Secretaries-General
| Caribbean Free Trade Agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Beginning of term | End of term | Country |
| Frederick L. Cozier | 1968 | 1969 | Barbados |
| William Demas | 1969 | 1973 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Caribbean Community | |||
| Name | Beginning of term | End of term | Country |
| William Demas | 1973 | 1974 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sir Alister McIntyre | 1974 | August 1977 | Grenada |
| Joseph Tyndall (acting) | August 1977 | August 1978 | Guyana |
| Kurleigh King | November 1978 | September 1983 | Barbados |
| Roderick Rainford | September 1983 | August 1992 | Jamaica |
| Edwin W. Carrington | August 1992 | December 2010 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lolita Applewhaite (acting) | January 2011 | August 2011 | Barbados |
| Irwin LaRocque | August 2011 | present | Dominica |
The second (and last) Secretary-General of CARIFTA, Mr. William Demas, became the first Secretary-General of the CARICOM. Mr. Demas had been instrumental in the transition from CARIFTA to the Caribbean Community, publishing a booklet in 1972 entitled "From CARIFTA to the Caribbean Community" wherein he outlined policies for deepening the integration process.
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