Myrie v Barbados — free movement
[2013] CCJ 3 (OJ) · Caribbean Court of Justice
A foundational judgment on enforceable CARICOM entry rights.
The outcome
Barbados breached her entry right and was ordered to pay Bds$2,240 pecuniary damages, Bds$75,000 non-pecuniary damages and her costs.
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The issue
What protection did Community law give her at the border?
What happened
Barbados refused a Jamaican visitor entry, subjected her to abusive treatment and removed her the next day.
Reasoning and rule
The 2007 Conference Decision created a six-month entry entitlement without harassment, subject to the stated undesirability and public-funds exceptions. Refusals require Community-law justification.
Practical inference
Identify the Community entitlement and evidence supporting any exception; citizenship and purpose of travel matter.
Relevance to Jamaica
A Jamaican claimant obtained a remedy under CCJ original jurisdiction; Jamaica intervened.
Limits and later treatment
Entry rights are not unrestricted work or permanent-residence rights.
The damages addressed the Community entry breach, not a free-standing human-rights claim. Current treaty arrangements require checking.
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Sources & research record
- Origin / legal system
- Caribbean Community
- Decision
- 4 Oct 2013
- Source checked
- 4 Nov 2026
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