Crystal Harrison, STAR Writer

The Barbados Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxine McClean, has indicated that her country's alleged mistreatment of Jamaican Shanique Myrie will be dealt with diplomatically.

Yesterday, McClean was quoted in the Barbados Nation newspaperas saying, "the aim is to get to the truth ... and the facts."

On Wednesday, officials from the Ministry of National Security and the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency went to Barbados to meet with Barbadian officials to bring closure to the matter.

In the meantime, the Barbadian authorities have denied the allegations saying that they have no record of Myrie being searched by either customs or immigration officers.

Myrie had recently told THE WEEKEND STAR that on March 14, at the Grantley Adams International airport, she was subjected to two demeaning cavity searches, discriminated against, detained and denied entry on the sole grounds that she was a Jamaican national.

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Several other Jamaicans were also denied entry in separate incidents on claims that they were involved in drug trafficking.

Since the matter was brought to national attention, Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson has written to the Public Defender Earl Witter asking him to intervene.

In addition, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Kenneth Baugh, has indicated that there will be a full investigation.

Myrie has since retained the services of an attorney in an effort to take legal action against the Barbadian authorities.