Trump travel ban adds to Caribbean woes


WASHINGTON’S move expanding travel restrictions to include two small Caribbean nations is raising fears of economic disruption in a region where mobility to the United States underpins tourism, education, healthcare and family life.

Republican US President Donald Trump on Dec 16 added Antigua and Barbuda, as well as Dominica, to a list of countries subject to a partial travel ban, citing concerns about passport security and citizenship-by-investment programmes.

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