Caricom says the Single Domestic Space visas issued for the Cricket World Cup (CWC) matches will remain in place until May 15.
In a press release Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Caricom Security Sub-Committee Mia Mottley said "The Caricom visa has been an effective mechanism that has played a great role in helping us feel more at ease while the world looks on at USA" The visa is one of the key measures put in place to ensure a safe and secure environment during the CWC 2007. Air and sea passengers travelling between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago now do so with minimal delays at the immigration counter.
Yeah...dream on...coming from Guyana ???
Expect queues, Barbados doesn't like Guyanese...remember !!!
Caricom said as of Sunday 37,664 visas have been issued to persons after stringent screening procedures. As a result, 732 applications have so far been denied. The issuance of visas has been done in concert with an Advance Passenger Information System which has helped in the close monitoring of visitor movements into and within the region.
With heightened interest in the closing phases of the CWC 2007, Caricom diplomatic missions have been mobilised to respond promptly to visa applications and the Help Desk at the Port-of-Spain based Caricom Implementing Agency for Crime and Security remains open 24 hours per day every day.
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Interesting to know.
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