Caribbean Community Day — also known as CARICOM Day — is celebrated on July 4 this year. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) consists of 20 states throughout the Caribbean, of which 15 are member states and five associate members. Georgetown, Guyana, is home to the CARICOM secretariat headquarters. The day was chosen to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established CARICOM on July 4, 1973. It is recognized as an official public holiday in Guyana, and the governments of Antigua and Barbuda have declared it a holiday as well.