Jamaica, Barbados Meet to Discuss Alleged Incident at Grantley Adams Airport

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 30, 2011 - 7:49 am

Grantley Adams International Airport

A five-member Jamaican delegation will meet with officials from Barbados today to talk about the alleged incident March 14 in which Jamaican national Shanique Myrie claimed she endured two demeaning cavity searches by a female immigration officer. Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said he was not happy with the Barbadian government’s explanation.

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