[Media Invitation] Contingent Rights Webinar
Invitation to Cover
WHAT: Contingent Rights Webinar (Free Movement of Persons, Contingent Rights and Border Services)
WHO:
- Didacus Jules, PhD, Director General of the OECS Commission
- Ambassador Calvin St. Juste, Chairman, Citizenship by Investment, St. Kitts and Nevis
- Ms. Sarah Rosengaertner, Deputy Managing Director - Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM)
- Lt. Col. Kester Craig, Deputy Executive Director - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
- Mr. Brendan Tarnay - Programme Officer Coordination Office for the Caribbean - International Organization for Migration
- Ms. Joycelyn Hughes, Border Security Affairs Specialist and Training Coordinator - CARICOM IMPACS
- Clarence Henry, PhD - Head (Ag) Regional Integration Unit - Moderator
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The media is invited to attend and cover this virtual event.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
WHERE: Virtual (Zoom, Facebook and YouTube)
BACKGROUND:
Contingent Rights are a key element of free movement of persons (Article 12) and provide the general and social rights that OECS citizens and their family members are entitled to when exercising the right to free movement within the Economic Union.
The OECS Contingent Rights Model Bill, which strengthens the implementation of these rights, will be tabled for adoption at the next regular meeting of the OECS Authority in June 2026. Thereafter, there will be a national enactment of the Model Bill. The OECS Commission is set to host a series of webinar discussions that highlight key features of contingent rights and their implications for ordinary citizens.
Each discussion will focus on a particular theme, using a central idea to illustrate how contingent rights allow for free movement benefits for citizens of Protocol Member States (and their third-country spouse and dependents) with respect to indefinite stay, employment, and doing business within Protocol Member States.
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