The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was organised on May 1, 1968, to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. The agreements establishing it came following the dissolution of the West Indies Federation which lasted from 1958 to 1962.
This was called Salutary Neglect. They would neglect the policies that they created for the colonies so they could focus on being a major power in Europe and European politics.
