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UK TRAVEL BLOW
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2025
UK TRAVEL BLOW
... Trinis caught off guard by British imposition of visas
Almost 800 T&T nationals applied for UK asylum in 2 years
Analysts concerned over move by UK requiring visas for T&T nationals...
Visa shame: Call for swift action by Govt
Public backlash on social media after UK visa changes
In a video on social media on March 12, British High Commissioner to TT Jon Dean announced the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system would no longer be available to TT nationals. A six-week transition period has been implemented, allowing travellers who have already booked travel and received an ETA to use it until April 23.
Kamla slams Govt over new UK visa requirement
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has criticised Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley's Government for failing to take the necessary actions to prevent the recent rollout of new visa requirements for the travel to the United Kingdom.
Kamla: Government failure to tackle crime led to UK visa requirement
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says do not blame the UK government for imposing visa requirements on TT nationals wanting to travel to Great Britain, blame the Prime Minister and the PNM government for not tackling the crime scourge which has led to this form of travel restriction.
Kamla: Rowley, Young may have to 'flee country' over Maduro dealings
Kamla: Rowley, Young may have to 'flee country' over Maduro dealings
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the Prime Minister's comments about not caring if he ever went back to the US were false bravado. She said he made the statement to distract from the "opening" of the "incomplete" Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH) central block.
UK now requires visas for T&T nationals
‘Financier helping gang members in asylum bid'
Tobago stakeholders urge UK to review visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago citizens
TOBAGO stakeholders are calling on the British government to reconsider its decision to implement, with immediate effect, a visa requirement for all Trinidad and Tobago nationals travelling to the UK.
NACTA: Rowley leaving politics on a high
VOTERS believe the Prime Minister is leaving electoral politics at the right time, and the choice of Energy Minister Stuart Young to succeed him bodes well for the PNM going into this year's general election.
Young will face tough challenge as PM
As prime minister-designate Stuart Young prepares to take office next week, former People's National Movement (PNM) general secretary Ashton Ford believes Young will first have to counter Opposition misinformation while navigating race relations before addressing the other issues he will have on his plate.
Guyana aware of Venezuelan 'sleepers'; warns of treason charges
Tariff world war: US policies threaten global trade
Between March 11-12, the tariff war continued to escalate as US president Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff on metals took effect.
Respect her game
In 2021, the Norwegian national team was fined 1,500 euros for wearing bike shorts instead of bikini bottoms as required by beach handball rules. The shorts were considered "improper clothing" because they were "not according to the Athlete Uniform Regulations."
Sexualisation of women and girls goes beyond the sporting field and can also be found online and includes how women's bodies are discussed and photographed. This has impacted the greatest of athletes, from tennis legend Serena Williams to multi-gold medalling gymnast Simone Biles.
La Brea NGO evicted from Pitch Lake facility
Representatives of a La Brea youth-based non-profit organisation are requesting a meeting with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture after they were evicted from the La Brea Pitch Lake Facility.
Mother of dead Sea Lots gangster says police unfairly targeting family
Adams' son was killed in July 2019 when members of the now-disbanded Special Operations Response Team (SORT) confronted him at his Sea Lots home. He had been implicated in the 2017 murder of WPC Nyasha Joseph but never charged.
The elder Adams, 63, said she is aware of her late son's reputation as a criminal, but insisted that she lives a quiet, law-abiding life with her three granddaughters.
Penal man, 88, family beaten, robbed during home invasion
The other victim was downstairs when she heard the commotion and went to investigate. The bandits also forced her to lie on the floor and robbed the family of $11,000 in savings, a $4,500 laptop, a $1,100 Nokia cell phone and a quantity of jewellery.
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