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Jamaica's Portland Parish: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican Police

Rickety Boat Dept: Local fishermen alerted authorities after spotting a rickety boat carrying 20 men, four women and nine children off Jamaica's Portland parish, according to Montreal Gazette. On Sunday, they were being housed at a Red Cross facility. Health and immigration officials were evaluating the migrants and KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican police say that 33 illegal migrants from Haiti have been intercepted off the island's northeast coast. They were brought to shore by a coast guard ship on Saturday evening. A few migrants needed assistance when disembarking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.