TEN ESCAPE DETENTION CENTRE
(Turks & Caicos Weekly News) - By Samantha Dash-Rigby
Ten illegal Haitian immigrants escaped from the detention centre into the nearby bushes last weekend and still no one can say for sure how that happened.
A source told the Weekly News that the detainees escaped through a window but could offer no more details.
A visit to the detention centre’s new location revealed a gigantic structure with grilled windows and a 20-feet high chain link fence with barbed wire.
How the detainees managed to escape all those deterrents is anyone’s guess.
The Ministry of Border Control and Labour confirmed that 10 Haitian nationals, detained at the Five Cays Detention Center for repatriation, escaped sometime between Saturday evening September 24 and Sunday morning September 25.
A further 19 Haitian nationals detained in the Centre were scheduled to be repatriated to Haiti by the end of this week.
A full investigation of the incident is being carried out by the Immigration and Police Departments and they are requesting the community’s assistance to recapture the escapees.
TCIG is currently reviewing the contract for security at the Centre, and a new contract should be in place as soon as possible.
Additionally, the government is urgently pursuing the full operation of the coastal radar system and will very soon recruit a supervisor with expertise in this field.
The system should be fully operational by April 2012, a government spokesman said.
This is part of the Ministry’s comprehensive programme of work to strengthen the borders and enforce immigration laws effectively.
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