Repatriated Cuban returns to Cayman
Posted on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 08:25 in Local News
(CNS): One of several Cuban refugees that elected to remain in Cayman, who now faces an enforced return home, had been repatriated once already this year. Nevertheless, he and four other Cubans have decided to remain after their boat first passed through Cayman Brac on Wednesday and then later reached East End on Thursday night. Officials said that two people from a vessel carrying 30 Cuban migrants chose to remain on the Sister Island before the boat continued its journey. When it arrived in East End, the crew of the boat had initially intended only to carry out repairs but a decision was eventually taken by three passengers to remain here while the remaining 25 stayed aboard.
The vessel has now left Cayman waters and immigration officials are dealing with the five new refugees. They confirmed that one of them had been previously repatriated in April.
Government has notified all the relevant agencies that will be assisting with the care and security of the new migrants, who, added to those already here, brings the total number of Cubans currently in Grand Cayman to 30.
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We ???????????? We cannot
We ????????????
We cannot accept any more economic migrants here regardless of where they come from
and believe me they land here weekly with valid travel documents, some with statas papers
and if you ask them to find Cayman on the map they do not have a clue.
When is this nonsence going to stop.
Do we not have rights too????????
Remember Cayman has now
Remember Cayman has now adopted the Human Rights law. Remember one of the biggest commandments to Love thy neighbour, as you love thyself. God would appreciate your actions.
No ?????????????????? No
No ??????????????????
No whare in the Bible you will find that one should harm themselves
compassanate YES foolish NO.
Here we go again. More of our
Here we go again. More of our Government's money spent to transport these migrants while our own people and islands are struggling nowadays.
GOD forbid that it was you /
GOD forbid that it was you / us in their position !
Shame on you !
No one is struggling. Quit
White collar - and just plain
White collar - and just plain collared.... if they'd known.. they could have faked credentials and become the president of UCCI, or become investment consultants and bilked clients out of millions of dollars. Instead they are seeking a better way of life and should be punished.
Um, really. We take freedom
Nothing new here. It has
Nothing new here. It has always been the case that many of these so-called refugees are like yo-yos bouncing back and forth between Cuba and Grand Cayman. In 2007 roughly half the detainees at Fairbanks had already been returned to Cuba at least once after landing illegally in the Cayman Islands on previous occasions.
This tends to suggest their claims about torture, illegal detention and even execution if they are returned home are convenient lies and confirm the view held by many that they are merely economic migrants trying to get to the USA.
A very good point!
A very good point!
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