WODE MAYA Exposes Barbados Immigration | CARICOM Travel

[@ailse491]

When me and my husband came to Barbados to live as my husband was born there he was told welcome home I have never had any problems coming and going to Barbados period not everyone has those problems immigration is a problem everywhere not country wants people to overstay their date of leaving period

[@BottomHouseTV]

The point is that he complied and he didn't overstay.

[@davowe]

I can understand the gentleman's position. There are fine lines when it comes to immigration. As a holder of a different passport (especially those requiring visas) and having multiple destinations, it is mandatory that you show all of those necessary tickets. If he gets to Jamaica and they are not in agreement with a visitor being there then they are going to send him/her right back to the place where they last departed. When he/she then returns there, then Immigration would be responsible for getting that person back to their homeland. The airlines play a critical role in this as well as the agents would normally be checking to see if you have all these required documentation/tickets even before they will accept you for travel.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@mhizplease2685]

🌦🇧🇧🙏🏾TELL THEM D.👍🏾🇧🇧🙏🏾

[@TdotSoul]

I travel on a Canadian passport and going through Barbados immigration with that passport is pretty much a breeze. I did however have my luggage checked during a trip I took after Canada legalized weed. Barbados takes immigration and security very seriously. They are a small island and do not have the resources to deal with migrants the way wealthy large countries like the US and Canada do. Some countries of origin do pose more of a risk for migrant travel, and so they are more heavily regulated and scrutinized. I do think it's weird that a ticket with a departure date from CARICOM was weird, but it might be part of a regional agreement, or bilateral agreement with Jamaica, and not specifically a Barbados requirement. Barbados has had problems with drugs, guns, crime and stranded migrants in the not so distant past, and a couple years ago they were embarrassed when a man threatened passengers on a flight to the US, they had let a weapon through security. Barbados as a small nation (and not a wealthy nation) needs to do whatever keeps it in good standing.

[@BottomHouseTV]

This is a fair criticism and analysis. Concerning the drugs, guns and major crime... I don't think any of those things are coming on commercial passenger flights.

[@lorainecodrington5721]

Protocol is protocol. Too many people want to stow away in Barbados. It's a lovely country but you must follow the rules. All countries as far as I know you must have a return ticket. Guyanaese are known to overstate their time in Barbados as well as other islanders. Immigration has a job to do. They cannot change the rules to suit people regardless. Can he enter England without the correct documents? No! Canada, Australia, China? NO. We have opened our country to many African countries. Can you tell me how many other islands or countries have done so with open arms? Have a pleasant day. God Bless Barbados and it's people.

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂 Stow away with a ticket out? He followed the rules. That's why they let him in.

[@sophiagraham4721]

When you come to USA and is a visitor you have to have a returned date ,so i don't understand, never had any problems.

[@BottomHouseTV]

He first said he showed the ticket highlighting when he was leaving Barbados 😂. US immigration only cares about when you're leaving the US, not about when you're leaving Canada or Mexico if you're going there next. If you still don't understand, then we can't help you.

[@therealmrmaximus]

The Guyanese bench is history. Guyanese are the largest immigrant group in Barbados.

[@BottomHouseTV]

It was referenced as something of the past.

[@animalranger7768]

Canada, the US, and the UK have the same rules. I strongly believe that once you are traveling to any country that you are not a citizen of, you should have a return ticket. I don't see him complaining about having to have a travel visa to land in the US to connect to flights headed to South America and the Caribbean. True tourists will always have a return ticket, only the ones who are planning to stay in a country illegally will not. Then they will become a burden on the government.

[@BottomHouseTV]

He had a return ticket. His onward ticket showed when he was leaving Barbados. He visited several countries after that including Jamaica, the USA and Suriname. I don't think he's back in Ghana yet. You need to show the immigration when you are departing the country and he did so. So obviously he wasn't planning to stay illegally.

[@ketsiadorce8445]

The problem wasn't a ticket showing he's leaving Barbados, he had to show a ticket leaving the Caribbean.

[@empresszolakhadijah9819]

This brother is wealthy he lives in a mansion in Ghana So he did not come to stay in the Caribbean, he was sent to destroy our tourist destination, he travels around d the world, so he know the drill. So what exactly he wants in bim, we on the world map, we do not need him.

[@patriciahinds7176]

When you go to other countries you have to abide by their rules we are no exemption so when you travel here do the same.I travel to other countries I have to abide with there's so Why when people come here always complaining

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂 People complain about rules elsewhere, too. There's a plethora of videos of Muslims talking about getting profiled by UK and US immigration, for example. If it's personal because it's your country, that's fine. Don't pretend that it doesn't happen in many other places. Thanks for watching.

