IGNORING the gathering storm of accusations about their poor treatment of visitors, Barbadian authorities have again allegedly beaten and kicked three more Jamaicans out of that eastern Caribbean island.
The three, Andre Davis, Jermaine Blake and Chevine Edwards — partners in the artiste management and music production company, Dajavu Records — said they were physically abused and threatened by Barbadian police and humiliated by that country’s immigration officers after being denied entry.
Edwards told the Observer yesterday that the trio arrived in Bridgetown on Sunday, March 20, 2011 on Caribbean Airlines flight BW55 minutes after 9:00 pm. He said they were removed from the immigration line and their passports and cellular phones were confiscated. They were interviewed individually and proved that they had met all the requirements, in terms of accommodation, business contact, cash and length of stay limits, said Edwards.
Well done Barbados. I’m sorry that this can happen to innocent people but sometimes innocent must suffer for guily. Most Jamaicans are honest people but there is too much of an uneducated and criminal element within the JA community who end up disrupting and disrespecting the places they travel to. They then run the ‘victim’ line, when the real victims are the people in the places they go to and mash up with their uncouth, illegal, and criminal antics. All caribbean people then get tarred with the same brush in US, UK or wherever. I just wish Antigua had clamped down on them earlier so that I can sleep in my bed in peace. Sounds harsh, but there it is.
Guest u are not laughing now.Ha,haaaaaaaaaa.
Well,this is very wrong of Barbados to be treating any other nationality with total disrespect.I had a friend,who’s a Jamaican by birth,but has lived in the U,S,A.for over 16 years.She had decided to make a trip to Barbados,staying 3 days.In fact,we had a group who had wanted to spend vacation there,so this would be a great opportunity for her to check out some of the hotels,etc.
Sad to say she had not gotten that far,as she too was mistreated and called derogative names inside the airport,and returned on the next flight.I was sorry for her bad treatment,but of course,we had to cancel the trip,and head to jamaica instead,where we had a ball!!!!
I could comment about many things given this article, but I will choose to say one thing instead because the other comments are too thought provoking. A simple way to solve all of this is basically not to go to the “ppl dem country” If they do not want you on their island stay in your land of birth. No one can deport you from there. Even when you die, your country cannot refuse you. Why would you want to take your money and life into a country that you claim treats your people unfairly? in laymen terms “stay ur @$$ hOME!”
@Marv- I agree with you. There is always more than one side to a story; Story A, B and then the truth. Hopefully when all of the proper investigations have been carried out this matter will be put to rest. I am hoping that if it so happens that these Jamaicans who were making these allegations were found to be telling untruths, I wonder what that would say for the Jamaicans now?!?! I HOPE to God that if it is proven that they were lying, many of you will be walking with your tails between your legs. I wonder what some or most of you will think of Jamaicans then?! Hmmm…
If it so happens that the allegations against Bim are true, the consequences would obviously have to be dealt with.
I don’t think any of you who are speaking ill of Barbados or its people were at the ariport when these alleged incidents occured. Most of you are basing your comments on “hear say”. Wait and see what happens. Innocent until proven guilty
Be that as it may, I am not disputing that the immigration officers can be uncouth but I’m sure that when many of you travel to other countries like the USA or the UK, some of us as Caribbean ppl get hassled and are faced with some of the most awful ppl.
And for those of you who are saying that Bajans tend to favour “white people”…..take a look at your own country, don’t many of you do the same? So for those of who live in a glass houses, shouldn’t be throwing stones!!!!
Barbados is a beautiful place to live and safe unlike many of our c’bbean counterparts.
the world is coming to an end .it can happen anytime no one knows the day or the hour but when it does happen i hope immigration will fight for land ect .. very disturbing news
Them bajan think they better than us becuz they have a ton of white man and batty man running things in there country. I as a student have been treated rather roughly and made to feel inferior when i go get my visa… i swear i wanted to whoop their ignorant batty man loving cunts. This has been happening for a while now and its not some isolated incident and they treat all ‘outsides’ like that.
Personally Caricom is just a load of BS, us OECS people should just come together and do our own thing- we got the same history and currency already.
jamaican need visa to go sxm now must be a resine those people are nothing easy.crime drugs and prostitute is those people life stile.
So you can vouch for every Jamaican. According to you ‘crime, drugs and prostitution is their life style (not stile)’. Is this based on your vast knowledge of Jamaicans, or are you just mouthing off and trying to sound ‘hard core’.
