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Prime Minister Mia Mottley has defended Barbados’ decision to join other three CARICOM states in the Free Movement initiative aimed at interconnectedness and development between the Caribbean countries.
Barbados, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Belize aim to fully open their borders to the citizens of the four nations from today (October 1) onwards.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed Barbados in Tuesday night’s national address insisting the move will be carefully managed across the four Caribbean nations pioneering the fully reciprocal free movement agreement.
Prime Minister Mottley noted that the Free Movement regime is not a free for all neither is it an abandonment of border control, or a threat to Barbadian jobs and services as professionals will still require adherence to the rules and regulations governing the practices of their professions in Barbados after having licenses to operate in the country.
