Other Images in this Gallery
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(Photo: UN)
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One of the Caribbean’s major appeals — especially for tourists who live in cold climates such as Canada — is its weather. (Photo: © Rainer Lesniewski | Dreamstime)
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Leaders of CARICOM’s 15 full member states and five associate member states meet regularly in different Caribbean countries to discuss mutual priorities and problems. (Photo: CARICOM COMMUNITY FLICKR)
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Haiti is one of the most densely populated and poorest countries in the Americas. These Haitian children are standing outside the shack that serves as their home. (Photo: UN)
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Activists collected 60 tonnes of waste that washed ashore at Montesinos Beach in the Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo. (Photo: Parley for the oceans)
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Tourism is the most important driver of economic growth and the primary source of foreign currency. Pictured here is a busy beach on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. (Photo: © Albertoloyo | Dreamstime.com )
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Migration — voluntary or otherwise — has and continues to shape the Caribbean. Festivals such as this one celebrate the region’s diversity. (Photo: © Linda Morland } Dreamstime.com)
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The MV Empire Windrush took the first Caribbean migrants from the region to Britain in 1948. (Photo: Royal Air Force Photographer)