{{Politics of the Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN) is an inter-governmental agency of the Caribbean Community,
CARICOM, responsible for developing and managing a high capacity,
broadband
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fiber optic
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network called C@ribNET, connecting all CARICOM member states.
The Caribbean Knowledge Learning Network Agency was first proposed in 2002 at a meeting where the 7 Prime Ministers of
Eastern Caribbean States and
Barbados
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met with the president of the
World Bank
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. It was established in 2004 as an institution of the CARICOM, under the authority of Article 21 of the Revised
Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Treaty of Chaguaramas established the Caribbean Community and Common Market, popularly known as CARICOM. It was signed on 4 July 1973 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. It was signed by Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. ...
.
Academic computer network organizations