India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica Masakui Rungsung says the high commission is working with Jamaican authorities to secure the repatriation of more than 200 Indians who arrived in the island on Thursday.
The group arrived on a chartered flight, which travelled through Dubai and Egypt, accompanied by German crew members and at least one French national.
“We are in touch with the local authorities for their safe and smooth repatriation,” Rungsung told The Gleaner Monday.
He did not comment further.
Gleaner sources have confirmed that the Indians are currently at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston awaiting flight clearance to depart.
It is not clear if all of the Indians who arrived on Thursday are at the airport.
The Gleaner was told that some of the travellers, who stayed at ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, were headed to Nicaragua while some had intended to travel to Canada.
The Government is yet to issue a statement on the development.
The opposition People’s National Party has called for “immediate clarity” from the Government, noting that the chartered flight landed in Jamaica in breach of applicable immigration and customs protocols.
– Kimone Francis
