Initially four countries, namely the Bahamas, Barbados, the Cayman Islands and Martinique, had showed some interest in hosting the games.

This was attributed to a myriad of reasons such as the newly constructed Thomas Robinson Stadium, the Bahamas's fortieth independence celebrations in 2013, and the fact that the country hadn't host the event in ten years.

[2] The 2013 Games will be staged in the 15,000 seater, thirty million dollar Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

Fifty million dollars are being spent to beautify the area and upgrade utilities around the stadium, which is the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, in time for both the CARIFTA games and the IAAF World Relays.

[8] *   Host nation (Bahamas)According to an unofficial count (without relays and special olympics), 423 athletes from 25 countries participated.