Talk Show Host Tony Marshall
It is no secret that BU has been strident on the issue of the haphazard approach Barbados has approached the management of our immigration policy. It became a big concern under the last administration. The new government has informed Barbadians that a Cabinet sub-committee is currently drafting policy guidelines that will see rolling-out a ‘managed immigration policy’.
This week we listened with interest to Member of Parliament James Paul who expressed concern that the social fabric of our society is under threat. He gave the example that he is aware that Barbadian families are ‘taking in’ illegal and legal immigrants who were recruited to ‘work the land’. He defined the threat as the social fallout that is likely to occur to the traditional Bajan family.
Here is an interesting perspective from fellow blogger who runs Pull Push blog. Amit is a Barbadian of Indian heritage and is peculiarly positioned to give a unique perspective.
It was interesting to listen to VOB Talk Show Tony Marshall attacking the issue of illegal immigration in Barbados. He expressed what the BU family has known and warned for a long time. In recent years little Barbados has open its borders to allow a gush of immigrants, illegal and legal from Guyana, Jamaica, China, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Sometime ago we highlighted the the Italian restaurant on the West Coast known to have recruited waiters with visitor status. The issuance of work permits under the former administration were issued without rhyme or reason. We understand that since Minister Maxine McClean has taken over the responsibility it has become a little harder to get a work permit.
The point to our blog is to raise the query whether Voice of Barbados (VOB92.9) has departed from its policy of stiffling national debate on the issue of illegal immigration in Barbados. Moderator Tony Marshall seems to have picked-up a head wind on the issue, let us see how far his boat is allowed to sail.
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He is now the PS at the Attorney General’s Office!
Who is doinf most of the kidnapping in T&T? Who is killing each other and committing suicides in Guyana? Which country is next in line? Negro Man, it is at this point that I take my exit from this topic. In futher, I would read the posts just for my own interest. The horse has bolted, it is time to seek pretection, therefore self-preservation is now my main focus. Look after yourself my man, time for warnings have pass.
The Scout
I understand your feelings & concerns. I am taking your warning to protect myself & family.Danger is upon us.
As JC indicated Gilbert Greaves is not the Chief Immigration Officer anymore .He was the chief culprit in the leniency that was shown toward illegal immigrants especially Indo-Guyanese.His departure is in keeping with government’s committment to control the illegal immigration issue.Purging of the immigration,Customs,& Security departments at the airport is well underway.The immigartion,Customs & Security officers at the airport who facilitated status for illegal immigrants are being purge from those departments.The government knows of the bribery that many of those officers were involved in.The case of the immigration officer marrying an Indo-Guyanese woman and the easy granting of citizenship to that individual & her entire family including grand parents,nieces,nephews and the lot is well known
Scout I agreed we have dealt with this subject very extensively and I was very critical of this government performance.However,my brother you could rest assure our efforts have not fallen on deaf ears and even though all illegals will not be deported and some will escape through the cracks, the holes in our immigration system are being plug and the free for all that existed under the last administration those days are gone.
Strange though,Gilbert Greaves use to be a good Chief Immigration officer sometime ago,but I don’t know what happened to him as of late under the BLP.
The reality though is that I glad this situation is going to be managed & hopefully the DLP can keep it up.I tip my hat to the new Chief immigration officer,Minister of Immigration & Prime Minister.
The usual mal-aligned forces of Norman Faria & Rickey Singh are at it however.There really is no case for PERMANENT immigration no matter the excuse,bajans have had enough.
http://www.nationnews.com/editorial/319514333502529.php
We really need someone to have a quiet word with Norman & Rickey.
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