‘We have sought to increase security @ Castle Maria’- Premier Wheatley
It was on August 22, 2022, that a Guyanese woman escaped from the Immigration Department’s temporary detention facility at Hotel Castle Maria but was subsequently recaptured following information received from a member of the public.
There have been several incidences before of persons escaping that facility, some of whom were never recaptured.
‘Certainly displeased’
“We have sought to increase security at Castle Maria. Of course, we are certainly displeased with persons escaping repeatedly from Castle Maria and so we have engaged the security and the establishment on measures that can be implemented to prevent that from taking place,” Premier Wheatley stated during a press conference on Friday, August 26, 2022.
The Premier also expressed gratitude to the member of the public who assisted with information that led to the recapture of the escaped person.
He also announced that his government is moving towards building a detention centre.
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18 Responses to “‘We have sought to increase security @ Castle Maria’- Premier Wheatley”
Stop bashing the man. It takes lots of money to work a miracle.
The government have their hands full at the moment with plenty of deadlines to meet.
He came meet thigs as hey are, so he need time to change thigs in the right manner.
"There have been several incidences before of persons escaping that facility, some of whom were never recaptured"
How about you tell us taxpayers the following:
1. How much have we spent in the last 12 months on security here
2. How many people have escape in the last 12 months
3. What provisions are in the contract with the security company to address such escapes?
4. Are there any consequences to anyone other than the tax payers for these escapes?
Agree. also i visit a client who is being held and trust and believe that place needs to be shut down. i wouldn't even let my dog sleep in that place
let just say the government hire this security company and the government has not paid them yet, its the security company to pay their workers, so when ever they do get paid from the government that money is theirs. plus if the government is default of contract for non-payment why don't the security company just write a letter to the government and say my workers will not show up to work cause we are not getting paid. why show up to work and turn a blind eye for the person to run off. if you have a job and you going every day and when its time to pay and you don't get paid are you gonna still show up let me guest no right. and i do have facts someone these workers does be seen sitting under a tree just relaxing. these people are getting away from window why not check every 20 or 30 mins to see if the person or person still in the room by knocking and they have to answer.
so fritz just know its not always about money some of these worker go to work but don't take it serious.
Beefing up security a Castle Maria temporary holding of elegal immigrants should be excepted by all, but the opposition members are stuck in their opposition mindset.
The current Unity Government is far more valuable to us than a bunch of opposing want-to-be, mouth-talking, selfish-mindset opposers.
Pure trash, build a proper building within 2 months and stop this craziness about implement measures. What is our problem mr. Premier, man this is disgusting and nuff to make one vex I call it down right stupidly. We finding money for everything else and we have a major problem on our hands. You can't fix it fast enough's it is better you all stop wasting time and effort in meeting when one can come up with these answers to try put a plaster on a huge wound. Man you all can do better all you just making the people of the territory upset. Wasting time and energy.
Some body please tell the UK to send us a special task force to help us handle this type of wound in the Virgin Islands.
Sickening sickening now. Governor you better get with the program and help the territory with this mess.
The money you paying to house them can be put into that building.
The VI have so many engineers you are going to tell me they cant put a proper detention center on paper in a week. You got to be kidding me. Make sure it has an area for catering food.just like the prison. You all joking