Over five years after she secured a court order, which deemed a move by the government to have her blacklisted unlawful, a young professional is forced to produce the original document as well as a photocopy every time she is about to leave the country; today she is angry that those who failed to correct the unconstitutional act are now crying foul.
It was in September 2011 when Narissa Deokarran attempted to leave the country that she was told by immigration officers that she was not allowed to leave because her name was blacklisted.
“I felt very ashamed, because there were lots of people there. I was shocked,” Deokarran said during an interview with the Sunday Stabroek. She recalled that she was on her way to Trinidad and had already paid for accommodation.
While she has some indication why the then authorities
