Migrants come ashore on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) have now confirmed that the three migrants who arrived on Cayman Brac Tuesday morning are Cubans. No details such as the health, age and gender of the migrants or the state of the vessel in which they made the journey were revealed in the short release confirming their arrival. Officials said they were working with the various government agencies in accordance with the established COVID-19 protocols and processing procedures.
All three individuals will be placed in mandatory quarantine in a government facility, the CBC said.
This is only the second boat carrying Cuban migrants to land in Cayman in 2021. The first vessel arrived in East End in October carrying five people. Following a request by CNS for more information CBC has now said that these five people are currently at the Immigration Detention Centre where they will remain until they finish their interviews as they have applied for asylum. After that, officials said, they will be released and still be under CBC’s care.
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Good reality check of demonstrating far left society (Cuba) risking their lives for a better life in the Cayman Islands (far right country). You NEVER see it in reverse do you having Caymanians risking their life to paddle to Cuba or Venezuela. Left wing TEACHERS worldwide should take note.
CNS: In response to the final sentence, ‘left wing’ does not mean ‘communism’ any more than ‘right wing’ equals ‘fascism’. Democratic socialist countries or social democracies include The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and the UK. Lots of economic migrants head to Europe.
Hard to believe some of the thoughtless comments. Must be a case of too many trolls, & not enough people that have hearts.
these poor people are hungry for an half decent chance in life which was not granted to them putting it all on the line with good faith ” every man deserves to earn” ” everyman deserves to learn”
these are hungry ambitious people willing to do what it takes to make it..how many reading this are really doing the most to have a good life, lets take a page from their book and be passionate, hungry and ambitious about supporting one and other and the world would be a better place!!
Maybe the UN can get involved and find out why these people are suffering so much that they have to leave?
No, thought not.
I’m a Caymanian who has been witnessing Cuban refugees landing here since the early 1960s. My father was Government’s “social services director” during those times (among his other official responsibilities) – not so titled but by function – a 3-person “department” with Mrs. Joyce Hylton being the main “boots-on-the-ground” (and Mrs. Gay Jackson covering all the secretarial support). BTW, history might show this period to be the most active for refugees to our shores. Imagine 3 people handling this role now!!
Throughout the ’60s, I witnessed them settle hundreds of refugees at two main facilities (among others), one near the Wholesome Bakery on GT waterfront and one near the WB cemetery. In one case, dad arranged for a well-qualified Cuban doctor to get work with the Government hospital, while awaiting processing (of course they all wanted to move on to USA). That doctor ended his days in a successful Miami practice and never forgot my father’s and Cayman’s generosity.
I say that to say this, having witnessed the sacrifices that people make to leave families and everything they’ve known to chance the oceans on flimsy “boats”, I know that requires a courage that those who post cruel comments will NEVER have! Yes, many refugees do not want to stay in Cayman and are free to carry on, but if they land here we should do whatever possible (under international conventions) to assist them. I recognize that there are certain international restrictions (I don’t exactly know them) but I imagine that the UN would not craft conventions and nations would not sign if they include callous and heartless treatment to refugees.
Cynics and haters – ever thought of the day Caymanians might have to take to boats and rafts to get away from conditions here? It could be sooner than you imagine. Grow a heart, stop criticizing refugees!
United nations should invade cuba and end the communist there.
15 @ 7:15 pm – So much you know! The UN does not involve itself in aggressive actions – only peace-keeping and humanitarian aid where aggressive activities take place.
Good Lord, how the education standards around the world have declined!!!
12.26pm There are only around 20,000 Caymanians left with 6 dying weekly so most here are not like those in the 60’s. I agree with you that we might be refugees sooner than we think.
Why were they allowed to travel from Brac to Grand on this morning’s flight, along with paying passengers? So much for Quarantine protocols.
11:44 am,because the people in charge is foolish without any common sense and Government love stupid people in charge
Why they can’t go on,they came here in their boat, continue on in theur boat
Vaccinated? Negative test within a day of travel?
Hateful person. There, but for the grace of [insert deity of choice] goes you and me. My Grandpa was Cuban.
You of wee mind cannot imagine what would cause you to put your family in a piss-poor excuse for a boat and try to navigate 500 miles of open ocean, just for a chance to live and work, hoping someday for a chance to live and work to cross into the U.S., which — incidentally — isn’t super happy to get them.
I hope you and me both get what we deserve.
They are going the wrong way.
8:04 pm, then you support them, pay for all their expenses, and I hope it was typing error when you say they try to navigate 500 miles, do you known its only 100 plus miles from Cuba to here and if they didnt want to come here, why stop here. Plan to have enough fuel , water, food etc for their trip, they want to go to U S A, but won’t learn to speak English they feel Americans should learn their Spanish,bunch of ungrateful people.