[@rrsp60]

​​@@BottomHouseTV"Don't pretend that it doesn't happen in many other places." In that case, what is your beef with the Barbados immigration policies? Hasn't Guyana clamped visa requirements on Haitians, Haiti being a member of CAICOM? Ju

[@SyedAmeedSA]

Immigration laws are not particularly legislated with traveller convenience in mind. In most cases, immigration laws have a direct relation to the country's ability to control the migrants coming in and going out of the country. So if they are tight at the airport, it indicates that they may not have tight measures enforced to follow the migrant around after he enters the country, etc. Also, many of these laws are made based on the experience of the law enforcement agencies with the migrants. That's why, citizens of certain countries have a bad immigration reputation and treated differently than others. Finally, Caribbean, due to its structure and geopolitical position, is vulnerable to be misused by international illegal actors. All that being said, having experienced travel to more than 20 countries in 4 continents, I have to say that the CARICOM immigration is from some of my worst experiences. It's not only Barbados. Trinidad has given me some really disappointing experiences as well. Many procedures are hands down bureaucratic, archaic and are begging for change for the convenience of the travellers and immigration officers alike. Let's start with the immigration forms presented before landing...

[@BottomHouseTV]

The laws aren't made with convenience in mind, true. However, the inconveniences in some CARICOM countries seem to be a result of something more than just the laws. Good summary of the situation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@animalranger7768]

Finally, someone with common sense.

[@TdotSoul]

Barbados has a website where immigration forms can be submitted online and a QR code scanned.

[@acharles3374]

Barbados is a sovereign country and have the right to maintain the integrity of its borders. Other islands must follow suit. The CSE was rushed and it is not done in the best interest. There should be no CSE on the basis it's about time. This should never be done just to make history. Prior to CSE the region failed to collaborate and work in genuine partnership. So, I don't see CSE addressing those failures. For example, there is lack of collaboration within the OECS. Years ago, I privy to failed trade agreement. The OECS territories were supposed to protect their local businesses from the CARICOM giants and failed to do so. Leewinds paints was based in Antigua and supposed to get protection from Sissions and Berger etc. The government leaders met for a meeting and then went back to their respective islands and the total opposite. Berger and Sissions were allowed to compete which negatively impacted local businesses. CSE is the benefit CARICOM companies which chose to exploit for cheap labor and market access. I can't understand why hotel developer in Grenada have to import laborers from Jamaica. Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, and Barbados always had the upper hand. The smaller island cannot compete to produce highly skilled workers like the aforementioned countries through UWI. Places like SVG, Dominica, and Grenada will need several years to catch up. Drilled down to find out who holds the top paying hotel jobs in Grenada. Jamaicans hold all the managerial jobs in Sandals Grenada. Barbadians votes for Barbadian prime minister. Grenadians votes for Grenadian prime minister. Do you think Trinidad and Jamaica will accept policy change envisioned by a small island prime minister? Jamaica, and Barbados tourist products are developed and market differently. Do you think Barbados and Jamaica will seriously incorporate other islands without first seeking their own interest? There was a lawsuit filed against an insurance company which based in Trinidad. According to the ruling, court determined by Grenada signing on to CSE, Grenada would have given up some of its sovereignty. The courts determined that the insurance company policy policies is applied through out Caribbean and not confined to Grenada. How many residents thoroughly understand the dangers of this? This should be a local election issue. However, there is this notion it's about time islanders be able travel across the islands using a driver's license. While this may sound like a milestone, border protection is very serious and must be treated as such.

[@BottomHouseTV]

The issue WODE MAYA had, has little to do with the sovereignty of their borders. He showed them the ticket for when he was departing the country. His ticket had an arrival date and a departure date on it. They asked for the other tickets to see when he was leaving the region (all the way up to when he was going onward to the US). As for CARICOM, Guyana hasn't had the upper hand in anything. Guyana has never had a UWI campus and does not have multinationals pursuing hegemony in the region like Trinidad or Jamaica. Guyana has only recently began to rise economically. While the usefulness of the CSME can be easily questioned, the irony is that small territories would not catch up anyway. Less people (skilled or not), less land, less natural resources. The multinationals monopolising trade would be primarily from China, EU and USA instead. "Border protection" only seems to be serious for some territories when the visitors come from Africa or other Caribbean countries. The multinationals buying up beaches and land for development driving inflation and pricing out locals are almost exclusively extra-regional.

[@franklinbrown1940]

​@@BottomHouseTVAmen

[@franklinbrown1940]

As i understand it, Sandals is building a resort in St. V and G and Rainforest is or has establish a processing facility there as well. Are we saying both entities should not be allowed to because they are not locally owned?

[@BottomHouseTV]

@@franklinbrown1940 apparently so.

