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“JAMAICANS ARE A BURDEN TO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO” SAYS ITS FORMER MINISTER OF SECURITY!

 Former national security minister Gary Griffith is urging the Trinidad and Tobago Government not to be intimidated by calls out of Jamaica for that Caribbean Community (Caricom) country to seek legal action regarding the deportation of Jamaican nationals. Griffith, in a statement, claims that more than 20,000 Jamaicans were residing here illegally and have become a burden on the state. Earlier this week, Caricom Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Dr Manorma Soeknandan said there is need for more sensitisation among regional border officials regarding the rules and procedures governing free travel within the 15-member grouping. Soeknandan said that the way Caricom nationals were treated as they travelled regionally continued to generate discussion. Jamaica has in the past few weeks been critical of the decision of immigration officials in Trinidad and Tobago to send back some of … Read entire article »

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