Since 2002 the Cayman Islands Government has quietly been sending troubled youth to a high security privately run educational institution in Jamaica called Tranquility Bay.
The facility treats special cases as an alternative to juvenile detention on Grand Cayman.
The first young Caymanian was sent at the family’s request in 2001.
The Cayman Islands Government has since sent five young people; three boys and two girls over the past five years.
The last government–funded student left in July 2005.
Health and Family Services Minister Anthony Eden has confirmed that despite the fact that no students are currently at the facility, the Ministry has no intention of eliminating the just–in–case Tranquility Bay funding of $30,000 allocated in this year’s budget. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1014776)
For news, information and articles on The Cayman Islands, visit www.cayman-islands-information.com
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Since 2002 the Cayman Islands Government has quietly been sending troubled youth to a high security privately run educational institution in Jamaica called Tranquility Bay.
The facility treats special cases as an alternative to juvenile detention on Grand Cayman.
The first young Caymanian was sent at the family’s request in 2001.
The Cayman Islands Government has since sent five young people; three boys and two girls over the past five years.
The last government–funded student left in July 2005.
Health and Family Services Minister Anthony Eden has confirmed that despite the fact that no students are currently at the facility, the Ministry has no intention of eliminating the just–in–case Tranquility Bay funding of $30,000 allocated in this year’s budget. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1014776)
For news, information and articles on The Cayman Islands, visit www.cayman-islands-information.com
Keywords: Cayman Islands
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on Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at 1:35 am and is filed under Uncategorized.
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