| Shyne Returned Diplomatic Passport |
| Thu, March 27, 2025 |
| The passport drama has ended for Shyne Barrow. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca has confirmed that the former Leader of the Opposition has returned his diplomatic passport with the diplomatic US visa... |
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The passport drama has ended for Shyne Barrow. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca has confirmed that the former Leader of the Opposition has returned his diplomatic passport with the diplomatic US visa. Reports tell us that Barrow returned it directly to Fonseca yesterday morning. Barrow would now have to seek a regular B1/B2 visitors visa if he wished to travel to the US.
For the hawks in the ruling PUP, yanking the diplo passport is seen as a major victory and humiliation of the former political leader who was deported from the US to Belize in 2009. Yesterday, the Prime Minister told us that since Barrow no longer has a seat in parliament, it's only logical that he must turn it in.
And while that is the rule, long experience and observation of these diplomatic and official passports tell us that enforcement of such a standard is, at best, uneven, and, at worst, woefully lacking.
The true test will now be to wait and see if defeated PUP Cayo West Rep Jorge Millin Espat's diplomatic passport is also recalled. We won't hold our breath.
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