<P> Established mainly by the English - speaking parts of the Caribbean, CARICOM has become multilingual in practice with the addition of Dutch - speaking Suriname on 4 July 1995 and Haitian Kreyòl - and French - speaking Haiti on 2 July 2002 . Furthermore, it was suggested that Spanish should also become a working language . In July 2012, CARICOM announced that they were considering making French and Dutch official languages . In 2001, the heads of government signed a revised Treaty of Chaguaramas that cleared the way to transform the idea of a common market CARICOM into a Caribbean (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy . Part of the revised treaty establishes and implements the Caribbean Court of Justice . </P> <P> Currently CARICOM has 15 full members, 5 associate members and 8 observers . All of the associate members are British overseas territories, and it is currently not established what the role of the associate members will be . The observers are states which engage in at least one of CARICOM's technical committees . Although the group has close ties with Cuba, that nation was excluded due to lack of full democratic internal political arrangement . </P> <Table> CARICOM Members <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Join date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Full member </Td> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> 4 July 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> 4 July 1983 </Td> <Td> Not part of customs union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 1 August 1973 </Td> <Td> One of the four founding members </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 1 August 1973 </Td> <Td> One of the four founding members </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 2 July 2002 </Td> <Td> Provisional membership on 4 July 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 1 August 1973 </Td> <Td> One of the four founding members </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montserrat </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> 26 July 1974 </Td> <Td> Joined as Saint Christopher - Nevis - Anguilla </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> 1 May 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 4 July 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 1 August 1973 </Td> <Td> One of the four founding members </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Associate </Td> <Td> Anguilla </Td> <Td> July 1999 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bermuda </Td> <Td> 2 July 2003 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> July 1991 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cayman Islands </Td> <Td> 16 May 2002 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turks and Caicos Islands </Td> <Td> July 1991 </Td> <Td> British overseas territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Observer </Td> <Td> Aruba </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Curaçao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Unincorporated territory of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sint Maarten </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Join date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

When did guyana became a member of caricom