HERE WE GO AGAIN, well, well, well, same old, same old. There goes our Immigration, Customs and police officers again in another deportation tussle.
As published in the WEEKEND NATION of September 2 and the SUNDAY SUN of September 4, two Jamaican women made claims of being body searched and treated badly.
Sonya Samantha King with her 14-month-old child Kaleb Joseph, who arrived here on August 27 from Trinidad, was refused entry first and then given two days.
The other woman was Marsha-Lee Cooke, arriving here on June 28 for a three-week vacation stay with her boyfriend to join her at a later date, with a hotel reservation, cash and credit cards.
It is a sad thing for our Government and our country. Three weeks is 21 days. Spending 73 days under those circumstances is hard, and then to be found not guilty of anything leaves a lot to be desired. At least she would have met some really nice people of that family who took her in, that is a plus.
We need these three entities, the Immigration and the Customs to protect our borders and the policemen and women to enforce the laws of the land. We also need to remember we are dealing with human beings. Just show a little more love and respect for our Caribbean sisters and brothers.
I heard the news coming out of Trinidad regarding the refusal of CARICOM nationals. I don’t recall of any talks of suing that Government. Is being sued a precedent we the people (Government) of Barbados want to set?
– WENDELL TAYLOR
