{"id":36846,"date":"2013-06-25T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T13:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=36846"},"modified":"2013-06-25T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T14:57:34","slug":"concerns-over-detention-centre-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/06\/concerns-over-detention-centre-conditions","title":{"rendered":"Concerns Over Detention Centre Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Amid allegations of abuse at the Carmichael Road detention centre and a call by United States government officials for an investigation, Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Hubert Chipman said he may visit the centre today for a \u201cfirst hand look\u201d.<\/p>\n

Although stressing he could not comment on the conditions at the centre as he does not yet know them, the St Anne\u2019s MP said he would like to visit the centre regarding planned renovations by the government, which he says are not provided for in the 2013\/2014 budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would prefer not to comment on the detention centre until I know the conditions. I don\u2019t know the conditions so I cannot speak from a level of authority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to go down there \u2013 and I may go down there as early as tomorrow (Monday) because I\u2019m hearing a lot of things about the detention centre,\u201d Mr Chipman said.<\/p>\n

Mr Chipman added: \u201cI\u2019m going to try to go in tomorrow because I\u2019m hearing the stories of what exists down there. I also heard in the House of Assembly, where the minister was actually talking about there\u2019s going to be some renovations… They are supposed to be upgrading the detention centre, but I don\u2019t see where the expenditure is coming from. I want a first hand look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week a video aired by America Teve, which purported to show Cuban nationals being abused by a Bahamian guard was debunked by Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell. FNM party chairman Darron Cash also dismissed the credibility of the video, as did Mr Chipman, yesterday.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI spoke to the Minister regarding the video, which we all agree right now was a hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, despite the Bahamas government\u2019s denial of the claims, Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart charged last week that harassment and beatings of Cuban detainees in the Bahamas was a long standing human rights issue that has gone \u201cunabated\u201d.<\/p>\n

They called on the United Nations to investigate allegations of abuse of Cuban nationals at the detention centre.<\/p>\n

By Dana Smith<\/span><\/em>
\nTribune Staff Reporter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Original News Story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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