[@franklinbrown1940]

@@BottomHouseTV so what prevented the locals from doing these investments all these years?

[@pamelamiller3852]

Barbados is overpopulated people come here illegally and we are too smallfor so.much people. They think barbados has gold The water Light Housing is suffering. Too much non nationals. We have a serious problem here.

[@mhizplease2685]

🇧🇧TELL THE WORLD 🌍AND THE HATERS🇧🇧⛪️📖🙏🏾

[@BP2012AUD]

Totally agree… this open border policy with the other Caribbean islands shouldn’t be… if you come to visit, visit and go home unless you have a job lined up or going to school.

[@MerchantofTarshish]

Too "many" non-nationals

[@BottomHouseTV]

This was a tourist who came, followed the rules and left. Focus on the multinationals buying your land. They're taking way more than all the non-nationals combined.

[@TashawnaHoward]

​@@BP2012AUD and if your ancestors are from barbados and you want to migrate???

[@darnellbenn3945]

I have never traveled to Barbados, but I do not understand the necessity of a country seeking to know when I am leaving the general region. It would feel like I am being tracked.

[@BottomHouseTV]

It also adds to the time it takes for you to pass through immigration. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@kingdom_child_]

Same way when you travel to the USA they ask how long you are staying

[@ketsiadorce8445]

This smells of xenophobia to me. Why are these rules only target "certain countries?" The laws assume that anyone coming from Africa is running from poverty and, therefore, is a risk.

[@BottomHouseTV]

@@kingdom_child_ if you listened to what he said, you'd hear that the first thing he showed them was when he was leaving Barbados. The problem is that they wanted to see when he was leaving the region.

[@therealmrmaximus]

Bro, why are you making such a malicious comment with a click bait heading? You know very well Wode Maya had no real immigration "problems" but rather misunderstood the immigration requirements, something his wife did as well when she traveled from Miami to Barbados. Anyone who watched the full video knew he said he thought he could country hop in the Caribbean like he did in Africa by buying a ticket for his next destination once he was ready to leave. It's standard for immigration to require visitors to have a departing ticket. Stop with your beef of Bajan immigration; that Prime Minister has passed on.

[@BottomHouseTV]

I can title the video however I want. He was required to show a ticket out of the region. However, in Caricom, unlike some other blocs, you get stamped in to individual countries, not the bloc. Because several CARICOM nations have policies that differ from the treaty.

[@therealmrmaximus]

@@BottomHouseTV Yes, you can title the video however you want and we can refuse to watch any other click-bait videos from you. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@BottomHouseTV]

Cool, goodbye.@@therealmrmaximus

[@tonyastephen3949]

All countries have strict restrictions. I never had issues.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Good for you. Thanks for watching.

[@belledwards5113]

Why was the same vlogger unable to go on to Jamacia and returned to Barbados from Trinidad?

[@BottomHouseTV]

Ask him, or go see his video about it.

[@ChelstonNicholas]

I am all for the Barbados government to much.people come to Barbados and end up not leaving a small country if Barbados do not take serious steps one day it would have more people than China or India ok

[@BP2012AUD]

Thank you very much for understanding. This is the common sense thing to me ; they all want to come to Barbados now, when the country is overrun what then… won’t they all go back to their home land?

[@BottomHouseTV]

A return ticket clearly shows that he was passing through as a tourist.

[@TashawnaHoward]

That's because bajans lazy ,and foreigners like to work ,while a bajan don't want to work for 60 70 or 80 dollars a day the foreigners will work for it ,live and still save something ,not ever bajan but most

[@TashawnaHoward]

​@@BP2012AUD one question , bajans don't migrate ??

[@SammieMorris]

This man spent 6 years trying to get to Jamaica, and was only allowed to enter that country, this year. Only he and his wife were given permission; not the crew who travels everywhere with him. His first stop in the region was supposed to have been Jamaica, but he ended up going to about 4 other countries, instead; including twice to Barbados, with his crew. Why? Because of Jamaican immigration policies. He (and African Tigress) also blamed the T&T owned airline, for asking certain questions when leaving Barbados for Jamaica. But this boils down to Jamaica. The other countries and the airline are honoring agreements with Jamaica. Be transparent in your reporting.

[@BottomHouseTV]

There was no guile intended. Indeed, Jamaican immigration policies affect other territories, especially hubs like Barbados and Trinidad. However, the video was about his reaction to what happened to him there. Thanks for pointing out the Jamaican policies. That can be addressed in a subsequent video. People relate because they've encountered similar issues in Barbados with different final destinations. The same could be said about UWI students from other territories coming to the country. Numerous videos and articles discuss other Caribbean people and Africans having difficulty travelling in the region. These issues seem more common for them than for other groups. Thanks for sharing additional information civilly.

