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Attorney complains of detention at Piarco airport

Nov 15, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
I was in Guyana for 36 hours this past weekend to attend the 100 Year old Birthday Celebration of Ester Robertson of West Ruimveldt. Her grand-daughter and I are close friends. I came into Guyana on November 07, 2015 and left on November 09, 2015. However, my in-transit from Trinidad to Guyana (as well as those travelling on the same flight to Guyana) was quite dramatic. In fact, I was detained in Trinidad.  The Guyana Chronicle reported on August 11, 2015 that “A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate hassle-free travel for Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) passengers who are in-transit in Piarco International took effect from August 5, [2015]” <http://guyanachronicle.com/travel-from-cjia-to-trinidad-now-hassle-free/> (Online dated accessed: November 11, 2015). If that is the case, then the events that occurred in Trinidad should be of significant concern to the Government of Guyana. I would like an actual copy of the MOU. I have not come to a decision on the next steps but from what I observed at Piarco Airport this past weekend, it is highly unlikely that I would let this matter rest given the concerns of Guyanese travellers and the scant disregard Trinidad appears to have for even that MOU they signed in August 2015.  This may be the file of the Minister of Public Infrastructure. Please forward this to him, if necessary.
Selwyn A. Pieters
Lawyer & Notary Public

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