Topic: Cubans
Cuban migration patterns shift, but arrivals to Cayman remain modest
Cuba’s deepening crisis has yet to trigger a surge in migration to Cayman, as more Cubans opt to settle in new destinations in Latin America.
Two Cubans escape from detention facility
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has confirmed that two Cuban migrants have escaped from the detention facility on Fairbanks Road, George Town.
Interpreters sought as Cayman prepares for potential migrant influx
With the possibility of a mass migration from Cuba, and perhaps Haiti, officials in Cayman say there will likely be a need for additional...
Cayman prepares for possible Cuban influx
Governor Jane Owen says Cayman's security services are making contingency plans to respond if recent events in Venezuela result in an influx of Cuban migrants to Cayman.
Cuban asks to go to Cayman after Coast Guard intercepts boat
A man on a boat with 10 Cubans on board fleeing the country asked to be taken to Cayman after the vessel was spotted by a Port Authority craft and intercepted by the Coast Guard.
Government approves $2.4M for immigration detention centre
Government has approved funding for a new detention centre that can house more than 200 Cubans or other nationals arriving illegally in Cayman.
Pregnant woman among latest Cuban arrivals on Cayman Brac
A pregnant woman was among a dozen Cubans that arrived in Cayman Brac on Wednesday.
Cubans believed drowned off Cayman Brac among ‘invisible shipwreck’ victims
A citizen-led rescue effort to save a group of Cubans whose makeshift boat capsized close to Cayman Brac was a rare glimpse of the “invisible shipwrecks” responsible for hundreds of deaths each year in the Caribbean Sea.
Ten men repatriated to Cuba
Ten men have been sent home to Cuba after arriving in the Cayman Islands without the correct legal documents.
Cuban refugee bill tops $1.7 million so far this year
Government's bill for the management of Cubans who have landed illegally in Cayman crossed the $1.7 million mark at the end of August.
Cubans detained in Grand Cayman
Ten men from Cuba have been detained in Grand Cayman less than 24 hours after they had been seen illegally arriving on a boat in Cayman Brac.
The great escape: Cubans fight ‘waves as big as mountains’ to reach Cayman
Cubans who flee their homeland brave dangerous seas, thick jungles and barren deserts in search of freedom.
Special report: Inside the Cuban migration crisis
In the first of a four-part Compass series Cubans in Cayman, including a former sniper who spied for the US government before being granted asylum here, explain why they left their homeland.
Government to expand detention centre to house Cubans
Government is looking to expand the Immigration Detention Centre to increase accommodation for Cuban asylum seekers and move them out of the Bodden Town Civic Centre, Deputy Premier Chris Saunders has said.
Cuban nationals inexplicably moved from homes to cramped shelter
At least a dozen Cuban nationals, living in rented accommodation, were rounded up and moved into an overcrowded temporary shelter at Bodden Town Civic Centre Monday evening, the Compass has learned.
Cayman set to ramp up Cuban repatriation effort
Cayman's Customs and Border Control is expected to increase its repatriation efforts as acting CBC Director Bruce Smith stated that “additional migrant repatriation flights are being coordinated for the very near future".
2 children among 20 repatriated Cubans
An 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were among the latest batch of Cuban nationals to be returned to their homeland on Tuesday as Government's continued its repatriation exercise.
11-year-old among latest batch of Cuban arrivals
An 11-year-old boy was among six Cubans who came ashore in North Side on Tuesday, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service confirmed.
16 Cubans repatriated, 385 seeking asylum
While Cayman repatriated 16 male Cubans on a Cayman Airways charter flight, some 385 nationals currently on island have applied for asylum, Customs and Border Control confirmed.
Cubans adrift at sea returned to Cuba
Eight Cuban nationals who were adrift approximately 35 miles south of mainland Cuba have been returned to that country after intervention from Cayman's Coast Guard and a crude-oil tanker from the UK.
18 Cubans arrive over two-day period
A total of 18 Cubans, 11 of whom were picked up by a passing motor tanker on Saturday, are now under the care of Cayman's Customs and Border Control agency, taking the tally of Cubans in CBC custody to 335.
New law changes seek to tighten Cayman’s asylum process
Government is moving to change the asylum process, so that successful refugees are not automatically granted indefinite leave to stay in the Cayman Islands.
3 boats carrying 27 Cubans arrive in Cayman Brac
Over three consecutive days this week, three different vessels carrying 27 Cubans between them arrived in Cayman Brac, Customs and Border Control has confirmed.
3 Cubans repatriated, 172 remain in CBC care
More than 170 Cubans are currently at Customs and Border Control facilities in Cayman.
Low risk of Cuban chickenpox outbreak spreading into community
Even as Public Health continues to deal with an outbreak of chickenpox among Cubans detained under the care of CBC, interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Autilia Newton says a community outbreak is unlikely given Cayman's successful childhood vaccination programme.
CBC: No other accommodations available for Cubans
Cayman's Customs and Border Control has said there are no other accommodations available at this time to move the Cuban migrants who have opted to sleep outside the Immigration Detention Centre due to rising chickenpox cases.
Detained Cubans sleep in makeshift tents amid chickenpox outbreak
Cubans at the Immigration Detention Centre are pleading for help after being forced to sleep in makeshift tents outside the government-run facility to keep from getting infected with the chickenpox virus.
Chickenpox spreads among detained Cubans
The number of chicken pox cases among Cubans isolating at the Breakers Civic Centre has increased and the facility is now at capacity, the Customs and Border Control has said.
‘Tense situation’ at immigration centre
Customs & Border Control has said Wednesday night that it is working with key government agencies, including police, to defuse what it termed a “tense situation” at the Immigration Detention Centre.
Ministry warns against hiring Cubans awaiting asylum
Deputy Premier and Minister for Border Control Chris Saunders has sounded a warning to local employers and employees that anyone found breaching Cayman's employment rules will be prosecuted.
4 Cubans arrive on the Brac
Four Cuban nationals are now in the custody of Customs and Border Control after arriving on Cayman Brac Wednesday night, officials have confirmed.
19 Cubans arrive on Cayman Brac
A total of 19 Cubans landed on Cayman Brac on Thursday, the Customs and Border Control Service has confirmed.
Officials meet over ‘mass migration’ contingency planning
With nearly 100 people now under government management, local officials are reviewing contingency plans in case of an influx of people landing here illegally.
Cuban baby now in DCFS care, father injured in scuffle with CBC
The one-year-old Cuban infant who was removed by court order from her parents during the four-day standoff with Customs and Border Control officers remains in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services.
Standoff between Cubans and law enforcement ends
A Cayman Islands Coast Guard vessel has brought an infant and, shortly thereafter, her parents to shore this evening, following a standoff that began earlier this week.
50 years ago: Cuba requests return of hijacked gunboat
In the Aug. 1, 1968 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the following story, titled “Cuba Asks for Return of 05,” appeared:
Cayman housing 113 Cuban migrants
A group of 28 Cuban migrants landed in the Cayman Islands in the past week, bringing the total number of migrants in custody on island and awaiting repatriation to 113. According to government, the migrants are either being housed at the Immigration Detention Centre in Fairbanks, George Town, or at “an approved facility” elsewhere.
Seven Cubans land at Barkers after bad weather
Seven migrants from Cuba landed at Barkers in West Bay over the weekend. The Immigration Department said the six men and one woman ran out of fuel and supplies after “bad weather pushed them severely off course.”