[@franklinbrown1940]

What????

[@eileenwatt8283]

He and his wife has American visa they could have flown direct from Ghana to Washington DC then to Jamaica and visit Barbados last. He wouldn't have that problem. Ghanaians don't need Visa to enter Jamaica. Jamaica didn't stop him from coming 6 years ago. He had plan a trip September 2020 and Covid happened so that was detailed. I've been watching his channel for the past 7 years. Jamaica does not have any restrictions against legal entry which they have. They are allowed to stay 90 days. After the 90 days they have to leave and they can return. However, if anyone overstayed in Jamaica the immigration will track them down and escort them to the airport and have them deported regards of color. It has happened to Europeans. His issues had nothing to do with Jamaica. They entered legally. They just took the most difficult route. Now they know to fly direct to America then to Jamaica.

[@SammieMorris]

@@eileenwatt8283 Jamaica was supposed to have been his first stop in the region. They would not allow his crew to enter. This is why he and the team went to the other countries, first. He was hoping to work out that issue with immigration, but to no avail. Only he and his wife were allowed in…

[@tysonbrown]

They give Jamaicans hard time to enter Barbados and Bahamas that bs we all Caribbean people they shove they country up they ass. When you die the country ain't going with you.

[@patrichatricproductions]

Nice clickbait. I don't see how Barbados immigration was "exposed".

[@BottomHouseTV]

Ok

[@kjmartin2515]

I wonder if it’s trying to apply similar rules to the Schengen zone where you need to have a ticket leaving the block instead of each country.

[@BottomHouseTV]

That would make sense if CARICOM operated like that in practice. Which some will argue that it doesn't. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@empresszolakhadijah9819]

This young man was not a migrant, ge was a visitor from Africa, should he not be treated like any visitor entering a tourist destination. Was he sent to tear down our island, let me remind the brother it is worse on the borders of gambia/ Senegal. So speak clearly and truthfully of what really happened to you. Do not scandal our island. You may feel uncomfortable in Barbados as there are no earthen cottages with thath roofs. We are on the world map

[@rawldiggins3371]

Rubbish,barbados is fuck up, before i was living in canada, I have white friends entering barbados broke as shit ,barely making it, looking for the cheapest motel/hotel for a night or sleep on the beaches or at one of my friends floors or mines, barbados got too give black people the same treatment them give other races ,especially to our Caribbean brothers/sisters

[@BottomHouseTV]

On the world map like every other country on the world map. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@cherylcumberbatch4632]

You can notice the bias in this commentary from the start. The job of a journalist or any serious blogger is to bring balance and this is not the case here. Why did he find it nexessary to speak about a Guyanese bench that is obviously no longer the case for many years now. Does he know how many Guyanese and Jamaicans are living peacefully Barbados? Does he know we are the only island that has made travel here visa free for some African countries. Does he know that during COVID we opened.our doors to citizens that were closed out of their own countries? I am very disappointed at this amd the tone of it. I will not waste my time with anything by this blogger ever again.

[@rawldiggins3371]

Nothing wrong with mentioning the guyanese bench,, what bias what ,, most black countries treat black people like shit, other race enter any country in the world easy ,especially white people, and some of them broke as F_ _K

[@BottomHouseTV]

Yawn. I am not obligated to be balanced about anything. Other Caribbean countries have introduced visa free travel for African nations e.g.Ghana/Guyana. The Guyanese bench was referenced as something that happened in the past, the fact that it happened won't go away. If you couldn't notice that it was a past reference then its good that you won't waste your time here again.

[@xcx23cwea65]

So why is it that them other Western travelers seem to always slide right through immigration like a fresh morning breeze with huge luggage. I've witnessed it many times and locals and other caricom neighbors especially if their male and have a Rasta hairstyle get the 3rd degree stop and search returning to their homeland.

[@BottomHouseTV]

You should ask the people in the comments feverishly defending this. As far as many are concerned, there's no problem. Thanks for watching.

[@amazonwarrior7126]

rastas smoke weed so they need to be checked

[@sevewonn8567]

infamous "Guyanese bench." please explain. ????

[@stevesy8660]

It was a practice where people from Guyana were delayed in an immigration room in an area just beyond the Immigration Officer cubicles. They would be led to that room and, after several hours of pretend interrogation, escorted by Immigration Officers to the Departure lounge and deported to Guyana or other places of flight origin! Caused a tit for tat practice by Immigration officials in Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica for decades

[@BottomHouseTV]

Good explanation.

[@sevewonn8567]

Thanks for the explanation, from USVI did not know this happen.

[@daenita08]

Yes, they had a Guyanese bunch.

