{"id":171821,"date":"2023-04-05T12:29:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=171821"},"modified":"2023-04-05T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:29:20","slug":"st-kitts-is-sending-the-africans-back-to-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/st-kitts-is-sending-the-africans-back-to-antigua\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Kitts is sending the Africans back to Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Survivors of last week\u2019s migrant boat tragedy \u2013 including two Antiguans \u2013 look set to be returned to Antigua from St Kitts within days.<\/p>

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No charges have been laid against those suspected of organising the doomed voyage, St Kitts police have confirmed to Observer.<\/p>\n

Just three bodies out of a suspected 16 people killed have been recovered to date. Thirteen more people remain missing and are presumed dead.<\/p>

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Fishing vessel La Belle Michelle was badly overcrowded with around 30 Cameroonian migrants and two Antiguans when it capsized in St Kitts waters, en route from Antigua to the US Virgin Islands, on March 28.<\/p>

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One of the Antiguans questioned by St Kitts police has since been released to his mother, a Kittitian residing on the neighbouring island, sources say.<\/p>\n

The three bodies are currently awaiting autopsies, police added.<\/p>

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Authorities in Antigua and Barbuda, along with Guadeloupe where La Belle Michelle was registered, are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

Antigua and Barbuda police spokesman Inspector Frankie Thomas told Observer the matter was being investigated by several agencies.<\/p>

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“We all have our part to play and we are doing what we need to do on our end,” he added. (SOURCE: Observer by Newsco)<\/strong><\/p>

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