Written by: Overtime media
Dancehall megastar, Vybz Kartel (aka Adidja Palmer) has been cleared to arrive and perform in Trinidad ahead of the One Caribbean Unity Music Festival scheduled for Saturday night at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Sources close to the organising committee of Jacho Entertainment told Overtime Media that the “God Is The Greatest” singer was officially cleared to enter the country and perform on Saturday. The official letter stamped by the Ministry of National Security and dated as of May 26, 2025, is labelled as Form 17 from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is subtitled “Immigration Regulations” and “Permit Issued By The Minister Under Section 10 (1) of the Act 22/2025 reads:
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