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The West Indies Federation (or just West Indies) consisted of around 24 main inhabited islands and approximately 220–230 minor offshore islands, islets and cays (some inhabited, some uninhabited). The largest island was Jamaica , located in the far northwest of the Federation.
During the 1950s several politicians involved in the West Indies Federation again broached an idea of political association with Canada. One proposal from the Caribbean heads was for the West Indies Federation to first become a fully functional unit and following five years time the bloc should look at obtaining dominion status with the United ...
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British overseas territory in the West Indies. There is some support for a union with Canada, but the islands' small economy and Canada's involvement in Haiti made that controversial. In 1917, Robert Borden first suggested for Canada to annex the islands.
Netherlands Antilles – In the 17th century, the islands were conquered by the Dutch West India Company and were used as military outposts and trade bases, most prominent the slave trade. [ 13 ] Guyana – The Dutch West India Company, which administered most of the colony from 1621 to 1792, granted early Dutch and then British settlers ...
The Caribbean with West Indies Federation members in red. The short-lived federation was made up of British West Indies colonies from 1958–62.. Between 1958 and 1962, there was a short-lived federation between several English-speaking Caribbean countries, called the West Indies Federation, which consisted of all the island nations (except the Bahamas), and the territories (excluding Bermuda ...
British West Indies; Privy Council of Barbados; C. Canada; Province of Canada; The Canadas; ... West Indies Federation; British Windward Islands This page was ...
In 1907, the Government of Canada opened its Trade Commissioner Service to the Caribbean region. [3] This was located on the current grounds of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados. By the early 20th century several large Canadian financial institutions looked towards expansion into the West Indies.
Part of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962) Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1962–1983) (Associated State from 1967; Anguilla separated since 1980) Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present) (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) Saint Lucia: Colony of Sainte Lucie (1674–1814)