Hill urged to address alleged discrimination against C/bean visitors
One person who sent a text message to the Speak Your Mind TV show on October 5, 2013 alleged there were challenges in the form of ‘nasty’ problems with the attitudes and personalities of persons working at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.
“There is a problem where there is a form of discrimination where Caribbean nationals coming into the territory as tourists to enjoy themselves, they are being scrutinised more than, say, folks from Europe or people from America,” Henry said.
Henry indicated that persons were probably doing their jobs but said he felt that there was a way to do it more diplomatically.
“If you’re coming from America with a US passport, you could have $100 in your pocket. A month later they’ll say, ‘yea, I’ve come to visit a friend’ but a month later you’ll find them on a yacht somewhere working,” Henry said.
The commentator alleged that while these persons would be able to enter the territory hassle free, others from the Caribbean always seemed to be scrutinised.
Acting appointments
He further stated that he felt that Mr Hill should have received a full appointment instead of an acting position since he had acted in the post of Chief Immigration Officer previously.
Co-host, Richard Courtney de Castro, said he felt acting appointments were a disservice to the public, “I can’t speak for the people who are putting those people in those positions,” de Castro expressed, “but I feel it is a disservice to the public and I think that it’s something that needs correcting at the legislative level.”
He suggested that time limits be attached to acting appointments where persons who are not performing within a given period are asked to ‘move on’.
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29 Responses to “Hill urged to address alleged discrimination against C/bean visitors”
In fact, the whole policy of requiring a visitors visa is counter-productive for a country that depends on tourism. Especially in an economic downturn, all economic textbooks say that regional and local activity is key to recovery. What policy does the intelligent people of the VI employ in this case? They of course continue to shut out regional visitors with its immigration policy.
You know, if we take a step outside of ourselves and look in objectively, we are quite ignorant people. We try to reinvent wheels and still come up with shapes that aren't circular - and we do this for everything!
Those born in the DR, some working the fields there for years and with grand children,, can they now get a birth certificate. Some have been born, died without a birth certificate and no death certificate.Are u aware that DR is the major contributor of full occupancy in our prison at a cost of millions?
Obviously the BVI needs to be a whole lot more selective and discriminating.
There is a reason why the DR continues and will forever be useless to itself...Karma from the "BS" it perpetrates on innocents with the approval of those such as yourself..
dfont be a jack nannan, alll countries have visa policies as a requirement for entry. Dont you see we virginislanders can go to stt.thomas on a virgin islands passport and no further into the Us unless we have a UK passport or visitors visa. Geez man.
He's acting because he's black and is holding on for the white man why the commissioner of police or the prison supt didn't act because they white and this government continue to sit back and allow the governor to do s#@t well election day not even act i'm acting i'm taking them out for acting like fools