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Jamaican band forced to extend stay in Guyana 
Tuesday, 18 December 2007 A group of Jamaican musicians is being forced to spend an additional night in Guyana, after being denied permission to leave that country.
The band, Tantrum, had travelled to the South American country to provide backing for international reggae star Shaggy, who performed on Sunday.
But Tuesday morning when the eight member band went to the airport, they were told that they could not leave the island, because the promoter of the show had outstanding entertainment taxes.
Spokesman for the Band, Shawn Darson, told RJR News Centre that the information was relayed to them by an immigration official after they had checked in.
The band members say Shaggy left Guyana on Monday for engagements in Miami.
The promoter later intervened, and the band was cleared to leave, but by then, their Caribbean Airlines flight to Barbados had already departed.
The band was then booked on a flight to Barbados for Wednesday, but remains uncertain about when they will return on to Kingston, as all Air Jamaica flights out of Barbados Wednesday are fully booked.
Tuesday, 18 December 2007 A group of Jamaican musicians is being forced to spend an additional night in Guyana, after being denied permission to leave that country.The band, Tantrum, had travelled to the South American country to provide backing for international reggae star Shaggy, who performed on Sunday.
But Tuesday morning when the eight member band went to the airport, they were told that they could not leave the island, because the promoter of the show had outstanding entertainment taxes.
Spokesman for the Band, Shawn Darson, told RJR News Centre that the information was relayed to them by an immigration official after they had checked in.
The band members say Shaggy left Guyana on Monday for engagements in Miami.
The promoter later intervened, and the band was cleared to leave, but by then, their Caribbean Airlines flight to Barbados had already departed.
The band was then booked on a flight to Barbados for Wednesday, but remains uncertain about when they will return on to Kingston, as all Air Jamaica flights out of Barbados Wednesday are fully booked.
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