Gregory Nicholls

Barbados unveiled a four-nation regional free movement agreement October 2025, enabling citizens to live and work indefinitely across borders with guaranteed healthcare and education, positioning migration as essential to economic resilience and sustainable development for small island states.

Barbados' Home Affairs Minister defended the government's migration reforms at the UN forum, arguing managed migration is essential for economic survival amid workforce decline, population ageing, and climate pressures affecting small island states.