STATUS OF APIS LEGISLATION IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 000180 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CAR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL ASEC XL SUBJECT: STATUS OF APIS LEGISLATION IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ¶1. Per WHA/CAR's instructions, post is reporting on the status of the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) legislation in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. -------------- Antigua and Barbuda -------------- ¶2. Antigua and Barbuda's upper and lower houses of the parliament have passed the APIS legislation. All that remains is for the Governor General to sign the legislation and for it to be gazzetted. This is expected to take another week. -------------- Dominica -------------- ¶3. Dominica passed the APIS legislation on January 8, 2007. -------------- St. Kitts and Nevis -------------- ¶4. St. Kitts and Nevis passed the APIS legislation in October 2006. -------------- St. Lucia -------------- ¶5. St. Lucia's lower house of parliament passed the APIS legislation on February 6, 2007. The legislation will go to the Senate the next time they meet, which is expected to be the week of February 12-16. -------------- St. Vincent and the Grenadines -------------- ¶6. St. Vincent and the Grenadines passed the APIS legislation around January 20, 2007. (Note: Post will confirm date and report separately. End Note). OURISMAN