Five Caribbean states set up a joint regulator for citizenship by investment
On 23 September 2025 the heads of government of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia signed, in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, the agreement establishing the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA). According to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the authority will oversee the entire operation of the five programmes.