{"id":298039,"date":"2023-02-02T10:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=298039"},"modified":"2023-02-02T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:02:37","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-put-no-work-permit-policy-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/antigua-and-barbuda-put-no-work-permit-policy-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda put no work permit policy on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-207549\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gaston-Browne-642x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After making a campaign promise to immediately remove the requirement of work permits for CARICOM and Dominican Republic Nations, the Gaston Browne-led administration in Antigua and Barbuda has now said they need more time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government said on Thursday morning, that before it discontinues the work permit policy for CARICOM and Dominican Republic nations, further discussions must be held.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Cabinet invited the Chief Immigration Officer and three other top officials of the Immigration Department to discuss two matters, according to notes from yesterday\u2019s Cabinet. After a thorough and intense examination and exposition, the Cabinet agreed that the CARICOM Treaty requirements will continue, including the six-month entry allowance for visitors from the CARICOM States\u201d, according to the document.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further discussions are to take place between lawyers within the Legal Department of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, and experts within the Immigration Department and the Ministry of Labour, according to the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective, according to the Cabinet, is to ensure that all is done to make the process seamless and to fulfill the promise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After making a campaign promise to immediately remove the requirement of work permits for CARICOM and Dominican Republic Nations, the Gaston Browne-led administration in Antigua and Barbuda has now said they need more time. 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