Little Cayman - above and below

The increasing influx of Cuban refugees

On the way back from diving just after noon today, we noticed a small dishevelled boat in front of our resort, Paradise Villas, and people walking on the coral towards shore....
And, upon arrival at our dock, we found yet another Cuban refugee boat tied up. There were another 18 Cubans on shore sitting in the shade of the sea grape trees, with the police there keeping an eye on them. They were of all ages from young children to older adults.
I hear that 40 Cubans had left the Brac, en route to Honduras, but had stopped here for whatever reason (it is approximately a 15 mile journey from the Brac to where our dock is).
I really wonder why there is such an increase in the number of Cubans landing in the sister islands (Brac and Little) in the past few months.... any ideas?
Is it increasingly more difficult to live under Castro's dictatorship?

posted by Rod @ 7:18 PM