Well Over 400 Jamaicans Refused Entry to T&T Since January 2015
Well over 400 Jamaicans have been refused entry to Trinidad and Tobago since January 2015 according to Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith.
The Minister, while addressing the Senate on Friday stated that Jamaica continues to push for implementation of plans for the improved treatment of Jamaicans who are denied entry to the fellow CARICOM state.
326 Jamaicans were denied entry last year, and 113 were not allowed into T&T for the first quarter of 2016 according to the Senator.
She stated that the majority of the reports from the denied Jamaicans — both formally and informally — related to mistreatment at immigration and during overnight detention at the Piarco International Airport.
Jamaica has sought to deal with the issue at the bilateral and regional levels, and indicated that the latest word from Trinidad is that some work has started to improve the situation, she also stated.
Source: Loop Jamaica
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