The 17th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 2–4, 1988.

For the 1988 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 117 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 50 youth (under-17)) from about 16 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (17), Barbados (6), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Guadeloupe (6), Guyana (6), Jamaica (43), Martinique (13), Montserrat (1), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Lucia (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (10).

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Michelle Freeman from Jamaica.

[7] The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.