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  • October 14, 2013
    893

    Jamaica, CARICOM Must Deplore Dom Rep Prejudice

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – This is a submission from the Mona campus organisation, UWI Leads Social Justice and Change. We write in response to your article 'Patterson urges CARICOM to condemn Dom Rep's latest immigration law against Haitians' dated Thursday, October 10, 2013, where former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson expressed his displeasure and disgust at the displacement of thousands of Haitians…

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  • October 14, 2013
    891

    Myrie put off Barbados for good

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Although she waged a battle against the Barbadian government and won, Jamaican Shanique Myrie vows never to return to Barbados. The 25 year old said she is too scarred by the March 14, 2011, experience when she attempted to enter the Caricom country upon invitation of a friend for a two-week visit. “I wouldn’t go back,…

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  • October 14, 2013
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    Immigration officials review ‘Myrie decision’

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Immigration authorities will spend time over the next few weeks reviewing the historic ruling by Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with a commitment to adding to legislation already being drafted on immigration reform if this is deemed necessary. Yesterday, Immigration, Labour and National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort told OBSERVER Radio’s Big Issues, “We had carried…

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  • October 14, 2013
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    Cort Cautions CARICOM

    CARICOM ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Minister of National Security Dr Errol Cort is looking beyond the immediate implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) case, which ruled in favour of Shanique Myrie, on immigration policy and practices to the modus operandi used by regional heads that may be legally binding on Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states. Speaking yesterday on…

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  • October 14, 2013
    838

    CCJ delivers for Caricom nationals

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – FOR years nationals of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) have complained of the discrimination they've experienced at the border controls of each other's countries. This discrimination has ranged in many cases from extensive questioning before being allowed entry for a limited period, to arbitrary refusal of entry and immediate expulsion. This unpleasant treatment has galled Caricom nationals,…

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  • October 14, 2013
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    Freedom of movement challenge after that CCJ ruling

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE ripple effects of the recent landmark ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of Jamaican Shanique Myrie vs the Barbados Government should awaken the leaders of Caricom out of their Rip van Winkle-like slumber to honour their commitment to unhindered free intra-regional movement of citizens of the community. No less a person…

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  • October 14, 2013
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    The Myrie Case And Human Rights

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Some of the facts established in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) landmark original jurisdiction decision in the matter Shanique Myrie v Barbados make for uncomfortable reading. Ms Myrie was cursed at, had her phone searched, was held in an insanitary detention facility, then sent back on a flight to Jamaica. She was never given a chance…

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  • October 14, 2013
    834

    In Defence Of Barbados?

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – There has been significant criticism of the Barbadian government and its agents (immigration officials), in light of the Shanique Myrie case. There is some justification for this response in light of similar experiences recounted to me during the five months I spent doing fieldwork in Barbados as part of my PhD research. But in all of this,…

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  • October 14, 2013
    828

    Let cooler heads prevail: Support CARICOM

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A NUMBER of Barbadians continue to be furious about the recent ruling in the case involving Jamaican Shanique Myrie and the Barbados Government. Over the past week, several of them have vented their anger with the decision, even going so far as to beseech the authorities in this country to limit Barbados’ involvement in CARICOM, which many…

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  • October 14, 2013
    883

    ‘Hassle-free’ travel a concern

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last night voiced concern about the implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) recent ruling, saying an automatic six-month stay for CARICOM nationals visiting Barbados would attract the unemployed and criminals. However, he told Barbadians to respect the ruling in the Shanique Myrie case, saying Barbados was not “any banana, plantain or…

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