[@richardpersaud1500]

No oil for Barbados i will fight hard for my country Guyana to prohibit trade with Barbados no oil no gas suffer!

[@multipolar101]

SINCE 1980 UP TO NOW STILL NO CHANGE.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@toddforde6011]

Trinidad did the same thing to another vlogger, but of course that’s not focus on, it’s always Barbados if you are going to do an analysis be fair all round don’t just focus on Barbados

[@BottomHouseTV]

I don't have to do an "all round" analysis on a video specifically about WODE MAYA's experience in Barbados. If it happened to someone else in Trinidad and you're aware of it, it means someone else covered it. Did you make the same demands to them?

[@toddforde6011]

@@BottomHouseTV no one covered it, the person that it happened to spoke about it. But I am not surprised by your response

[@BottomHouseTV]

@@toddforde6011 that still means someone talked about what happened to them in T&T. I don't have any responsibility to talk about it, especially when unaware. I'm not surprised by your whatabout-ism.

[@Harris.Ann.Margaret]

I think more balance to this story would relate to what is the ruling by other countries in the region. Your bias in tackling this issue is evident. I do sympathise with Wode Maya. It clearly was stressful for him and Miss Trudy. But what is the standard practice elsewhere? That is not clear from your report.

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂 He said it twice, and I said it once. Typically, immigration requests your onward ticket (he presented it), which shows proof of onward travel. If you want specific countries' rules, you can go check. I didn't have to mention them in this video.

[@Harris.Ann.Margaret]

@@BottomHouseTV I heard what Mr Maya said. I am saying that a more balanced approach to your journalistic intent would be to research the standing rules within CARICOM countries. Telling me to do the research myself doesnt deny the fact that you have run a story without covering all your bases. I was not the person presenting the story. You were and you owe it to your public. Mr Maya's opinion is valid as an experienced traveller and because he is a valued member of the international community visiting Barbados. But any facts that you were able to provide to the public to clarify the situation were not forthcoming. Instead you used the opportunity to be sensationalist. You are telling the story. I am a mere viewer who happened to see this appear in my feed.

[@BottomHouseTV]

@@Harris.Ann.Margaret I presented his experience and my opinion about his suggestions. Both him and I gave the general practice. I neither owe anyone anything nor have to do anything else. I don't have to be balanced either. Hence, if you're curious to know more about what I didn't talk about, go look for it elsewhere.

[@Harris.Ann.Margaret]

@@BottomHouseTV And that's a poor response and a poor excuse from someone pretends to be serious and whose headline screams so loudly. Wode Maya has the right to speak about what happened to him. You sir, simply failed to do your job and ask more questions about the matter from the appropriate authorities. So the public isn't any wiser. I still want to know why?

[@comissiongchambers]

Please note that Barbados has abolished Visa requirements for visitors coming from most of the countries on the African continent. It is also note worthy that Barbados has established Embassies in Ghana and Kenya and a Consulate in Rwanda, thereby demonstrating its determination to build our relationship with our African brothers and sisters Barbados also hosts the Caribbean Headquarters of the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) The fact that the famous Wode Maya -- an official guest of the Government-- was subjected to the applicable procedure simply demonstrates that Barbados is a nation of Laws

[@BottomHouseTV]

ok👍

[@cherylholder930]

Please do your research to see all ECOWAS persons are visa free for 6 months. Do you know I was required to show the same for Ghana and Liberia to gain entry?

[@cherylholder930]

Do you also know that within the past 10 years no less than 2 plane loads of persons turn up at the airport with just a plastic bag of clothes and insufficient funds or a proper place to stay

[@cherylholder930]

In September a lady turned up with $185US no return ticket and named accommodation was found to be bogus. What do you think was the choices of the immigration officer?

[@cherylholder930]

You know your title is very misleading?

[@jimih4682]

I would really like to know. Is this an isolated Barbados Immigration "issue" solely or a wider Caricom immigration issue? Depending on the answer, the title of the video by Bottom House TV could be labelled as the usual social media type "clickbait". 🤥

[@therealmrmaximus]

It's not a Bajan immigration issue. It's a traveller not understanding the requirements.

[@jimih4682]

@@therealmrmaximus I agree. That's what it appeared to be based on WODE's opinion as a traveller. However using the word "exposed" in the title was probably employed, either as clickbait or an opportunity to have a dig, so to speak, at the island of Barbados, for reasons unknown. Just my humble opinion.🏝

[@BottomHouseTV]

The video addressed this case specifically. The KZbin title is tailored for engagement.

[@ketsiadorce8445]

That problem seems to be a Caricom problem. Another KZbin person, African Tigress, had the same experience when she was leaving Barbados to go to Jamaica. Caribbean Airways told her she had to show a ticket, not just leaving Jamaica, but going BACK TO KENYA!!! I really feel badly for tourists who have to go through this.

