| XVIII CARIFTA Games | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Bridgetown, Barbados  |
| Dates: | March 25–27 |
| Nations Participating: | at least 17 |
| Athletes Participating: | at least 105 |
| Events: | 50 |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1988 Kingston |
| Next: | 1990 Kingston |
The 18th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on March 25–27, 1989.
For the 1989 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 105 medalists (59 junior (under-20) and 46 youth (under-17)) from about 17 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (20), Barbados (6), Bermuda (2), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (3), Dominica (2), Grenada (5), Guadeloupe (2), Guyana (5), Jamaica (35), Martinique (7), Netherlands Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Lucia (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (8).
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Kareem Streete-Thompson from the Cayman Islands. He won a gold medal in long jump with a remarkable jump of 7.83m, which is still the championships record, a silver medal in 100m, and a bronze medal in 200 metres in the youth (U-17) category.
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth).The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website.
| 100 metres | 10.53 | 10.64 | 10.87 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.9 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.48 | 47.90 | 48.18 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:54.1 | 1:54.5 | 1:54.6 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:55.99 | 3:58.22 | 4:01.39 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:26.81 | 15:42.88 | 15:46.96 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.5 | 54.5 | 56.0 | ||||
| High jump | 2.15 | 2.05 | 2.00 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.70 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.42 | 7.36 | 7.27 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.46 | 15.06 | 13.81 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.37 | 14.00 | 13.90 | ||||
| Discus throw | 40.52 | 40.42 | 37.68 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 62.46 | 62.30 | 55.84 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.4 | 41.6 | 41.8 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:12.93 | 3:14.07 | 3:21.90 |
| 100 metres | 11.71 | 11.73 | 11.79 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.4 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.7 | 54.4 | 56.0 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:07.6 | 2:13.4 | 2:15.9 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:43.73 | 4:47.09 | 4:53.12 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:27.6 | 10:35.1 | 10:37.6 | ||||
| High jump | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.65 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.39 | 6.15 | 5.87 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.29 | 12.21 | 11.69 | ||||
| Discus throw | 46.96 | 38.26 | 37.82 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 44.90 | 40.92 | 40.64 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.3 | 46.6 | 47.7 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:40.65 | 3:51.28 | 4:00.73 |
| 100 metres | 10.81 | 10.88 | 10.93 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.9 | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.86 | 49.21 | 49.44 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:55.9 | 1:57.0 | 1:57.7 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:05.85 | 4:07.74 | 4:08.62 | ||||
| High jump | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.90 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.83 | 6.89 | 6.86 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.35 | 13.99 | 13.90 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.89 | 13.78 | 13.77 | ||||
| Discus throw | 46.54 | 37.96 | 37.02 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 57.82 | 53.90 | 50.48 |
| 100 metres | 11.92 | 11.93 | 12.23 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.1 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.12 | 55.77 | 56.18 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:11.6 | 2:13.5 | 2:17.8 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:45.68 | 4:51.75 | 4:54.75 | ||||
| High jump | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.58 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.88 | 5.81 | 5.35 | ||||
| Shot put | 10.83 | 10.81 | 10.60 | ||||
| Discus throw | 32.38 | 32.26 | 31.96 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 39.14 | 37.22 | 37.18 |