GUYANA’s Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says Guyanese continue to be unfairly targeted by authorities in Trinidad.

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.
This unfair treatment has been going on for many years now and it has been only but nothing was done about it.
I have written many times about how Guyanese are maltreated while in-transit in Trinidad having to undergo many security checks.
Only last year I wrote about the Trini checks I and many others had gone through prompting many of us to even ask the stewardess on the plane if we have to strip before being seated.
The flight touched down in Trinidad and we were checked, hand piece scanned, belts, shoes and bangles off and off we went to our gate.
One hour later an announcement was made that we had to go to another gate for boarding.
Again hand piece scanned, belts, shoes, bangles off before going to our waiting gate.
The security checks were not done there by any means since they announced to commence boarding.
Before showing your passport and boarding passes, many of us were pulled aside and made to take off our shoes, removed belts and bangles and a physical hand piece inspection.
It was overbearing to take which prompted me to ask the lady if she wanted me to drop my pants and shorts to ensure I have legal things on me only.
After many passengers heard me asked, they too asked the stewardesses if we all have to strip down before being seated.
Only recently on September 7, 2012 I had gone through the Trini checks and yet again I saw many things were being taken away from many Guyanese going to US and Canada.
It appears as though the Trini security personnel love feeling up Guyanese.
Again I told the Trini security lady she is not feeling up the right and real part of me.
I begged her to grab it and hold it and feel it if she likes, which prompted laughter from her and many others.
On my way out at Toronto I told them they will never be allowed to feel me up ever again since I will be flying direct Toronto/Georgetown with EZJet.
Once again I am urging the Minister of Tourism to get Guyana it’s very own National Flag Carrier for direct flights to and from Toronto / Georgetown.