Immigration services continue at Piarco despite covid19 outbreak
The Piarco international airport. -
THE Ministry of National Security said on Monday all covid19-preventative measures were in place to ensure the continuity of Immigration Division services at Piarco Airport.
This statement came after media reports of a number of officers being infected and their colleagues being quarantined.
The release said the permanent secretaries of the Ministry of National Security, Gary Joseph and Nataki Atiba-Dilchan, met with acting Chief Immigration Officer Derek Craigwell "to discuss current immigration-related issues.
This came after a meeting with the Minister of National Security Stuart Young, who reportedly "expressed concern" at the covid19 outbreak among immigration officers and the consequences.