Baldwin Spencer on non-nationals

Antigua and Barbuda\'s prime minister Baldwin Spencer says he is considering setting up a Naturalisation Unit to regulate the status of deserving non-nationals.



In his Independence Day address to the nation yesterday, Mr Spencer said his country continues to face a threat from criminal deportees from North America and the United Kingdom.



He said regionally grown criminals were using the opportunities under the CSME to enter Antigua and Barbuda from other CARICOM countries.



Prime Minister Spencer said his government has strengthened measures to protect its borders from easy penetration by undesirables, but there was also an urgent need for immigration reform.