This is what the french islands and Antiguans say about Dominicans. Are you into crime, drugs, and prostitution? You Dominicans are not easy.
thanks antiguan have no respect for Dominicans to. i traveling back to st maarten on liat, i arrive antigua at 3pn my flight to sxm is 730 pm i askingt the security i need to go to the immigration so i can go and burn some time inside antigua. that woman security telling me no because to many people say that same thing and never come back.
i tell that woman to hull her m—– a– am a big man traveling to us uro all over and she trying to dis me
i dont see whatr dominican go to antigua to look for, i overnight in antigua and it was jubay morning and i did not even leave my hotel i so f—— h— that place.
Its not accurate to say that all people from Barbados are bad, it’s the people who works in immigration that have done this act, there are many nice people from this country, just like there are many nice people from all countries. It’s the same thing that happens in big cooperation, the managers, or supervisors treat the employees bad, but their human resouces and CEO’s don’t know any thing about it. This need to be addressed with their government, and maybe they need to get some bad eggs out, and put people who will follow rules, and people who cares about human beings.
These individual’s may have just taken it upon themselves to harass certain nationalities and make people lives miserable when they come to their country. So don’t blame all the people of Barbados for this cruelty. I live in the US, and I attended school with many people from Barbados, Jamaica, and many other parts of the carribean, and they were all very nice individuals.
Technology is to much advanced now for someone to go through this, Barbados need to catch up with the times. God will take care of this person, and for all the others around the world who find pleasure in doing such mischief. Remember that God sees everything.
Whenever I travel to Barbados and Trinidad with my Islamic attire, these people process me so quickly. Immigration officers smile and even make conversation with me all times I travel. It’s like they don’t even want me to stay in their airport too long. Are they afraid we bomb their airports?
Same thing, I went to the UK, I’m walking the streets with my gown and turban and English people making space for me to pass, no joke…it’s like they are terrified to death of Islam
If these things are happening to the Jamaicans, they must stand up for their rights, pure and simple.
Proud? Can’t brag that in the US.
lol is dat
They make space in the UK, because they remember what some Islamic extremist are capable of. Lets be honest if you were in London on July 7th 2005 and witnessed the carnage due to the bombings you’ll understand how they feel. Some still have nightmares, some are maimed for life.
u think so much of ur self, where were u living in de uk harslden?????
What bull is that? There are many of us living in London, using this website. So no need to lie!!!!! And I can tell the whole world, that the words that come out from under some of those veils, is nothing but of the devil
While I do not agree to the methods which may have been used to interrogate these men. To Rebel this appears to have touched a nerve. However, we need to pick our Battles wisely. Martin Luther king didn’t march at the stroke of every drum but looked at the merits of each case before acting. We need at times to be as wise as wise as a serpent and as humble as a dove. Those of us who reside in the u.s. Know all too well that when random questioning is being done by the immigration officers you better go with the flow and humble yourself. If you want to catch an attitude be prepared for”entry denied.” Truth is every country trying to protect their self. The bad behaviors of a few has messed it up for others. Just as an aside I support the view that bajans treat Dominicans nice. First hand experience. Real brothwry/sisterly love.
I know that immigration and customs officer are there to prevent any undesirables entering their country, but they must treat everyone with respect.
Allegation, after allegation will not put that country in good light. The powers that be in Barbados (Little England) should take these allegations seriously, and do a proper investigation.
Yes Bajans have a serious problem with their attitude towards their black brothers and sisters. For some unkown reason they tend to favour the whites. This biasness starts from an early age. I went to school in Paddington, London, and had friends from all the Caribbean islands, but for some reason the Bajans favourered the whites. Sad, but true.
