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FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne has registered his and the government's disappointment over the UK's decision to immediately implement visa requirements for all Trinidadians wanting to visit Great Britain.

In a statement on the morning of March 12, the British High Commission, Port of Spain, said the UK government announced that with immediate effect, all nationals of Trinidad and Tobago will need a visa before travelling to the UK, including on short visits.