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Travellers split over new online immigration system
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (452+ words) Smooth and straightforward while others complained that it was confusing. This was how passengers arriving and departing on three Caribbean Airlines flights yesterday described the Government's new online immigration and customs system. They were among the first to test the…...
Meaningless migrant registration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (450+ words) Alexander was asked whether provisions were being made for registered migrants who are employed to contribute to the economy via taxes or National Insurance. He responded by saying: "We haven't really discussed it yet." By the minister's own admission, a…...
Former PM says national dignity being undermined
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (335+ words) Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of attempting to turn Trinidad and Tobago into a "vassal state, warning that the country's sovereignty and national pride are being undermined. Rowley made the comments yesterday after…...
Clarity still needed on Rowley incident
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1048+ words) In the meantime, the Antigua and Barbuda government also has to provide assurances that former leaders, who leave office in good standing, can expect to be treated with the dignity deserved by people who hold, or have held, high office....
Rowley was ‘delayed’, not detained
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1190+ words) From my information, his processing was delayed. However, Antigua and Barbuda has no difficulty with Mr Rowley and would do nothing to prevent his free movement from Antigua to any other jurisdiction," he said. Asked why Rowley was delayed, the…...
Browne meets UK High Commissioner, complains about new visa rule
1+ year, 6+ hour ago (684+ words) Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dr Amery Browne, met with High Commissioner for the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago,Jon Mark Dean, at the Ministry's headquarters yesterday. Image courtesy the Ministry's FB Page Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Amery…...
Extra $722 fee to use visa centre
1+ year, 1+ day ago (632+ words) new fees: British High Commissioner to T&T Nationals applying for a United Kingdom visa will now pay an addi'tional fee of $722.14 for use of the centre, separate from the online application fee. This follows the announcement on Monday by…...
No more visa-free entry to UK for TT nationals, after asylum surge
1+ year, 4+ day ago (699+ words) Tourists and locals in Cambridgeshire, England. The UK Government has announced today that with immediate effect, all nationals of Trinidad and Tobago will need a visa before travelling to the UK, including on short visits. The decision to introduce a…...
Chambers concerned over new UK visa
1+ year, 2+ day ago (1002+ words) from left :Baldath Maharaj, Deoraj Mahase Kiran Singh BUSINESS groups have expressed concern about the United Kingdom government's decision to implement a visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago nationals. President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce Baldath Maharaj believes the…...
Visa shame: Call for swift action by Govt
1+ year, 2+ day ago (939+ words) from left :Dr Winford James, Dr Shane Mohammed and Dr Indira Rampersad The imposition of visas for Trinidad and Tobago nationals travelling to the United Kingdom was shocking, unfair and does not augur well for this country, according to political…...