KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 6, CMC- Another group of Haitian migrants arrived in the eastern parish of Portland on Saturday – becoming the fifth group of refugees from the French speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state to make their way here since the start of this year.
Preliminary reports indicate that the group landed at a beach near the community of Kensington.
So far 14 individuals, 11 males, three women and a baby have been accounted for.
The latest arrival comes months after another group of 35 Haitian arrived on July 28, they were sent back to their homeland less than 24 hours after they arrived.
The influx of Haitian refugees comes as the country has been battling a series of challenges such as poverty, natural disasters, political crisis, and insecurity over the past two decades.
Things escalated after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, throwing the country into anarchy, with gangsters wreaking havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince and several other areas.
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