MINISTER of National Security, Dwight Nelson, has written the Public Defender, Earl Witter, asking him to intervene over the reported abuse of Jamaican national Shanique Myrie by officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados. Observer on Wednesday, Myrie complained that she was subjected to a body cavity search, as well as verbal abuse from a Barbadian immigration officer. Related stories:OUTRAGE! – Finger-rape of J’can woman in Barbados sparks furyConsul booted for standing up for JamaicansFinger raped in Barbados

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Nelson said that he has consulted with foreign minister Ken Baugh, about discussions he proposes to have with the responsible Minister in Barbados. The security minister added that he would also be holding discussions with Baugh about the treatment of Jamaican women by Trinidadian immigration.

Myrie said that when she attempted to enter Barbados on March 14, she was subjected to two demeaning cavity searches by a female immigration officer who continuously spewed venom about Jamaicans. It was her first trip out of the island.

Her story was corroborated by former Jamaican honorary consul to Barbados, Marlon Gordon.

Gordon, an attorney, said even though some Jamaicans do enter Barbados and get involved in nefarious activities, that was no excuse for wholesale discrimination against Jamaica nationals.

Authorities in Barbados have denied any record of Myrie being searched.