[@BottomHouseTV]

I'll do a video about why it's difficult for Caribbean people to travel in the region and why it's difficult for Africans to travel in the region. Caribbean people's attitudes to matters like this make it hard for me to sympathise when they have difficulties anywhere in the world. Thanks for watching.

[@therealmrmaximus]

That's not true. African Tigress traveled from Barbados to Trinidad. Her issues was departing Trinidad to Jamaica after spending several weeks there.

[@LogOnToTheBest]

PR does the same thing at times

[@BottomHouseTV]

Not surprised. Thanks for watching.

[@tonywilliams4223]

All he needed to show that he have a ticket leaving Barbados.. that's all.. that immigration officer just gave him and his wife a hard time because where they came from... that's it !

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@juliusmcbean1611]

Before I became a US citizen i have travel across the Caribbean and had an extremely hard time in Trinidad 🇹🇹, St Lucia and Barbados airport. As a USA citizen now I don’t see myself going to those countries again. I am going places like Africa and Australia 🇦🇺 EU on my bucket list

[@artworkshop586]

Go to Jamaica 🇯🇲 or Puerto Rico best hospitality in the carribean and most welcoming respectable authority has well

[@BottomHouseTV]

As a Saint Lucian, I am sorry your experience wasn't ideal. Thanks for watching and I hope you have great travels. You might need more than one EU trip for many of those countries. There's so much to see.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Jamaica is amazing!

[@animalranger7768]

@@artworkshop586 Jamaicans have issues with African Americans. They say they want too much for the little money they pay for lodging. 😆

[@Sonia-xd1bn]

Really Woodymaya, so why did it take you 7 years trying to get to Jamaica from Africa. After the Barbados government took care of you and MS Trudy, that is the thanks you show. Every country try have rules just like yours so if you feel that way don't come back. See if you can stay in Jamaica.

[@vincyman1000]

This is a common practice in many Caribbean countries Wodemaya had more problems because he is African and black Barbados still harbours many colonial mentalities ,hence why they were called LITTLE ENGLAND Before Guyana found oil they were regular victims of the. Barbados immigration Imagine Government of Barbados hosting a blogger to help and promote your country and immigration giving the blogger hell to get into the country Left hand don’t know what right hand doing 😂😂😂

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@kahluaqueen]

Good report. Great reporting keep it up

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks, will do!

[@redfire1094]

More tourist who is he people come here to enjoy r beaches n food n we have the cleanest beaches in the Caribbean

[@BottomHouseTV]

You realise he praised the country and his experience there. Nothing will take away from Barbados' beauty. He was only speaking about his immigration troubles. Thanks for watching.

[@user-te4jw8gk7h]

Oh really,bajan have no respect for their surroundings, they throw garbage any where and depend on government to clean up their filth

[@donnah5378]

Maybe they can ask Rihanna to intervene on this 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂 that would be unlikely, but hilarious. Thanks for watching.

[@BarbaraWilkinson-u3n]

What is wrong with that? Abide by the rules. Stop griping. I'm bajan.

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂He abided by the rules. People are free to express their opinions.

[@paulcharles7627]

Hey I understand what Maya is saying. Say He is travelling from Ghana to Barbados He obviously needs a return ticket since He is not a resident or Citizen of Barbados. Now if He decides to travel anywhere in the Caribbean He also needs return ticket or extension of ticket going back to His Homeland. Now if He wants to change travel plan after traveling to somewhere else in the Caribbean it is very costly cause He cannot purchase a one way ticket. Now I believe a lot of those Immigration Laws including Visa were put primarily to block Black People. Thank God I don't need visa for Heaven- My Internal Home.

[@SSnVOF_Stoic]

Do you believe an Iranian, a Yemeni, an Iraqi or (non black) Venezuelan will have it easy traveling? lol look at where their passports are ranked in the Henley Passport index and get back to me. as per this part: "Now I believe a lot of those Immigration Laws including Visa were put primarily to block Black People".

[@BottomHouseTV]

Fair points. Thanks for watching.

[@samuelpellew3929]

If Jamaica does not accept him because he doesn't have a return/on going ticket, then what?

[@animalranger7768]

They'll send him back to Barbados. Then the government becomes responsible for him.

[@BottomHouseTV]

He had his return ticket, and he showed it. They wanted to see his onward ticket to Jamaica and his onward ticket to Miami. He's hit several countries since without that issue. I wonder why...

[@samuelpellew3929]

@BottomHouseTV is a tricky thing but I believe CARICOM as a body should have a functional immigration policy for the region.

