Newly landed Haitians on the loose
The police in Portland have launched a manhunt for a group of Haitians who abandoned their vessel after landing in the dead of night on Long Road beach.
It is believed that the group managed to flee the area with the aid of another male Haitian national who had been residing in St James for more than two years.
The police say they intercepted a taxi near Hope Bay in West Portland on Monday and found eight Haitians aboard, including the Haitian male who has been living in Jamaica.
They were all taken into custody.
It is unclear how many Haitians landed on Sunday, but according to the police, items of clothing belonging to male and female adults were discovered in the 28-foot sailboat, along with children’s clothing.
Of the eight Haitian boat people that were intercepted in Hope Bay, approximately 34 miles away from where they landed, no child was on board the taxi.
Meantime, the Haitian sailboat was set ablaze by a team from the local ministry of health.
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