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Date: 13:15 03/01 2010

Baugh to hold another meeting over visa issue

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Monday, 01 March 2010

Another high level meeting is scheduled to take place Monday as senior government officials try to get answers from the United States (US) on the cancellation of the visa of Wayne Chen, Chairman of the state-run Urban Development Corporation and businessman.

Dr. Ken Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister is to meet with representatives of the US Embassy in St. Andrew.

This is the second such meeting in recent days.

On Thursday, Dr. Baugh held talks with the US Charge d'Affaires however, it is reported that not much information was gleaned on the revocation of Mr. Chen's visa.

There has been intense speculation that the revocation was related to the government not extraditing Christopher "Dudus" Coke.

However, the government has denied this.

Karl Samuda, General Secretary of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, has refuted reports that members and affiliates of the Party have also had their United States visas revoked.

Wayne Chen.

Chen still in the dark

And Mr. Chen is still in the dark on what led the US to cancel his visa.

He told RJR News that he is awaiting the outcome of diplomatic meetings between Jamaica and the US before deciding his next move.

"There are efforts being made through our government and the US government to get to the bottom of this issue so I wait to hear what come of that to make my own plans from there," Mr. Chen said.

Chen, a victim of association - Rowe

In the meantime, Jamaicans seeking to travel to the United States could find it tougher to acquire visas.

This as the row between the US government and Jamaica over cooperation on the extradition treaty heats up.

Professor David Rowe.

David Rowe, Professor of Law at the University of Miami and constitutional rights lawyer, is predicting that more Jamaicans seeking US visas will be denied entry.

In an interview with RJR News, Professor Rowe said the cancellation of Mr. Chen's US visa is a sign that the American authorities intend to toughen their stance against the government, which it deems to be in violation of the extradition treaty.

"I predicted that there would be a reduction of visas, there would be a visa reaction. I also predicted that there would be an obstruction of justice investigation and I predicted that people, who are involved in making the political decisions at the highest level in Jamaica, will bear the brunt of the American response.

"Whether or not Mr. Chen is personally involved, I have no information about that, I hope not, but his association with the JLP at the senior level has certainly exposed him to the retaliation of the US government," Professor Rowe said.

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