Haitians taken into custody after landing in Portland

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Gareth Davis SrJournalist at Jamaica Gleaner

June 22, 2026

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Haitians taken into custody after landing in Portland

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More than a dozen Haitians were taken into custody by police in West Portland on Sunday morning after reportedly landing along the parish’s northern coastline shortly after midnight.

The group is believed to have come ashore in the vicinity of Hope Bay or St Margaret’s Bay.

Police sources say the group comprises 10 adult males, four adult females and two children.

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