Posted by Sen. Fred Mitchell on June 25, 2001 at 16:00:54:
In Reply to: Man Island Tragedy posted by Maddie on June 22, 2001 at 16:00:52:
What is happening to the refugee population from Haiti in The Bahamas is tragic. As the political and economic situation in Haiti continues to
deteriorate, the refugees keep pouring into The Bahamas. Last week on Monday 18 June the Bahamas Defence Force discovered 25 Haitian
refugees on Man Cay 30 miles east of Harbour Island in the Eleuthera chain. Four of the twenty-five people discovered were dead. The others
were rushed to hospital suffering from severe dehydration. The Tribune showed a photo of some of the survivors. This situation is a serious
matter and with Caricom about to meet in The Bahamas in July we wonder what else of importance do our leaders have to talk about except this
tragedy that continues to unfold with Haiti. No public policy seems to be effective. Haiti is now a member of Caricom and that alone is enough
for us to see what we can do to fix this terrible problem.