IN JAMAICA: And The Ban Is On! Teacher Launches Campaign To Boycott T&T Products

AS THE implications of a move seemingly aimed at blockingJamaicans from entering Trinidad and Tobago soak in, a consumer-oriented Facebook campaign urging Jamaicans to boycott products imported from that country has grabbed the support of scores of consumers on local shores.

The campaign, initiated by
 rural primary school teacher,
 Kesreen Green Dillon

But not only are the local consumers ready and raring to go, influential segments of the commercial sector, as well as the Parliamentary Opposition, appear eager to come on board.

While the campaign has targeted Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados has not escaped attention.

The campaign, initiated by rural primary school teacher, Kesreen Green Dillon, was launched last week amid mounting allegations that the CARICOM neighbours are flouting the free-movement provisions of the Treaty of Chaguaramas by blocking Jamaicans from entering their shores. read more