Caribbean region-building initiatives are still debated by scholars, yet regionalism remains prevalent throughout the Caribbean. The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez launched an economic group called the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), which several eastern Caribbean islands joined. In 2012, the nation of Haiti, with 9 million people, became the largest CARICOM nation that sought to join the union. Here are some of the bodies that several islands share in collaboration: Geography: Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) is a region of North America that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering
Jean-Michel Vernhes Paris in 1989 to work until 1993 at the aircraft certification department. In 1993, he became responsible for human resources at the French air navigation service before being nominated President of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 1999. The 18th of May 2011, in addition, he became President of the French Airports ("Union des aéroports français"). Jean-Michel Vernhes Jean-Michel Vernhes (born in 1950 at Mazamet) is a French public servant. He is the current President of French Airports ("Union des aéroports français") and of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Graduate from "classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles" at (Toulouse) and from the "École nationale de l'aviation civile"