If I were a White South African looking for a new home I would choose Barbados.
all where you go the damn same thing happen,,be it DA, ANTIGUA, BULLMANDOS,THE USA.IT SO HAPPENS THAT SOME ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN OTHERS WHERE IMMIGRATION IS CONCERN.NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEHUMANISE ANY OTHER PERSON BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION OF HIS OR HER COUNTRY,YOU ENTER A MAN COUNTRY WITH LEGIT DOCUMENTS,MEANS OF SOPPORT AND ACCOMADATION,ALSO VALID REASON FOR YOUR VISIT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN ENTRY.EVEN ME AS A D/CAN WITH DUEL CITIZENSHIP WHEN REACH THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER WITH MY FOREIGN PASSPORT WHICH READS BORN IN DOMINICA,THEY WOULD ASK ME HOW LONG I AM STAYING…ALL OF YOU CRYING FOWL ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO GO TO VISIT THEN DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE PEOPLE COUNTRY AFTER YOUR TIME EXPIRE THEN GET INTO CRIME,THATS THE PRICE WHERE THE INNOCENT IS PAYING FOR THE GUILTY..SHAME ON THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WHO ARE INVOLVE IN THE BAD PRACTICE OF DEHUMANIZING OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN B/DOS.THERE SHOULD BE AN INQUIRE AND THE CU[PRITS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE AND PUNISH FOR THEIR BEHAVIOUR. I MAY REMIND YOU WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND..ALL WE NEED IS LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.LORD HELP US.THE CARRICOM PASSPORT IS A WASTE OF TIME.
I HOPE THESE GUYS WERE NOT SODOMISE.BECAUSE IS BARBADOSE OR BOTTOM LMAO
that wrong we must fight a gains each other that bad .
garcon let’s leave j/ca and b/dos in dere mess,,, ask d/cans in the diaspora,,,, d/cans and bajans like brothers and sisters,,,, once u see a bajan n u say u from d/ca u get a good welcome,,,, i once met a bajan at bally fitness center,,, once i said i’m from d/ca he said really,,, how he had a journalist friend from d/ca who use to stay at their home when she visited the embassy etc,,, n the guy was on his toes to process my sign up,,,, so i think the immigration officers have protocol to follow which may be biased but bajans and d/cans do get along well my friends,,,
no reason to support wrongdoing. You constantly complain about skerrit now you want to turn a blind eye. WRONG is WRONG don’t ever support it
MOTS,
People’s basic human rights may have been violated, and that is what you have to say. Come again, mate. i think you can do better than that. This type of thinking is why thousands got slaughtered in Rwanda. Don’t stand idly by when one of your brother’s rights are being infringed on. We are the subjugated and disenfranchised people in this world. Don’t forget that…
To my dominican brothers i’ll never join with jamaicans and put down bajan , jamaicans dont think much of us small islanders ok. i live in canada ask me.Some person on here mention that dominica has to send food to barbados, is the food being sent free or barbodos has to buy it? thats shows we both need each other.
yes the food is being sent there, i know cause i live there:-)
BARBADOS HAS TO DO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO TO PROTECT HER LAND. IF SHE DONT WNAT U THERE U AHVE A COUNTRY STAY IN IT. INNJOCENT WILL PAY FOR GUILTY. LIEK AS IF THE JA GOV DONT KNOW HOW SOME OF HER PPL MASH UP PPL COUNTRY. WELL I KNOW CAUSE THEY HAVE MINES GONE WITH CRIME AND DRUGS AND AGRESSIVENESS
Just look at their fingers they pointing . what u expect? The way u come across that’s what u get… sorry. i could hear all d blutclat and pclat they give the officers. I am a traveller and i try to be at my best behaviour when i travel. it’s not like i am bad but u have to be on yur p’s and q’s especially when u are black. I was discriminated once by a white officer. All i did was just shut my mouth and follow the orders. It was just a test to see yur reaction and he surely did not get what he was looking for. Just shut up and do what they say and u will be fine. They like to intimidate people.
“Just shut up and do what they say and u will be fine”. my God.
this is the attitude that got us on the slave ships in the first place. its people like you who were the
house neggars, always on your “Best behaviour”. if Martin Luther King Jr. had acted like you i wonder where black people would be today. if Rosa Parks had just “shut her mouth and follow orders” where would we be. had malcolm X been on his “best Behaviour” we would still be on the blutclat plantation.
Get off your knees my brother or sister who ever you are and take out the taste of a## from your mouth.
Hi Rebel!
I can understand your feelings, but I do not think you should go that far in your response to “malpardee”.
Customs and Immigrations officers can make life difficult for you as a visitor to their country. In fact some of them can be …. (i will not use the terminology here).
Therefore, it is sometimes advisable to respond to their questions and not be led into a verbal confrontation, you will lose out. That does not mean you should be humiliated, we have our diginty.
