A Haitian national on Wednesday last abandoned his two children, shortly after arriving in Guyana. Police are currently on the lookout for Jacques Village, of Morisot Province, Haiti, who was last seen on the run in Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
Guyana Times understands that after disembarking a COPA Airlines flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Wednesday last, Village abandoned his two children in a minibus which was destined for Georgetown.
Reports revealed that the driver of the minibus was a family associate, Reginel Cherisma, who is also a citizen of Haiti. Cherisma, who is currently studying at the University of Guyana, relayed to media operatives what exactly transpired.
Haitian national Jacque Village and his two children at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Wednesday
The UG student highlighted that while en route to Georgetown, Village requested that he stop the bus, stating that he would like to urinate. The man then exited the minibus, leaving behind his two children.
Moments later, Village was seen crossing the road and heading towards a fuel station situated in the opposite direction to that of the parked automobile.
Unaware of what was happening, the driver called out for the man, who continued to proceed in the opposite direction. After realising that Village was about to leave, Cherisma confronted the father of two in an attempt to convince him to return. However, his efforts proved futile as the man insisted that he no longer wished to travel in the minibus.
The two children, ages 11 and 12, were then taken to the Providence Police Station where they were left in the care of ranks stationed at the outpost. They were subsequently transferred to the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) in Georgetown.
Following the incident, Cherisma revealed he was at the time doing a favour for Village’s sister, who had asked him to receive her brother at the Airport. Cherisma explained that he was taking the man and his two children to a guest house at Ogle to await the arrival of his sister, who was coming from French Guiana.
Moreover, the driver was later made to understand that Village was mentally disoriented and was unable to speak English. Concerned for the welfare of his fellow Haitian national, Cherisma expressed his hopefulness of the return of the father, who took off with all of the family’s documents.
A Police investigation is currently ongoing to determine the whereabouts of the escaped Haitian man. Efforts on Monday to contact the CCPA concerning the two children were all in vain.
