TCIG met with Haitian Authorities this week in an effort to seek solutions to the uncontrolled illegal immigration from Haiti, a statement issued jointly on by His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, and the Hon., Ricardo Donhue Gardiner, Minister for Border control and Labour said.
His Excellency the Governor and the Minister of Border Control and Labour expressed sympathies to the Government and people of Haiti for the 17 lives lost on Christmas Day.
They also told Consul Karlo Pelissier that the TCI Government does not believe that enough is being done to stem the flow of illegal migrants, pointing out that some $1.2 million had been spent on interdiction and repatriation in 2013. The Governor and Minister also called on the Haitian officials to regularize travel and identity documentation for Haitians living in the TCI.