I am in the queue to hop the plane with 2 Jamaicans, me and one of the Jamaicans are carrying bags, my bag is bigger than his bag yet airport security stop him to search his bag but they let me pass through. I think it’s just body language or these guys face are marked. I wonder why they stopped him and not me.
Bajan are so ugly and is that they doing “We” Caribbean people….
Considering how we are treated in Guada, Martinique, and Antigua, we should not condone this type of behavior and violation of one’s rights. I have been to B’dos a few times, and each and everytime, I was ran through the mill, because I hold a DA passport.
Immigration and customs personnel are given a strict guideline to follow when people from St. Vincent, Jamaica, Dominica, St.Lucia, etc, Flash their passports. If you look carefully, you will even see a black online immigration line…just look carefully on how quickly they process white visitors and tourists…
Imagine I went to Barbados a few years ago with my brand new CARICOM passport. Can you believe the immigration officer stamped it on the first page where it is authorised by the passport issuing office? Pure malice.
maybe a petition need to be sent to the US congress asking for a removal of the emabassy in barbados.
That is the very same thing i was thinking to myself. I would sign it whole heartedly…I mean, I don’t see anything in that old dry piece of coral they calling an island…stupes.
Jamiaca Again. Jamiacans have a track record of behaving violently in Barbados. Even the educated Jamiacans support that nonsense. They will not condem violent behavoir as if its part of the psych to support it.dWhy was the PM so closely associated with Dudus Coke? Please Jamiaca am not for anyone treating you inhumanly, but you need to look internaly to settle your problems with caricom and the international community.
i believe they need to stop this sh*t, stop treating us badly we can say the same about antigua you know and in antigua thw women immigratiion officers are worse than the men immigration officers.
there are two sides to a story; i doubt the bajans would just look for innocent jamaicans and terrotize them. jamaicans have their bad attitudes too.
tTHEY SHOULD DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU PEACE
Why worry? These are the same people our Prime Minister has for his political strategist and advisors. They constantly ridicule people from the less developed islands, sometimes refer to them as monkey people, and maintain a superior complex towards those islands. Bajans need to know and understand that they are fooling themselves to think they are superior to any other island in the region. Lougaoo has a strong message to those Bajans who think they are superior to our Caribbean brothers and sisters. United we stand, divided we fall. The last time I check, Dominica still ships food to Babardos. Just a food for thought.
Yeah, I’ve heard that they refer to people from other islands as “monkey people.” These people need to take a good look at themselves because in all my travels B/dos is where I’ve seen some of the ugliest folks.
where is the love
i went to barbadoes a few days ago and treated unffairly because i was from dominica, untill i remove my french passport presented to the immigration officer which he look and allow to go through, this is show that that the csme is totally a waste of time
Bimshire boys only love SPOUGE music.
Sad very sad. Barbados you are only sea water and sand; Becareful how you treat your neighbours. I am sure Jamaica can withstand a hurricane. Barbados you can’t. Be nice, you never know when you will need your neighbours.
My dad and I were saying the same thing the other day.
I know right. All it takes is a little tropical storm and they go see……….See what the Tsunami did not Japan. Even Japan needed international help. Then again the US Embassy is in Barbados so they may feel that should any thing happen, the US will come to the rescue so they won’t need us.
I am not one to suppourt violence against any human nor do I want to sound nefarious but just who the hell do these bajans think they are? One report okay I can say maybe made up but multiple? so all these people even those from the jamaican association are lying? what they want to happen and what will happen is that Bajans may start receiving the same treatment that they dish out to others when they visit other countries in the reigon…….This is absolutely rediculous……This CSME nonsense is a compleate and total joke as a direct victim of it I can tell you. and while the heads of government may not take it for what it is it is high time that we as caribbean nationals realise that this pie in the sky is not reality………
Sad that, that has happened-but not surprised.
The same can be said of Antigua too. We get treated poorly there as well.
I went to Jamaica in Dec 2009 and the Customs person was kool and welcoming man. We even chatted about Buju and his legal troubles.
bajans think that they are the best out threre but they got to get it together,you cant be treating your own kind like that
You are so right, not to be bias, but I have been hearing about Bajans for so long, it is said “they think they are white british”. Well just listen to their twang
That’s why they say the big man don’t sleep. Imagine if he had made them white skinned? Lord have mercy on us, none of us would be allowed in……..lol.
WHAT twang?!?!?? Stupse