The Bahamas has suspended issuing visas to Haitians until further notice.
In a short statement on Wednesday, the government said this is due to technical and other challenges, but did not elaborate.
However, the statement added that the suspension does not include Haitians who are officials, diplomats or holders of a US, UK, Canadian or Schengen visa.
The statement was published just days after Haiti's Foreign Affairs Minister Bocchit Edmond said a corruption probe revealed unacceptable situations and wrongdoing at Haiti's embassy in the Bahamas.
However, The Tribune newspaper quotes Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield as saying the suspension of visas is not connected to that issue.
The Foreign Affairs Minister said the ministry discovered problems on its own after reviewing how visas are issued.
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