OECS meets to discuss accepting unknown deportees from US
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has agreed to establish a high-level negotiating team to engage the United States on a recent request affecting several member states, as regional leaders met in Saint Lucia this week to address urgent geopolitical and regional issues.
According to a news release, OECS leaders discussed the recent request from the United States for some OECS member states to accept Third Country Nationals (TCNs) from the US. The leaders noted that some member states have already signed non-legally binding agreements with Washington to facilitate further talks.
The Donald Trump administration has stepped up US immigration enforcement, which has seen them deporting individuals who are neither US citizens nor nationals back to countries other than their own. In some cases, the United States has sought agreements with partner countries to temporarily receive these deportees, even when they have no direct legal or residential ties to those states.
Socio-economic and security concerns
Regional leaders have expressed concern about the social, economic and security implications of such arrangements for small island states, particularly given pressures on public services, immigration systems and national security.
In response, OECS leaders agreed to form a broad-based, high-level negotiating team made up of representatives from member states to conduct technical negotiations with the United States. The move is intended to ensure a coordinated regional response as discussions with Washington continue in what leaders described as a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment.
For the BVI, which is an associate member of the OECS, the US request may not have direct implications. Unlike independent OECS member states, the BVI conducts negotiations with major global partners through the United Kingdom, a factor that could shield the territory from being directly bound by any arrangements negotiated between the OECS and the United States. Nevertheless, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley attended the meeting.
Wider geopolitical developments
Beyond the US request, the leaders also focused on wider geopolitical developments, including the ongoing situation involving Venezuela and the United States. Leaders said they are closely monitoring developments and assessing potential impacts on the Eastern Caribbean, including economic stability, regional and energy security, migration flows, and diplomatic relations.
The OECS reaffirmed its commitment to peace, stability, and good neighbourly relations within the hemisphere, while maintaining principled engagement with international partners. Leaders also agreed to meet in a political caucus as frequently as necessary to ensure timely and coordinated decision-making.
They also promised to keep citizens informed, stressing that any decisions taken will be guided by the best interests of people across the sub-region, as the bloc navigates an increasingly complex global landscape.
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Ha! US will have to go through the UK to send their rejects socially unacceptable immigrants into the BVI
When and if this should hapoen, the entire security of the Caribbean , the peace that we once enjoyed will escalate into more chaos
World Order is changing … Power even in the face of inhumane conditions, unjust policies
As passed off as being justified , We are facing and will face turbulent times
That is why we need leaders who are stable in character and cannot be bought or sold …Jumping from one end of the aisle to the othet
Daily, the advantage of these VI territories
being under UK Oversight reveals our position of advantage .
Of the slave trade / trump using diplomacy / hey wiggie whats your take on that ? or how about you , your exelency cSc ~ hoLLer at us on that
Bermuda Ewart Brown ex premier smuggled in 3 Chinese now stateless much to the annoyance of the UK Obama paid off the politicians, so I’m sure we’re going to be welcoming a boat load now how much a head for contributions to the HOA white envelope unofficial extra pension scheme.
Any Caribbean territory that goes along with this needs its head testing, the last thing Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad need is further is this sort of potential aggravation, as for the BVI, forget about tourism thereafter.
What choice do they have?
Repercussions, would be forthcoming if they refused..
Pay. Back…they will now have a taste of what it’s like to have the unwanted and the unknown and the potential wave of criminals traversing and demanding food and shelter..an unwelcomed imposition on their lives as they knew it..
The territories are at an advantage.
It’s the free and Independent Caribbean Nations that are under this current sufferation.
Let The Games Begin!!! Virgin Islanders, Stay Woke!!! Things Start Now. Based on Previous Behaviors, We are well aware of the Couple (2 Persons) who make the Decisions affecting the Citizens of the Virgin Islands Soley without any input from the Citizens of the Virgin Islands. So watch this one Play out. Also, The Virgin Islands HOAS, Once Money is involved would again ALL Sell us out. Remember, 99% of the Peoples’ Views on our Constitutional Review were Denied by ALL The Hollywood House of Assembly Players who We call Leaders of the Virgin Islands People. We all know that they are ALL in it for themselves, Families and Cronies. My Virgin Islands People, Pay keen attention as a Lot will unfold in this Year, 2026. Stay Woke!!!!
Truth for tru tru
They will sell out their mams so who are we..we wo t know a thing until after the ink is dry they sign up our life and they and they alone will be the beneficiaries of the gifts with us beating the hardships.
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Not here, boss
I say no0 To Donald Trump and I feel good saying this.
Now THIS is a cause to march for in the hot sun if our Premier ever agree to take such persons in the country. We could hardly pay for the Haitians to be repatriated. As a matter of fact, what ever happened to those being housed at Castle Maria? How many have babies now? and where are we with sending them back like every other country does?
Why must or should we the OECS countries be the dumping ground for America’s rejects and inhuman immigration policies?
We should stand firm with an unequivocal unapologetic, NO!!
That U.S. policy is fundamentally built upon the framework of racial supremacist constructs. That underlying premise shapes the direction and outcomes of such policies. Despite this reality, many individuals persist in ignoring these uncomfortable truths, choosing instead to maintain their blindfolds.
By doing so, they perpetuate the narrative that the victims affected by these policies are somehow undeserving or alien, as if they are unwanted beings from another world. This collective denial enables ongoing injustice and prevents meaningful change from taking place.
When on fact they are mere humans, some fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles and other who are simply seeking an opportunity to make and have a decent meal.
And why is our Premier at this meeting that has nothing to do with us? Before he minds his own affairs here, he busy meeting to discuss matters unrelated to us. When things escalate, he will pull out his US passport and bounce. People of the BVI, it makes no sense to have a Premier, Deputy Premier and many others in that cabinet who are Americans making decisions that could negatively affect us then they leave us in the mess! Think before you Vote!
The UK banner that our leaders and a small minority of people hate so much is wa protecting us from USA swings
UK has done it again without doing anything yet we still have people complaining and talking non sense about independence.
Since you wan independence so bad go live in some Caribbean countries that are independent like Trinidad, haiti, santo Domingo and Jamaica lolo
Shut the hell up slave!!