The Grenada parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing for the free movement of persons coming to the region to attend the Cricket World Cup 2007. The three pieces of legislation were approved five days ahead of the regional deadline. Legislators approved of the Pre-clearance Act which allows for regional states to pre-clear passengers and goods in Grenada for entry into states staging the cricket matches. Legal Affairs Minister Elvin Nimrod said the Act could be considered as giving permission for participating member states in the region to engage in a transit arrangement. He said it allows one country to send 'pre-clearance agents ' to another state to deal with passengers and baggage, destined for that state. The parliament also passed the Immigration Bill making it mandatory for the captain of a ship or aircraft to send advanced passenger information to the immigration authorities at the intended port of entry. Reprinted from radioja.com