story of a Jamaican woman who was allegedly finger-raped by an immigration officer before being thrown out of Barbados on March 14, 2011, has sparked the fury of readers, perhaps betraying deep-seated animosity among Caribbean islanders. Here are some of the comments the Observer received online:
Manuel Sata: This is an outrage and very shameful. The story of a Jamaican woman who was allegedly finger-raped by an immigration officer before being thrown out of Barbados yet it is seemingly polite about this travesty. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident and requires a strong response. Jamaicans, if little Barbados can treat some of us like that, you retaliate by not vacationing there, don't buy goods made in Barbados and boycott Bajan-owned companies in Jamaica. Support Jamaican-owned enterprises. Jamaicans, you have power. Use it!!!
Sonny Black: This kind of behaviour towards Jamaicans by Trinidad and Barbados has been going on for a long time. I work with these people and the only thing they love about Jamaica is the music. They speak of Jamaicans like we are dogs and yet we bow to them and welcome them like they are special. But our spineless government will as usual do nothing. I believe this lady, and I feel her shame.
Joe Jackson: I'm from Barbados, just a couple weeks ago I was reading in the news how Jamaican police treated those Haitian football players like criminals, just because two of them had malaria. Basically, it is ok for Jamaicans to treat Haitians like trash because Haiti is a poor country, but you want other countries to treat you guys with respect, come on. What goes around always comes around.
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