CARICOM as a small regional trading agreement is characterized by economies with differing degrees of development. This article reviews the differing economic attributes of these various CARICOM states and then discusses in detail how the intra-regional movement of skilled workers (such as nurses) can help to solve some of the regional shortages of skills which exists for this category of workers. The article argues that this type of skilled worker movement can provide considerable benefits for migrant nurses without the drift of their skills beyond the region.keywords CARICOM, health care workers, intra-regional migration, skilled labor shortage Global Social Policy
The Grenadian revolution has been widely canvassed as the most important achievement of the left in the English-speaking Caribbean. Regionally, its importance has been dwarfed only by the Cuban revolution and the Sandinistas' struggles in Nicaragua. It is therefore of great importance to analyse the impact of its collapse in October 1983 on the 'popular forces' of the English-speaking Caribbean. By 'popular forces' I
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