Caribbean Postal Union

Last updated

The Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) is an association established by treaty of the postal authorities of the following member countries: [1] The bloc was established with the assistance of the European Union for member-states of CARIFORUM as part of the bloc of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States.

Contents

Note ‡ − Since October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles does not exist any more as a country per outcome of referendum. Curaçao and Sint Maarten have become countries just like Aruba and the Netherlands proper. The three islands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (the "BES islands") have become "special municipalities" of the Netherlands.

It was founded in 1997 as a restricted union of the Universal Postal Union. [31]

In 2000 it was decided by the union's members in attendance for the CPU to be headquartered in Castries, Saint Lucia. Therein is the secretariat for the regional coordinator for the Universal Postal Union and the technical officer for the Caribbean Postal Union.

In 2022 the CPU formed a think tank with the goal to improve transport of mail throughout the Caribbean.

Decisions by the union are undertaken by the bloc's annual meetings.

Annual meetings

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean Community</span> Organisation of fifteen states and dependencies throughout the Americas

The Caribbean Community is an intergovernmental organisation that is a political and economic union of 15 member states throughout the Americas and Atlantic Ocean. They have primary objectives to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and coordinate foreign policy. The organisation was established in 1973, with its four founding members signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Its primary activities involve:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hinduism in the West Indies</span> Overview of Hinduism in the West Indies territories

Hinduism is the leading single religion of the Indo-Caribbean communities of the West Indies. Hindus are particularly well represented in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The Cayman Islands also hosts a sizable Hindu population, with 2.4 percent of the country affiliating with the religion. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Bahamas.

The 2005 Caribbean Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Barbados and won by Jamaica. In all, 30 countries were invited, of which, 22 participated and 8 withdrew.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cricket West Indies</span> Governing body for cricket in the West Indies

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies. It was originally formed in the early 1920s as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control, but changed its name to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in 1996. In November 2015, the Board resolved to rename itself as Cricket West Indies as part of a restructuring exercise that would also see the creation of a separate commercial body. This rebranding formally occurred in May 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean Tourism Organization</span> Tourism agency based in Barbados

The Caribbean Tourism Organization's main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics</span> International athletics championship event

The 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in athletics were held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, between 8–11 July 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean</span> Region to the east of Central America

The Caribbean is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are often also included in the region. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Territorial evolution of the Caribbean</span>

This is a timeline of the territorial evolution of the Caribbean and nearby areas of North, Central, and South America, listing each change to the internal and external borders of the various countries that make up the region.

The swimming events at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred July 17–22, 2006 at S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean Link for Guiding</span> Association of Girl Guides

The Caribbean Link for Guiding is a consortium of 21 Girl Guide Associations from throughout the Caribbean. These include associations from independent countries as well as from British Overseas Territories, coordinated by Girlguiding UK. It was created in 1958.

The Latin American Table Tennis Union (LATTU), or Unión Latinoamericana de Tenis de Mesa (ULTM) in Spanish, was one of the table tennis continental federations recognized by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) before 2021. The ULTM was composed of 37 national or regional table tennis associations, working on the development of table tennis in Latin America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Languages of the Caribbean</span> Languages of the region

The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean:

The Dominica national football team represents Dominica in international football under the control of the Dominica Football Association (DFA). Although a Dominica representative team had played previously, the football association was founded in 1970. It became fully affiliated to FIFA and CONCACAF in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean Telecommunications Union</span>

The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is an intergovernmental organization established by CARICOM in 1989, to facilitate development of the telecommunications sector in the Caribbean.

References

  1. CPU members, U.P.U.
  2. "Anguilla Postal Service". www.aps.ai.
  3. "Post Aruba". www.postaruba.com.
  4. "Home - Bahamas Postal Service". www.bahamas.gov.bs.
  5. "BB ref". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  6. "Welcome to Belize Postal Service". www.belizepostalservice.gov.bz.
  7. BM ref
  8. "BVI Post | Government of the Virgin Islands". www.bvi.gov.vg.
  9. "Mailing and shipping for Personal and Business". canadapost.ca.
  10. "AN ref". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  11. "AN". Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. "KY ref".
  13. "Grupo Empresarial Correos de Cuba (GECC)". Ministerio de Comunicaciones. January 29, 2014.
  14. "Cpost International". Cpost International.
  15. "Symposium - Ministry Of Public Works And The Digital Economy". publicworks.gov.dm.
  16. "INPOSDOM | Instituto Postal Dominicano".
  17. "Achetez des Timbres, Envoyez Courrier, Colis - La Poste". www.laposte.fr.
  18. "Welcome to Grenada Postal Corporation". www.grenadapostal.com.
  19. "Guyana Post Office Corporation". Guyana Post Office Corporation.
  20. HT ref
  21. "Jamaica Post". jamaicapost.gov.jm.
  22. NL ref
  23. "Home". Saint Lucia Postal Service.
  24. "Post office".
  25. "St Vincent and the Grenadines Postal Corporation". www.svgpost.gov.vc.
  26. "Home - Surpost - Voor al uw lucht- en zeevracht diensten". Surpost.
  27. "TTPOST - Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation". www.ttpost.net.
  28. "TC ref".
  29. "Royal Mail | Royal Mail Group Ltd". www.royalmail.com.
  30. "US ref". Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  31. "caribbean Postal Union Resources and Information". caribbeanpostalunions.org.

Further reading