Grenada To Begin Issuing CARICOM Passports
The government of Grenada is moving ahead fully with its regional counterparts
in the issuing of the Caribbean Community Passport. The Immigration Passport
Department is scheduled to begin issuing the Caribbean Community Grenada Passport
on January 29, 2007. On January 7 2007, Suriname became the first Member State to begin using the
CARICOM Passport, followed by St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and St. Kitts
& Nevis. Heads of Government agreed to the issuance of a CARICOM passport by Member
States as a defining symbol of regionalism. The introduction of the CARICOM
passport is also part of the measures to promote hassle-free travel for CARICOM
nationals, and a major thrust of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CARICOM passport is a National passport which is being issued in accordance
with an agreed format for intra-regional and extra-regional travel. On the cover,
it bears the logo of CARICOM and the words "Caribbean Community",
in addition to the Coat of Arms and the name of the issuing Member State. The CARICOM passport also creates awareness that CARICOM Nationals are Nationals
of the Community, as well as a specific country. The expectation is that all Member States will introduce the CARICOM Passport
when the stock of their old passports is depleted. .
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