[@BP2012AUD]

🤷🏽‍♀️

[@marjoriedavidson6057]

So?@@BottomHouseTV

[@chrisc1881]

Some of what you said is Absolutely not true. It depends on what passport you are traveling with . Most Canadians, Americans, British and European passport holders do not experience this. The most they would ask is how long you are staying. They don't even ask to see proof of your return flight. I am the holder or an American passport and also a Caribbean passport and l was recently in Barbados.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Okay. They asked him for all that. Thanks for watching.

[@comissiongchambers]

Dear Sir, you should have contacted the Barbados Immigration Service and asked for an explanation before making your programme. You will probably find that there is a rational reason for the policy. You should also note that it was a previous Barbados Governmental Administration that pursued what you have characterized as an anti-Guyanese immigration policy. The Barbadian people were so dissatisfied with that Administration that they voted them totally out of office in 2018 --with a 30 to 0 General Election result

[@BottomHouseTV]

Dear commenter, the video describes what happened to WODE MAYA and what he felt about it. I talked about what he felt and noted that some of his questions and concerns made sense. Their explanation for the policy is irrelevant. It could also be addressed in a subsequent video. You should note that the Guyanese bench was referenced for the Guyanese who are familiar with things like this. Good for the Barbadian people who voted for the government they wanted.

[@comissiongchambers]

​@@BottomHouseTVThe reason for the policy is "IRRELEVANT" ? Surely you can't be serious.

[@BottomHouseTV]

@@comissiongchambers to reiterate... the video discusses, how he FELT about it and opinions about how it makes travellers FEEL. The reason doesn't change the effect it has on travellers because clearly they aren't told what it is. Surely, you can understand that.

[@sophiagraham4721]

You said it best

[@marjoriedavidson6057]

Did he tell you that he asked his wife to join him in Barbados, and when she arrived at night she was not allowed to stay until she showed immigration that she had purchased a return flight to KENYA? It is the POLICY of the island. WODEMEYA and his wife had a wonderful time in Barbados. Perhaps he complained before he experienced the great hospitality from Barbadians and their President!@@BottomHouseTV

[@ChelstonNicholas]

And all some of them come looking for is a Barbados passport ok.

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂 sure

[@evertzlawrence2843]

80%of black Guynease ancestors are from Barbados and yet the give guynease a hard time put them on the bench and send them back to Guyana .My great grand mother and thirteen siblings came and settled in guyana.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Interesting history. Thanks for watching.

[@animalranger7768]

Do you realize that Barbados is 166 sq. miles and is very much overpopulated? It has these rules because it cannot afford to become even more populated. Stop complaining about Barbados' rules and respect them. Even Bajans who were born there and left and return annually, immigration wants to know how long they are staying for and where they are staying. I used to get offended by these questions but came to realize that they have to control the size of the population.

[@SammieMorris]

@@animalranger7768precisely, those same questions are for those holding Bajan passports, but reside abroad.

[@sophiagraham4721]

Because the behavior you carry on in your country you all come to Barbados to do the same, , not going to happen.

[@BP2012AUD]

Correct! Barbadian cannot go to other Caribbean countries and do what they come to Barbados and do… they expect red carpet treatment . Barbados is thriving barely now soon it may not jobs already are hard to get in certain trades. A carpenter makes 120-150 a day Guyanese come here and work for 80-100 a day driving the tradesman value down. No

[@rawldiggins3371]

It's called not been white or having certain privileges, because I know everyone don't get hassle at the immigration counter

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂Every Caribbean country will deny this.

[@glenstuart4221]

These are mot days to be lax in security especially when countrie are selling their citizenship like mangoes.

[@BottomHouseTV]

That's a fair point. However, you can tell who these countries want by who they reject and who they sell their citizenship to. Thanks for watching.

[@sophiagraham4721]

You have to see God for yourself did you experience it yourselves or by he said it

[@BottomHouseTV]

😂Personal experience is irrelevant. The video is about his experience., but since you're so curious... Yes, I've had the same issue in Barbados even when my ticket showed I was leaving the same day.

[@prepareyourself6728]

You need to do your research before making such videos! I have been researching different countries including some in the Caribbean and found out that the Caribbean countries work together as a block on certain things such as immigration. It is not an individual country policy but a region policy. One of the female KZbinr was denied entey by Jamaica because she didn't have a ticket out of the region (she had a ticket out of Jamaica to another island).She had to purchase a ticket back to her home country before Jamaica let her in!

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for sharing the info.

[@prepareyourself6728]

@@BottomHouseTV You are welcome!

