At a press conference, Rodriguez announced the information along with Jose Luis Ramirez, president of the Caribbean Karate Federation.

Convinced of the success of the event, the executive said that athletes from Curaçao, Suriname, Bonaire, Haiti, Barbados, Aruba and Guyana will participate.

Jamaica, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Cuba, Grand Cayman and the Dominican Republic, as host country, will also take part.

Mexico and Venezuela, will be invited as guest nations, he said.

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