A Guyanese reporter, who was reportedly working illegally in St. Maarten, was among two, who were “targeted” by that country’s immigration service.
The Saint Martin News Network reported that immigration officers raided the Today Newspaper on Friday after they were tipped off by a disgruntled employee that the management of Today had at least two persons working illegally for the company. SMN News reported that a well-known local reporter had been having problems with the management of Today who suspended her.
The news network reported that the Today Management decided to remove the person as a reporter and assigned her as their translator. “This however, did not sit well with the reporter so she contacted immigration on more than one occasion informing them that the Today has hired two persons illegally. One of the reporters who was targeted is Sophia Jordan from Guyana”, the report stated.
SMN News reported that the managing editor of the Today, Hilbert Haar visited the immigration department on Thursday hoping to resolve the matter, but even though he was promised that immigration would not visit the Newspaper’s office, the contrary took place on Friday.
According to the report, Haar was invited to the Philipsburg Police Station on Friday where he was questioned about the illegal worker. Immigration officers reportedly told Haar he would be charged with human smuggling. In an invited comment, Prosecutor Rienk Mud said his office was aware of the situation. Mud said the case is under investigation and if it is proven that, the Today indeed hired an illegal they would be issued with a fine, the SMN News reported.
what next,
I hope the prosecutor will see the folly of his ways and not institute human smuggling charges. The belittling of human smuggling accusation in this instance is unwarranted and the prosecutor should apologize to all victims of this practice. An immigration violation is not human smuggling.
Borapork, you Guyanese always want people to apologize to you. You all need to apologize to the people of all of the countries you live in illegally for causing them to have to use their human resources and money to track you all down and deport you. Guyanese are one of the main reasons why many countries are changing their immigration policies. People are trying to maintain order in their countries, and you all keep migrating to their countries in large numbers causing chaos.
Bagegal i hope your piece of rock survive the rising sea level.
Witch Dr., you said, “Bagegal i hope your piece of rock survive the rising sea level.” For the sake of all of the thousands of Guyanese who live in Barbados and Guyana who depend on money earned in Barbados, I hope Barbados survives.
who gives a crap who is illegal and who is working illegally.
that is life and its happening all over the world, no one cares.
Freespeech , we patriotic bajans care who are illegal and are working illegally because it is hurting us , socio-economically . The government of Guyana must provide for guyanese at home and it must now prepare for the repatriation of many guyanese now residing in other countries . Freespeech , you are living well in the USA but you should return to Guyana and help the inept government to find ways & means to develop the country and stop guyanese from fleeing their homeland .
“Where there is no vision – the people perish” .
Wiggins,,,Why don’t you confine Bajans to Barbados, they are fleeing to all parts of the world as well??? Is this as a result of the Good Governance by the Thompson Administration???
If you feel so strongly about illegal then you would agree that all barbadian illegal who are in the USA should return to their homeland because according to you it is hurting the country econmically.
I have sympathy for Guyanese or any other nationality, who through hardships at home, try to make a better life for themselves outside,but its must be done legally.But such irresponsible and immature mouthings as we have just read from FREESPEECH, is typical of the mischief and contempt that such comfortably overseas based Guyanese have for their less privilege compatriots.
Wiggins, as a Guyanese I fell the pain,suffering and hopelessness of some of my less fortunate brothers and sisters. Sometimes it brings tears to my eyes, but I can find no fault with your argument, I understand your side of the matter too. I hope and pray that someday soon my wandering people can find peace and prosperity in their own homeland. Peace be with you my brother.
Joe.
Freespeech, did you tell President Jagdeo and others in the Guyanese government that they shouldn’t care about the Mormons being illegal in Guyana?
Most people care about illegal migration, that is why we are seeing an increase in deportations all over the world. Yesterday I read that Puerto Ricans sent police with tear gas into a shanty town that migrants from the Dominican Republic and elsewhere have set up. Puerto Rico has a 16% unemployment rate, so Puerto Ricans want foreigners out.
I know it is pointless to tell you this, but overseas Guyanese need to return to Guyana enmasse and develop it, so that Guyanese won’t have to worry about being deported there.
S,
Your comments are misplaced and should be directed to the GY government not to Wiggins.Wiggins…continue to hit them were it hurts.
To the Bajans here,”to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.In the near future the clean air that you breath,you would be grateful to the GOV and PPL of GY.And we all know what effect the lack of clean air can have on the brain.
freespeech, old people say “birds of a feather flock together” ;then again it seems like usual behavior for the supporters of the pist poor party to encourage wrong doing. its a way of life.
Soldier you are quite right,Bajans are fleeing to all parts of the world. We refer to it as vacation,and when its over we make our merry way back.
sorry guys my comment was to SN, why publish such crap over and over again.
Now st maarten is giving undocumented guyanese the boot, who’s next.
Yuh see, amenra? Every little island is enforcing its immigration rules. But when Guyana tries to do you y’all hollering hard and nasty.
Amenra, everybody is next, that is why it is important for all people to do what they can to develop their homelands. Hint. Hint. Develop Guyana.
yasuman my parents migrated legally to the usa got their green cards and sponsor us legally upon arrival we got our
greencards and ss nbr. so we could work legally and pay
taxes, your comments are baseless and stupid…
Yasuman it seem you ent got nothing to do today so you nitpicking today with your sillyness.