[@randi-j6166]

Barbados have had a long history in treating visitors horrible from countries they mainly deemed 3rd world..This particular situation shows a very horrible light on the country...There were times when bajans flooded other people's country for more reasons than one,and I'm sure that their experience wasn't this way...Ik for a fact that the guyanese experience traveling to this country have some of the most disgusting tales..The infamous guyanese BENCH will forever go down in history....I must however point out that I've gone to,Barbados a few times and never had any bad or uncomfortable situation with the immigration,but it's for certain that we all know or have had someone in our lives who have had a horrible experience with the Barbados immigration.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Good points. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

[@sophiagraham4721]

Tell me which countries you see bajans flood

[@BP2012AUD]

@@sophiagraham4721I am waiting to hear as well

[@BP2012AUD]

Cause Barbados not New York City… we cannot take everyone here! Barbados is only 166 sq miles We also need homes and jobs for Barbadians as well.

[@TashawnaHoward]

Thank you very much ,, my grandmother is a bajan she migrated to guyana made my mother , and my mother made us , so I have a whole bajan family that I don't know ,and it bothers me ,I have aunts great aunts cousins and also my grandfather's family that I don't know ,because my grandmother dead and gone long

[@angelahall62]

Are white tourist trreated the same way?

[@rawldiggins3371]

Nope, not at all, some only show one way into barbados, no hotel no money immigration ask for,, but if u are black or coming from another Caribbean country joly shit ur ass is grass, better have all ur ducks in line

[@BottomHouseTV]

Good question for them.

[@roadcoadog]

It's a color thing.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@tysonbrown]

Thats crazy they give Jamaicans hard time to enter Barbados i dont why bs.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@ThepeoplewillspeakThepeoplewil]

Most country doing the same .

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@nupc717]

3:33 it does it should

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@ChelstonNicholas]

I do not see why a Guyanese would leave Trinidad that is next door to them to travel all the way to Barbados go to Mexico. Brazil. Chile so much other countries in south America and you coming all the way to Barbados. You got to be joking 😂.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Mexico is not in South America. Regardless, this comment doesn't make sense.

[@denisebourne3770]

Please....please...

[@BottomHouseTV]

🤔

[@linval3969]

The best solution is to boycott Barbados, who needs this on a vacation

[@BottomHouseTV]

No, it's not that serious 😂.

[@marjoriedavidson6057]

Then you have to boycott the other islands, because a female Kenyan blogger was not allowed to board a certain airline in Trinidad to go to Jamaica until she showed that she had a return ticket to Kenya, which she bought while waiting to be allowed to board the plane to Jamaica..

[@anthonyjames7925]

This has been all handed down from Britain, imagine you the only Island in a region where every other Island around you changing hands most times violently. Just next door to Barbados and South and north of Barbados all surrounding islands were either at one point French or Spanish rule. I don't even think those at Barbados immigration understand . That is they train from generation to generation to shut out foreign people as there was a time those persons were not welcome. That is Trinidad was Spanish up to the early 19th century and so Barbados would not be accepting of persons from there. Even now the so call Caricom is really a bunch of British former colonies for how else can Guyana a South American territory said to be part of the Caribbean.This isolationist behaviour of Barbados base a lot too in racism. Barbados was never a free country for black people to come too and to be free in. Now since independence and the so call Republicanism Barbados and it's people still practice isolationist acts and racist acts even black on black. Especially now black on black. All this reflected also in Barbados banking system . The most amazing part is the country now black rule majority but yet practice these same discriminating policies. Everyone knows Barbados immigration hardly gives white people a hard time. White people walk through the airport like they own it. While black people no matter which part of the world they are from are treated with scrutiny. As the man sang "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery".

[@marjoriedavidson6057]

A least we have survived as a black island-nation, whatever the past! You haters need to look at your own country.

[@BottomHouseTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@chrisboncamper4282]

My mother is Barbadian and I was born in another country and I would tell everyone. Don't travel to Barbados!!!!!

[@BottomHouseTV]

Wow! That's unfortunate. Thanks for watching.

[@christophercarter2835]

😂😂

[@winiolivache1774]

Why didn't you name the country of your birth.?

[@marjoriedavidson6057]

You're the only person who knows why you do that. I hope you're happy.@@winiolivache1774

[@ChelstonNicholas]

If you leave Barbados and become a citizen of a next country you are not a bajan anymore. So you bond to have problems.

[@hazelsealy1041]

That is not true, you can be a citizen of another country and you are always a bajan.

[@therealmrmaximus]

😂 No truth to your statement.

[@BottomHouseTV]

what? LOL

[@croftonallamby5625]

​@hazelsealy1041 I live in London, I'm a bajan with a British passport that's all

[@MeMyself-c2p]

it’s not just 🇧🇧 it’s a few other islands

[@BottomHouseTV]

true. Thanks for watching.