By DANA SMITH

dsmith@tribunemedia.net

TOURISTS and business travellers were left waiting in line for hours - some even fainting due to the heat and humidity - after Customs and Immigration officers failed to show up to work at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Saturday afternoon, according to an e-mail sent to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

Director of Immigration Jack Thompson was even forced to work the booths to process passengers because of the shortage of employees, it is claimed.

At a press conference in Exuma on Saturday, Mr Ingraham said he believes the reported protest is "politically motivated" and read from an e-mail received from the Nassau Airport Development Company ...

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