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Cuban Refugees Wash Up on Cozumel Shore

Photo Courtesy of Fred Boehm

Last Saturday, 14 Cuban nationals arrived on a small vessel on the eastern coast of Cozumel.  Their small boat made landfall close to Isla de la Pasión, around 1 pm. Officials were aware of the refugees impending arrival.

 

Cozumel’s Municipal Director of Public Security, reported that all the refugees – which included six women and one minor – were provided with food, and medical attention before being handed over to the National Institute of Migration (INM).

 

Refugiados cubanos llegan a la costa de Cozumel

 

Photo Courtesy of Fred Boehm

El pasado sábado 14 ciudadanos cubanos llegaron en una pequeña embarcación a la costa oriental de Cozumel.  Su pequeña embarcación tocó tierra cerca de la Isla de la Pasión, alrededor de la 1 de la tarde. Las autoridades estaban al tanto de la inminente llegada de los refugiados.

 

El Director Municipal de Seguridad Pública de Cozumel, informó que todos los refugiados -entre los que se encontraban seis mujeres y un menor de edad- recibieron alimentos y atención médica antes de ser entregados al Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM).

 

Laura Wilkinson
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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weekly Cozumel 4 You news, social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean. ______________________________ Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano, Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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