Jamaican police have arrested 21 of 40 Haitians who arrived Monday in an 18-foot multi-coloured canoe close to Kensington, Portland, as authorities proceed the seek for the 19 remaining people who fled into the close by neighborhood.
The group arrived at round 1:00 p.m., prompting close by residents to alert police. Responding rapidly, officers apprehended 18 males and three girls, however the remainder stay at giant.
The incident is the most recent in a rising variety of Haitians arriving illegally in Jamaica by boat, amid a deepening political and safety disaster in Haiti that has pressured 1000’s to flee the French-speaking Caribbean nation.
Police are urging residents to not harbour undocumented arrivals and to instantly notify authorities in the event that they encounter any of the fugitives.
