ba$eman posted:Mars posted:Lawd dese Porters real dumb. They probably think that the U.S. Government notifies you before they place you on their no fly list.
Lawd Mars, is in all fairness, you do know the No-Fly is a non-judicious process and involves many non US nationals, as such the standards will be different. You are also aware that some US officials accidentally ended up on the list and had to be removed.
Given the mistrust in Guyana, the "blacklist" process should have some judicial oversight to prevent political misuse. The "blacklist" consist of Guyanese or people living here. I believe they should be informed as to the reason and should be given reason avenues to address the issue(s) and be removed from the list!
The same thing is done with the FBI involving US citizens under investigation/surveillance who are deemed to be a flight risk. It is a common practice by Law Enforcement Departments all over the world. There is nothing illegal with doing this. I know of a case in the early 90's involving a Guyanese American who was trying to evade prosecution for fraud by running to Guyana. He was busted right at the airport because they had his name on a list of people restricted from flying. Many other people, including Dr. Blackman recently, are busted at the airports because their names are on a list of people who are restricted from flying. Try telling the FBI when you are stopped at the airport that what they are doing is illegal and they should allow you to escape to Guyana.
The PPP were doing the same thing during their tenure in Government and now the shoe is on the other foot, they are screaming. In any case, a request was made to the Commissioner of Information (appointed by the PPP) and he is working on providing a list for the PPP.