On Wednesday 28th December at approximately 3:30 p.m. that the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police intercepted a Haitian sloop approximately seven miles to the North East of French Cay, carrying prospective irregular entrants to the TCI.
“A total of 117 persons were aboard – some 90 males, 21 females and six female children.
In an update to a story carried earlier by RTC news,“A total of 112 of the 117 passengers on the sloop which arrived here on Wednesday have been repatriated so far.
“The children were received Friday by IoM officials in Haiti to be looked after in safety while their families are traced. There were ten children in total rather than the six initially identified.
“It can be confirmed that an illegal Haitian vessel was seen two miles off French Cay on Friday morning, was intercepted, and towed to South Dock. The initial passenger count was put at 135. No children were identified.
“It can also be confirmed that twelve people have escaped the detention centre.
RTC News will have more details on this news item later.
