Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says Guyanese continue to be unfairly targeted by authorities in Trinidad.
She was speaking on ‘The Factor’, with host Neaz Subhan yesterday, according to the Government Information Agency.
The foreign minister dealt with the negative perceptions faced by Guyanese travelling overseas and singled out Trinidad and Tobago as an example.
“She said that despite various agreements, the Caricom sister state continues to target Guyanese unfairly with visitors having to undergo repeated security checks even when in transit to other countries when the same measure is not applied to other nationalities. These are some of the issues which her ministry continues to tackle and these are being actively engaged with her ministerial counterparts,” GINA said.
“It should be noted that many of the countries in which Guyanese are hassled, are in fact benefiting from key services provided by this country. Many are quick to point out those Guyanese who fall foul of the law but conveniently forget to mention when they also perform creditably,” she added, according to GINA.
She added that the task of changing the perception of Guyanese is a job for all, not just government.
