and cultural degradation.  Though these impacts are closely enter twined, here they will be addressed separately. \n\nEnvironmental Impacts of Tourism \n\nTourism has vastly different faces, as different people enjoy different types of vacations.  An allocentric traveler would enjoy backpacking through a distant jungle with little more than the bare necessities while some people prefer a beach front luxury hotel with all the comforts andconveniences of  home. \n\nThe introduction of the "mega resort" has been one of the most economically successful and environmentally destructive additions to the tourism industry.  Large corporate owned resorts, which are usually based in countries other than those in which they exist, rarely give back to the local communities on which they depend and thrive.  More often than not, lower level positions such as maids, cooks, waiters, and bellhops are available to the local residents while upper level and management positions arereserved for corporate immigrants. \n  \nThese resorts take away from smaller scale, locally owned establishments and do not contribute to the local communities in a positive manner.  Large resorts are very rarely environmentally friendly, and in turn do not normally attract an environmentally conscious clientele. \n  \nNot only does heavy construction aid erosion (especially in tropical climates) but essentially, construction and development equals pollution.  Tourist generated pollution comes from things such as rental car exhaust and oil leaks, machinery used to build hotels, commercial airplanes, and airport construction just to name a few (McLaren, 1998). \n  \nTo a greater extent, after the completion of construction, tourists as a group consume a tremendous amount of natural resources and produce an equally tremendous amount of waste.  The influx of tourists into a community creates a transient but permanent population increase (McLaren, 1998).  Two major problems arise from a sudden population increase:  an over consumption of resources, and an over production of waste.  Over consumption causes problems such as water shortages, frequent loss of electricity, and over fishing of local waters.  The over production of waste is an ever-present threat to tourist communities.  this shows itself in the form of water and air pollution, liter, and the frequent overflow of sewage systems.  As a result of these types of waste many places experience loss of potable water, loss of local animal populations, and the spread of disease and infection. \n  \nThe degra