(FULL STATEMENT)
It has come to the attention of the Passport Office that person or persons in St. Vincent were found with a copy of the bio-page only of a Passport purported to be of Antigua and Barbuda origin.
The authorities in St. Vincent have therefore passed on the information to the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda.
The matter is currently under investigation and authorities in Antigua and Barbuda are collaborating with the authorities in St. Vincent.
A preliminary review of the information that was shared indicates that the passport was not issued by the Passport Office of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Acting Commissioner of Police, the Permanent Secretary in the Passport Office, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretary held a meeting on the subject; the officials agreed on steps to carry forward the investigation.
Two recent audits of Antigua and Barbuda passports have been conducted; however, a reputable independent accounting firm will be engaged to conduct a third audit.
Additional security measures intended to eliminate any unlawful and unauthorized access to blank Passport books have been put in place.
There are a number of security features which make it difficult for the ePassport to be duplicated and to minimize the fraudulent use of the ePassport.
Permanent Secretary will continue to collaborate with the Royal Police Force in the investigation of the circumstances which triggered the St. Vincent Police to act.
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Antigua passport na good again….somebody in the passport office needs investigating how can they get the bio paper for the passports with the steals when i say this country is the most corrupt country in the world they wonder ,,,the police force needs a cleaning that guy needs to be sent back to st Vincent he is in to much and we all know about him on the streets he is CORRUPT but as GASTON say nothing go so how can they get our original passport ,,,,ask st Vincent police …..IMMIGRATION, police force slack people just come and go,,,time to clean out the force they are corrupt
THEY HAD THE BIO WITH THE SEALS SO IT WAS EASY TO DUPLICATE THE PASSPORTS LOL THE JOB IS FROM THE INSIDE. BUT THE MINISTERS ALSO CORRUPT ,,,,,,,, I ALSO HEAR THE (E)BOOKS MAN DOING SIDE WALK NOW LOL …..PEOPLE WE NEED SOME REAL INVESTIGATORS ON THIS THING
Spiff u are so right …it’s only a matter of time that our passport will be of no value ….just have to smh @ the state that my country is in.#damnshame #thequeenshouldstepin!
Antigua and Barbuda passport must be as good as America and Canada why people do anything to own one?
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