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TRINIDAD OUTLINES REASONS FOR DENYING JAMAICANS ENTRY TO COUNTRY!

 Piarco International Airport (File photo)—– PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it had prevented 12 Jamaicans from entering the island late last month because they were “deemed likely to become charges on public funds”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dennis Moses met with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, David Prendergast on Tuesday to discuss the issue. “All related issues were discussed in an open, frank and courteous fashion befitting the strong relationship between both countries,” the statement noted.  Last month, the Jamaica Government said it was probing allegations that two of their nationals were ill-treated on their arrival here and reminded Jamaicans that there is a Caricom (Caribbean Community) Complaints Procedure which may be used to … Read entire article »

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SHANIQUE MYRIE IS FINALLY PAID BY THE BARBADIAN GOVERNMENT!

MYRIE… it was a long wait but finally it is over— AFTER a frustrating eight-month wait, Shanique Myrie has finally been paid by the Barbadian Government. However, the money is short of B$1,000, Myrie told the Jamaica Observer. Myrie was awarded damages in the sum of US$38,000 by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) after she filed a lawsuit claiming she was subjected to a dehumanising cavity search by a female immigration officer at Grantley Adams International Airport, locked in a filthy room overnigwht and deported to Jamaica in March 2011. “My lawyer called me this morning (Monday) and told me the money was in the account. It was a long wait but finally it is over,” Myrie told the Jamaica Observer. The CCJ had also ruled that Barbados should foot the bill of … Read entire article »

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