House to consider more ‘skilled labour’ for free movement

With its passage, a proposed amendment to the Caricom Community (Free Entry of Skilled Nationals) Act will see the widening of the categories of ‘skilled nationals’ eligible for free movement in the region.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett tabled the amendment last Thursday.

Under the proposed amendment, university graduates, media workers, musicians, artistes, sports persons, teachers, registered nurses, persons holding associate degrees, artisans possessing a Caribbean vocational qualification or an