BY DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
Police Marine Officers intercepted a Haitian vessel on Friday with 58 Haitian nationals on board. The officers were on patrol in the Exuma Cays when they discovered the boat.
The vessel and those on board - 52 males and six females - were turned over to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.
Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Cascarilla, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Samantha Hart, brought the migrants to shore where they were turned over to immigration officials for further processing.
Meanwhile US Coast Guard officials intercepted 15 people - including two Bahamians - who were discovered onboard a disabled vessel in US waters during an failed alleged human trafficking operation from Grand Bahama, according to an immigration official. Four people - two Bahamians and two Haitians - are being kept in US custody pending further investigations in connection with human smuggling and to face possible prosecution in the US.
However, the 11 migrants found onboard the vessel - found at sea in US waters on November 5 - were returned to Grand Bahama, where they were taken into custody by Bahamian authorities.
Comments
TalRussell 4 years, 5 months ago
Why is it that we are not better people when our colony's government, must react to the inhumane stuffing of comrade fleeing Haitian men's women's - including pregnant mothers and little children's nationals as cargo on board unsafe sailing sloops, yes, no
mandela 4 years, 5 months ago
How is it that the US can find out the captain and arrest them but we can't find them on a sloop, no captain is identified for prosecution why?
TalRussell 4 years, 5 months ago
Comrade Mandela, how was it that the skipper navigated his sailing sloop all way across seas from Haiti to arrive safely into the waters Exuma Cays whilsts our Navy's $300 million of ships, never did depart during early post Hurricane Dorian days for the Abaco's and Grand Bahamaland - the PM should assign that intercepted sailing sloop to colony's Navy, yes, no .. where I'm told that seventy percent Navy's fleet ships have been deemed be out commission not about risk leaving safe harbour ....You don't make stuff like out commission ships up. you just, can't. ....
jamaicaproud 4 years, 5 months ago
People a tek bribe. You can't stop shipping traffic with 3 ships. You need aerial and satellite surveillance
TheMadHatter 4 years, 5 months ago
Ever wonder why VAST majority males on these sloops? No women in Haiti need to flee hardship?
jamaicaproud 4 years, 5 months ago
My guess is this. because of language, They may figure its better or easier for men to hustle with backbreaking work. Women would be inclined to be employed in homes etc. With the language barrier, people may not want that in their homes. That along with nosy neighbors making reports.
Plus I guess it is more normal for women to want to stay back with their children.
birdiestrachan 4 years, 5 months ago
They are coming faster than they are deported. but Right Haitians and the Haitian ambassador says they should. not be returned to Haiti.
And the self appointed saints says it is not Christian to send them back to Haiti and mealy mouth doc is only talking to hear himself. he can not even control Rolle
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