Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands the Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing met today, May 16, 2013 with the Hon. Dr. Bernice Fidelia, Minister of the Haitian Diaspora to discuss the issues and concerns of the government in respect to illegal migration of Haitian nationals to the TCI.
Minister Fidelia along with a delegation of senior officials from the Haitian Government, travelled to the TCI at the invitation of the Premier to have frank discussions on how the two nations can work together to address issues of border security, illegal squatting, deforestation (illegal charcoal making), trade relations and potential investment opportunities.
The Hon. Fidelia gave strong commitments to working with the TCI Government through its Council to aid in communicating the various laws of the Turks & Caicos Islands to the local Haitian community, but more importantly the Haitian people living in the North Coast to inform them of the realities of illegal travel to Turks & Caicos Islands and the legal approach if they desire to visit and work in the TCI.
The Premier expressed delight and congratulated the Hon. Minister on behalf of the TCI Government on the upcoming flag-day celebrations, which commemorates their independence and commitment to strengthening the relations between Haiti and TCI through a Memorandum of Understanding.
