to the Home of Hartford Caribbean Trade Council Inc. here we identify and promote business opportunities for importers, exporters and service providers between Metro Hartford and the Caribbean.

Our mission of the Caribbean Trade Council is to promote trade, tourism and economic cooperation between the MetroHartford and the Caribbean Islands.

Develop and strengthen relationships between the Caribbean islands and their Diaspora, who resides in the Metro Hartford Region. To encourage investment opportunities, while deepening a collaboration and facilitating the growth, of the City of Hartford’s economic development efforts with the Caribbean islands.

  Hartford - The Right Location

Hartford is a two-hour drive to Boston and New York (which means excellent access to two markets at significantly lower cost)

Hartford has access to 100 million customers within an 8-hour drive (which means direct access to 68% of Canadian population, 32% of U.S. retail sales, 33% of U.S. manufacturing establishments)

Hartford ranks #17 in the top 40 U.S. real estate markets for expanding businesses

Hartford is a growing metro area with some of the nation's most prominent suburbs within a ½ hour drive

An abundance of heritage, culture, arts, sports and entertainment, diverse neighborhoods, distinctive dining and shopping makes Hartford the smart choice for life.

Competitive Environment
We’ve developed effective Industry Clusters, an economic development concept that utilizes the power of industry concentrations to boost economies through companies interconnecting to serve their markets and produce their products.

Two-day Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre

NEARLY 500 delegates began a two-day conference in Kingston yesterday, seeking ways that Jamaicans at home and abroad can strengthen relations to the benefit of both groups.

This conference is the second, following the inaugural event two years ago, and immediately there was a suggestion for the establishment of a Jamaica Fund to help finance projects here. .......[MORE]

Hartford’s Caribbean Trade Council Opens Office

Mayor Eddie Perez cuts ribbon to open Caribbean Trade Council Office.

The Hartford Caribbean Trade Council, established three years ago, moved a bit closer to realizing its vision of helping Hartford to become the distribution
mecca for Caribbean services and products in the Northeast region with the opening of an office in the ACA complex on Main Street.

A small gathering of dignitaries and supporters were at the opening ceremony, held Saturday, October 14, Andrew Lawrence is coordinator
and the brainchild of the project. Mayor Eddie Perez told the gathering that the Council aims to capitalize on and bring products and services from the Caribbean directly to Hartford so that consumers will get a chance to pay more reasonable prices for the products.    ......[MORE]