US EMBASSY CANCELS VISAS OF TWO CARICEL LAWYERS
The opposition to the government’s decision to grant telecoms provider, Caricel, a spectrum license, has taken a dramatic new turn.
Nationwide News can report that the US Embassy in Kingston has cancelled the visas of two lawyers associated with Symbiote Investments Limited, which operates as Caricel.
One of the lawyers is Minett Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence is also a shareholder of Caricel. We’re unable to confirm the identity of the other lawyer.
The US visas of Mrs. Lawrence’s husband, Lowell, and her 9-year-old son, have also been cancelled.
Nationwide News this afternoon contacted Mrs. Lawrence, who confirmed that her US visa has been cancelled.
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That’s a reference to an interview she did on Nationwide @5 on November 30 this year.
In that interview, Mrs. Lawrence defended the legitimacy of the spectrum license that’s been granted to Caricel by the government.
She also strongly defended one of the company’s principals and financiers, George Neil.
The Caricel lawyer also invited officials of the US Embassy in Kingston to meet with directors of the company to resolve concerns they had about the granting of the spectrum license.
Today, Mrs. Lawrence told us that on December 1, an official of the US telephoned her home to advise her of the revocation of the visas.
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She says she and her husband later received letters from the US Embassy, confirming that their visas had been cancelled.
Nationwide News has seen copies of those letters, both dated December 05, 2016. They’re unsigned but are from the Consular Section of the US Embassy in Kingston.
The letters indicate that Mrs. Lawrence’s non-immigrant visa was to expire in June 2026. It was issued on June 14 this year. But said the US Department of State has revoked it.
They also tell of the revocation of her son’s US visa which was granted in October, 2012. His would’ve otherwise expired in 2022.
The letters say the visas have been revoked on the basis of information that became available after the visas were issued.
They say, as a result, they may not travel to the United States until such time as they’ve applied for and found eligible for a new visa.
They also ask that they bring or send their passports, containing the visas, to the Consular Section of the US Embassy, so that they may be physically cancelled.
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Dem investigate di man weh hav caricel fi mussi 3 years and nuh find ntn, and den a hound di man, when since Embassy have have say in who di government fi a gi contract to!?
Flow owners have a lawsuit inna Central America fi some thiefing weh gwaan and di man weh own Digicel caan go back a him yard or else a straight prison him a go! And dem a hackle a man weh dem caan find ntn pon and a try mek di man look like big thief and like seh him mix up inna tings but can’t come wid proof….A true him black? Or a true him nah look nuh friend!? Or because him is a Jamaican a do suptn fi Jamaica!?
Morning, Spoon.
Esq. Lawrence, there are other nations in the world to vacation or go shopping. We really need to let the us know they are a “fading glory”.
Yes Phantom, the empire is falling & that hog name Trump is going to speed up the process.
@Spoon not being found guilty of something does not mean you are really innocent. The world knows Mr.Neil was involved in drugs so please!
Don’t single out one and paint the others as saints! That my problem with the situation and this is an embassy regardless of which country they represent. They don’t belong in the runnings of a country, who di country wants to give a contract to is their business!
Di U.S embassy in Jamaica is always overstepping its bounds
DWLLL SPOON A WEH DI B.C. YA SEH MR B CANT GO BACK A IRELAND WTF, SEN DI LINK. LOLOLOL, ALL THE TIME A WE GET THE SH…ING END A THE STICK, AND THESE EXECS CAN LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AFTER THEM TEK U TO THE CLEANERS, AND US HAVE TO LINE UP AND BEG STAMP AND/OR PAY BIG BUCKS TO GO EUROPE FI EAT FOOD, SEE BOP GOT WORK PERMIT,AN VISA THE ENVY OF MANY AND GONE TANGLE EENA COURT, AND THE BAILER PUT HIM OUT AFTER 8 MTHS, FI FAMILY KIP MI FI 3, READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Jus Google him, man mix up inna some things, from inna him own country, to all pon Trump website him name get call up with suptn with Hillary Clinton, and him was one only the biggest sponsers of her campaign wid money weh him a get from milking we!!
Di whole a dem we hav out yah deep inna corruption! And is like it nah go change cause dem hav everybody inna dem pocket!
Fill us in on the hometown troubles for obrien. I am aware of his tax dodging antics as a Malta resident/citizen. He’s the biggest shateholder in his corp (94/96%) incolvw wid haiti and the Clintons Marriott dealing. He’s fat….yada yafa. Digicel do have pros.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/jan/11/denis-obrien-under-investigation-by-irelands-criminal-assets-bureau
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/denis-obrien-another-corrupt-clinton-friend
There’s also this thing in the Irish papas about Digicel being in debt!
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/denis-o-brien-s-digicel-faces-a-cocktail-of-risks-1.2909158
Does anyone know the details of the information they discovered after issuing the visa? This seems a bit suspect.