Established 1997 · Lomé IV Convention
One postal standard for the whole Caribbean region.
The CPU Secretariat supports 25 Caribbean postal administrations — coordinating policy, training and trade facilitation across the region.
25
Caribbean postal administrations
Plus partner administrations: 5
Founded: 1997
Headquarters: Castries, Saint Lucia
30
Total member administrations
28
CPU conferences held since 1997
4
Governing bodies of the Union
1997
CPU Convention signed, Saint Lucia
Structure of the Union
How the Union is governed.
Set out in the CPU Convention, authority runs from ministerial policy down to day-to-day Secretariat operations.
POLICY
Council of Ministers
Ministers responsible for postal services across member states set the Union’s policy direction.
DIRECTION
The Conference
Postmasters General convene to review strategy and elect the Secretariat’s leadership.
OVERSIGHT
Management Board
Oversees the Secretariat’s operations and budget between Conference sessions.
OPERATIONS
The Secretariat
Carries out the Union’s day-to-day work from Castries, led by the Secretary General.
Formed to strengthen postal services across the Caribbean.
With support from the European Union and the CARIFORUM group of states, fifteen Caribbean postal administrations signed the CPU Convention in 1997, formally launching the Union at a meeting of Postmasters General in Saint Lucia.
Today 25 Caribbean administrations — plus the USA, Canada, UK, France and the Netherlands — work under the Secretariat’s coordination to improve service security and regional training.
“A champion for improved and secure postal services across the Caribbean.”
— Office of the Secretary General
Calendar
Recent conferences & meetings
May 2026
28th Caribbean Postal Union Conference
“Leading for Resilience — Transforming Caribbean Post for a Connected Future.”
Nassau, Bahamas
May 2025
27th Caribbean Postal Union Conference
Postmasters General convened to review the Union’s strategy.
Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 2025
CPU–UPU Leadership Forum
“Adapting to the Future: Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Innovation.”
Tortola, British Virgin Islands