Update: Numbers Climb In Capture Of Illegal Immigrants At Peter Island
BVI Platinum News
Updated: March 20, 2013 8:58 am AST
Published: March 17, 2013 2:33 pm AST
The Detention Centre at Balsum Ghut.
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Following further information received, officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, yesterday continued their operations at Peter Island in search for more illegal immigrants.

The Police Information Office through a press release issued today, March 19 stated that responding to intelligence in the early afternoon of Monday 18th March, the officers detained a further 3 men and 1 woman of Haitian descent.

They were transported to the Road Town Police Station where they were screened and handed over to Immigration personnel.

"Following the operations over Sunday and early Monday, this brought the total number of suspected illegal immigrants detained to 27," police stated.

Following the initial operation, Police disclosed that the force working together with HM Customs and Immigration on Sunday March 17, mounted an operation at Little Harbour, Peter Island.

Responding to intelligence received, at 11:25 am the officers detained 10 persons hiding in the bush and one person in the resort itself.

At the time, police stated that subsequent searches in White Bay led to a further 12 persons being detained over the afternoon. Six of the detained were females, one is said to be a male child and the remainders are males.

"Most of the individuals are believed to be Haitian, although two may be from Cuba and at least one is believed to be Dominican. Interviews with the individuals suggest that they were dropped off at night by boat, believing they were on St. John in the USVI," police stated on Monday.
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You all keep saying that they were trying to get to St. Thomas, how do you know this for sure. Whoever dump them off could have also told them if caught, say they were heading to St. Thomas. The BVI is not doing a very good job manning it's boarders. The captain of the boat know that if he had... more
March 20 at 5:57pm  |  Like ▪ 2 People like this.   Dislike
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Compassion | Report Abuse
I am horrified by the comments in this post. This is a tragedy in human life. People giving all they have in the belief they can get a better life. Then the sharks that take their money to let them off in the USA - just dump them and run with the cash. On this supposedly... more
March 20 at 7:13am  |  Like ▪ 4 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 1 Person dislike this.
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wakeupcall | Report Abuse
This is what happen when you live in a socialist/communist dictatorship !
CUBA HAS GREAT WEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES . Haiti was also a wealthy country until decades of corruption and dictatorship has made them one of the poorest in the Caribbeanm if not the world.
March 20 at 6:26am  |  Like   Dislike
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Listen | Report Abuse
Why BVI always intercepting these people? We have the most money? The people are trying to get to the US so just give them a basket of food and a map and send them on their merry way. I am tired of my hard earned tax dollars paying to repatriate these migrants.
March 19 at 10:29pm  |  Like ▪ 2 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 2 People dislike this.
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Everyone is looking for a better quality of life, I understand that these people is looking for a better life but, they have to try and do it the legal way. All I see is them wasting their money paying smugglers that is scamming them, now they are right back to square one. Our health care system... more
March 19 at 5:29pm  |  Like ▪ 9 People like this.   Dislike
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Why are we holding them? Ship them back out! Geez!
March 19 at 5:00pm  |  Like ▪ 2 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 2 People dislike this.
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is a process to ship them back u cant just put them on a plane just so
March 19 at 7:17pm  |  Like ▪ 3 People like this.   Dislike
Humanist | Report Abuse
They were only looking for a better quality of life and an improved standard of living; you can't really blame them for that.
March 19 at 8:54am  |  Like ▪ 11 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 1 Person dislike this.
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You are right, can't blame them, they are human just like anybody else. But we cannot expect to absorb them either. We are overcrowded as it is, our local population and culture is overwhelmed, crime is increased as well as unemployment.
March 19 at 3:08pm  |  Like ▪ 8 People like this.   Dislike
My head's been hurting for most of the day & to come on here & read the comments from "supposed" human beings got my head throbbing even worse. Ppl don't just up & risk their lives to leave their hometown for the sheer fun of it. All you who speaking so ill of these ppl need a reality check in... more
March 18 at 4:48pm  |  Like ▪ 9 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 5 People dislike this.
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Really? | Report Abuse
Hmm, if a Tortolian go say, to Mexico, Cuba ETC.. and they were caught do you think that the mentioned countries would say the same thing that you and a lot of people is saying? NO. They would lock you away for the rest of your life for entering their Country the illegal way.
March 19 at 4:26pm  |  Like ▪ 5 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 2 People dislike this.
OK!!!!!! | Report Abuse
Trust me, if they had gotten to the USVI do you think things would have been ok for them? They better be glad they got caught in the BVI. The USVI laws are getting more strict with illegals. If they had gotten caught, they would have been deported right back to their country the same day. You... more
March 19 at 5:42pm  |  Like ▪ 4 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 1 Person dislike this.
I don't know why you all are hitting the dislike button as per Really's comment. It is true. If one of you smuggle to one of those Countries and you are caught do you think that Country is going to be easy on you? We can't go to one of those countries and expect the Government to take of us.
March 20 at 9:57am  |  Like   Dislike
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You people that is saying that it is wrong to be cruel to these people have to understand that no one is being cruel to these people. What you all don't understand is that this Island is over run by and drained. If you want to come here, do it the legal way. I was trying to rent a 1 bedroom... more
March 18 at 2:44pm  |  Like ▪ 6 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 5 People dislike this.
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just saying | Report Abuse
These people was trying to get to the USA and not the bvi as with most of the people that are cought out there that come on boats is just that they were fooled and the boat man make of with there monies,the bvi most time is used as a steppin stone to get to the USVI and you know that.
March 18 at 5:38pm  |  Like ▪ 5 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 1 Person dislike this.
Electric Shock | Report Abuse
They need to be put to pay their way back home. Put them in chain gangs (excluding the children, for they were dragged by adult/s; detain them only) ...let the adults cut bushes, clean the streets, etc. for $4.00 an hour each. Release them on their flight back home when they worked the time... more
March 17 at 11:28pm  |  Like ▪ 5 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 23 People dislike this.
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Shut Up. | Report Abuse
You sound like an idiot to be honest.
March 19 at 10:40pm  |  Like ▪ 5 People like this.   Dislike ▪ 1 Person dislike this.
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