Flexible Integration Strategy: Dominica Strengthens Its Position in the CARICOM Region

16 April 2025 | Tags: Second Citizenship

With Jamaica signing the Protocol on Enhanced Cooperation on 3 April 2025, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) takes another step towards a more pragmatic framework for collaboration. The new mechanism, adopted in 2022, allows a group of member states to implement initiatives in key sectors — from trade and transport to investment and digital technologies — without requiring full consensus across the entire bloc.

The principle of a “coalition of the willing” accelerates processes that might otherwise be stalled for years. This is particularly relevant in the face of external pressures that hinder the free movement of capital, people, and ideas within the region. The protocol allows states to act with those ready to move forward, while maintaining an open structure for others to join at a later stage.

Dominica, having signed the document early on, is already integrating into the practical aspects of this model. For investors focused on strategic real estate investment with the potential for citizenship acquisition, this development has real-world significance. It signals the country’s engagement in a stable and evolving regional ecosystem — one with transparent regulations, a growing market, and institutional predictability.

Jamaica’s accession, as one of the region’s leading economies, enhances the protocol’s legitimacy and demonstrates its real-world applicability. While many integration efforts in the region have remained at the declarative level, this framework is already being used to build joint economic projects.

In this context, Dominica has positioned itself as a jurisdiction not only capable of attracting capital but also of offering investors a long-term regional perspective. Unlike approaches focused solely on local incentives, this model creates a broader context — one that reaches beyond national borders without compromising manageability or regulatory clarity.

For investors assessing not only the conditions for entry but also the resilience of the ecosystem they are entering, this could be one of the decisive arguments in favour of choosing Dominica.