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Hunger strike ends at detention center: Cuban detainees now accepting food
By Bahamas Information Services
Mar 21, 2013 - 12:39:41 PM

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Nassau, Bahamas - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration wishes to advise the public that the Cuban Nationals who did not accept meals at the Carmichael Road Detention Center resumed accepting meals yesterday, the 20th March 2013. They also accepted breakfast this morning.

The Ministry says that a medical doctor visited the Detention Center yesterday, examined the Cuban Nationals and reported to authorities that all detainees were in good health.

A search of the premises was conducted and several cell phones were confiscated from amongst the detainees.  

As indicated yesterday the Ministry will continue to monitor this situation and keep the general public abreast of any new development at the detention center.


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