At the beginning of October, four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states implemented one of the long-elusive goals of the regional integration project: full freedom of movement between countries.
Nationals of Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are now allowed to travel among the four countries without limitations on length of stay or restrictions on their ability to work – no visas, no work permits, no skills certificates required.
They will also be able to access emergency and primary health care, alongside public primary and secondary education for the children, in the country in which they are staying.
The move is in keeping with the Enhanced Cooperation Protocol of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
Author's summary: CARICOM member states implement freedom of movement.