Four Caribbean Countries to Implement Free Moment of Peopl

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are on track to implement full free movement of their nationals among themselves, starting October 1.

The Caribbean Community secretariat provided the update on Monday.
In a statement, the secretariat said the arrangement will allow citizens of the four countries to enter, reside, work, and remain indefinitely in any of the participating states, without the need for work or residency permits.

Nationals will also be able to access emergency and primary health care, as well as public primary and secondary education, subject to the resources of the host country.
The move follows a decision by regional leaders at their July summit in Jamaica, part of efforts to expand the Caricom Single Market and Economy, CSME.

Other Caricom states participating in the CSME will continue to operate under the current system, which permits movement for specific categories such as skilled workers, service providers, and business owners, as well as general travel facilitation.