I like the idea of charging people who hire illegal aliens with “human smuggling” as well as fining them. Barbados needs to start doing that to people who hire illegal Guyanese and many other illegal aliens. Thousands of Guyanese work illegally in many countries, yet recently I noticed that two Venezuelan brothers were given 6 month prison sentences and fined for entering Guyana illegally, and now there is the infamous case of Guyanese wanting to deport Mormon missionaries. Guyanese would be hypocrites to complain about the St. Maarten government targeting the illegal Guyanese reporter. Guyanese deport people too.
I would not classify Guyanese as hypocrites for deporting people who are not legal.Their actions are justifiable.
Do unto others as they are doing to you.
B,
A law was recently passed in ARIZONA finding businesses that hire illegals….guess what happen before it became effective….a workers shortage. It does work.
Sanderson Rowe, you said, “I would not classify Guyanese as hypocrites for deporting people who are not legal. Their actions are justifiable.” I meant, Guyanese who support the deportation of Mormons from Guyana would be hypocritical in criticizing the government of St. Maarten for deporting illegal Guyanese. I think every government in the world has the right to deport illegal aliens. I live legally in the U.S. I think Americans have the right to deport illegal Bajans. I strongly believe in law and order.
bajegal i agree with you the mormons are not working in guyana for no one but their church no salary is given to
them from the govt.of guyana , they bare giving their
services to the poor guyanese people free no charge, they
are not a burden on the guyana govt. they are doing what
the guyana govt. will not do for their own poor citizens.
You are so right and I do agree with everything you said
here Bajegal.
Magistrate Priya Beharry jailed the two Venezuelan brothers for six (6) months each and fine them 30,000 each.
Two weeks ago Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud was in
discussion with the Surinamese authorities to reopen the recently closed backtrack route so that Guyanese can travel to that country illegally AGAIN.
Bajegal! you are out of your CAS-NET and spinnin U web pon Guyanese people. You consider your VERY LUCKY that I am not permitted to tell you and many others WHERE AND HOW TO GET OFF. tHE SHOP THAT YOU PEOPLE SHOOT.is just unbelievable….but then again IT TAKES ALL SORT TO MAKE UP THIS WORLD. GUYANESE MUST RETURM HOME TO DEVELOPE GUYANA! NO !WE AINT GOIN NO WAY “WE FRIKEN FU WE LIFE AN STAVASION” .
bajegal if many like you stays on the Rock to develope it I think Guyanese would not have to be working there illegal. GO BACK BAGEGAL and develope barbados, MAKE SURE THERE IS NO EMPLOYMENT FOR DEM GUYANESE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHERE YOU ARE? ARE YOU STILL ON VACASION?(AS ONE OF YOUR COUNTRY MEN SAID) BOY BAJANS DUZ TEK LANG VACASION!
HYPOCRITES!!! Bajegal ..your comments are so full of HATE. Just recently there was the BIG UP-ROAR bajans deporting Guyanese…U BAJAN UMAN was TOP BLOGGER…you only semm to be waiting for the opportunity to ATTACK Guyanese.Go back to your wealth piece of rock stay like REDDY and enjoy the SUN,THE SEA AND THE AIR. what are you doing in the U.S.of A ….I MAY REMIND MANY WHO WOULD WANT TO ATTACK ME….I have been in this county for more than 31 years………ENJOY YOUR VACASION BEJANGAL
Eh!eh! THIS AUNTY thought that you wer traped in some OUTER-NET taken over by COB-WEB!Laws of every country must be OBEYED.It is quite unfortunate for this journalist;but THE LAW IS THE LAW!
The St Maarten immigration seems to have a mis-understanting with the human smuggle and some other law.Once one enters a country legally they are not SMUGGELED IN.Employers are always FINED for breaking the law or not meeting requirements.
The paper was threatened with human smuggling because they refused to cooperate with immigration.
The reporter was being hidden and they refused to say where she lived or the address that they had for her on file or give her telephone number.
that is where the issue came up. They were hiding her so she does not get deported.
But she did not turn herself in as her manager told her to. She instead decided to leave on her own. The reason being is that if she is deported, she cannot return for 5 years.
It is time for countries to clean house of GY illegal wherever they reside. They need to go back and enjoy 17 years of progress.
I know that living in Guyana is not a bed of roses, but I believe it is time we Guyanese stop embarrasing ourselves by going to these small islands in the West Indies all of which can fit in the mouth of the Essiquibo River to be humiliated. No, working in Guyana would not make you rich, nor is working for someone else wherever you live, but being illegal in someonel’s country is not the answer neither. So please my people, have some patience, things will get better in our homeland if you are willing to make the sacrifice and vote this useless government out and elect one which would turn our country around. We can’t do that if we leave.
mack me and you can leave we good life and return home and do that .these people in the island can`t stand it to return they had enough of 17years of good guyana life we can give up few years and then come back to the cold when we had enough.
BAJEGAL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? GUYANESE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE
WHO ARE ILLEGAL IN OTHER COUNTRIES…. BEING ILLEGAL HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT USE THE LAW OF THAT COUNTRY THE RIGHT WAY. STOP
TALKING ABOUT GUYANESE PEOPLE AS IF THEY ARE THE PLAGUE.
it is just unfortunate for the reporter.Put your self in order.
gy rough bad i used hate burnham boy but these ppp makes burmham lokes like a champ guyanese are fleeing to any country even iraq i am illegal here in usa and i am not going back there to punish
Hey “brain”! If you are really who you say you are and you have indeed have it (brain) how about getting someone to get you one ah dem “H-1B Visas” dat dem dudes from India does get – eh!