The Jamaica government has retaliated against the Cayman Islands for its imposition of a visa requirement on visiting Jamaicans. The Jamaican foreign ministry said that the new visa restrictions on Caymanians would come into effect from December 1. The move comes one month after the authorities in Grand Cayman introduced rules requiring Jamaicans entering the British territory to carry a valid visa. The Cayman administration said at the time it was concerned about gang-related crime from Jamaicans entering the territory, which, in colonial times, was administratively part of Jamaica. Permanent Secretary in Jamaica's foreign ministry Douglas Saunders said the principle of reciprocity was not uncommon in immigration matters between nations. He added: "We have not on past specific occasions applied that principle. "However the government has decided that we really need to review that whole situation and with the Cayman action recently in imposing visa requirements for Jamaica on November 1, that process has started." Saunders said arrangements were already in place for Cayman nationals to apply for visas at Jamaica's honorary consulate in the Cayman Islands. The foreign ministry said it is conducting a review of all countries that currently require entry visas for Jamaicans. Reprinted from bbccaribbean.com