Jamaica Opposition Leader Portia Simpson-Million has rejected calls for a boycott of goods and services from T&T over the alleged maltreatment of Jamaicans by immigration authorities at Piarco International Airport.
The former prime minister said the boycott is not necessary because there can be diplomatic solutions.
However, Simpson-Miller is insisting that the rights to free movement for Jamaicans under the Treaty of Chaguaramas must be upheld.
The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) has also rejected calls for a boycott witj JCC president Warren McDonald calling for other avenues need to be explored.
However, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) William Mahfood said Jamaica should consider using its influence within Caricom until T&T honours its obligations for free movement of goods, skills, labour and services. President of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) Metry Seaga is also calling for a re-examination of the CSME.
Jamaica is the fourth largest market for T&T and buys approximately US$500 million of goods from this country.
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of T&T and Jamaica have held talks over the March 21 incident which triggered calls on Jamaican social media for the boycott. Former national security minister Gary Griffith claims more than 20,000 undocumented Jamaicans are burdening the country and costing the government to lose out on half-a-billion dollars every year.
In a statement last week, Griffith urged Government not to be intimidated in its efforts to safeguard T&T's security and economic resources.