The United States Coast Guard says it has repatriated 50 Haitian migrants following an exercise at sea last week in which a vessel was intercepted with 127 Haitians. The Coast Guard said it located an overloaded 70-foot sail freighter last Saturday about 20 miles off the northeast coast of Cuba and transferred 50 Haitian migrants. […]
Editorial The immigration scandal of the Theresa May government No one should be surprised by the apologies of British Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Amber Rudd for the shoddy treatment meted out to a large number of persons of Caribbean descent by the UK government. Addressing a meeting with twelve Caribbean Heads of […]
Chile has deported nearly 200 Haitians after they were found to be in possession of false statements and documents on entering the South American country. Chile’s Investigative Police (IDP) said the Haitians were prevented from entering the country during the period March 2-5 with 169 Haitians being turned away at the Santiago Airport after they […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Government of Barbados has expressed concern that citizens of Haiti have to obtain visas in order to travel to some CARICOM member states, although it is a member of the regional integration movement. “Barbados has always thought that this was a little inequitable and discriminatory,” Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said as […]
I recently received a letter from a regular reader of my column who wanted advice on a matter of serious concern. I have since informed her that because of the seriousness of the issue which she raised in her letter and for the benefit of other readers, I would like to discuss the matter in […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Many persons in Canada may be surprised to learn that a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) does not guarantee entry into Canada. This document, also known as a counterfoil, contained in a person ‘s passport, allows the person only to board an aircraft, But it is up to an immigration officer at a […]
NEW YORK – Trinidad-born immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir issued a message of resistance against the forces trying to deport him and others as he returned last Thursday to the site here of his January 11 arrest. “There is a psychological warfare out there, and they want us to be weak,” said Ragbir outside 26 […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon In one of my columns last year, I pointed out that that the procedure for processing applications through the current Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship program was exclusionary. While many in the cap of 10 000, were successful in being Invited to Apply in both of the draws held in March and […]
OTTAWA – Canada is moving to expel a Venezuelan diplomat from the country and strip his credentials in retaliation after his Canadian counterpart was kicked out of the South American nation. The latest developments come after months of sanctions and criticism by Canada against Venezuela, which led to the crisis-ridden country declaring Canada’s charge d’affaires […]
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has extended the Spousal Work Permit Pilot Program that allows spouses and common-law partners who are in the country and the subject of immigration applications to apply for a temporary work permit. The pilot was due to expire last Thursday but has now been extended to January 31, 2019. The program […]
