The Dominican Republic’s return to the Caricom meeting place is on the agenda of the 26th Intersessional Meeting of Caricom heads of Government in Nassau, Bahamas today, Thursday 26 February 2015. The DR was suspended from Caricom when Caribbean ministers rejected Constitutional Court ruling 169-13 that confirmed an earlier Supreme Court ruling on not automatically issuing Dominican citizens to children born to parents with illegal status in the country. The largest immigrant community affected is the Haitian community. The current Caricom president, Prime Minister of the Bahamas Perry Christie, supports reopening talks with the Dominican Republic.
The DR has a free trade agreement with Caricom, but held observer status in the meetings with the member countries.
The meeting can be followed live today, Thursday 26 February at http://www.livestream.com/znsbahamas