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Free Movement of OECS Nationals by January 1, 2002
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Free Movement of OECS Nationals by January 1, 2002
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OECS
Heads of Government ended their two day summit in Dominica, Thursday with an
agreement to work towards a January 1st deadline for Freedom of Movement of OECS
Nationals in the Member States. Work
on the details of this initiative has been handed to a Task Force to be drawn
from among technical personnel at the OECS Secretariat, who will work under the
supervision of Prime Ministers Hon Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines and Hon. Dr. Kenny Anthony of St Lucia. Freedom
of Movement is expected to involve the removal of current restrictions on Work
and Residency Permits required for OECS Nationals seeking to move from one
island to another. The
Task Force has also been mandated to look at a "common passport" for
OECS nationals, to be issued under an entity to be called the "Eastern
Caribbean Union of Independent States" (ECUIS), with the holder's country
of birth inscribed below. This is
geared towards giving the region a common identity when facing the rest of the
world. The
Task Force will also consider a common ID Card which, among other things, will
be used for inter-island travel. COMMUNIQUE from the 34th Meeting of the OECS Authority, Fort Young Hotel, Dominica - July 25 - 26 |
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