Missing Cuban sought by family in Guyana

Relatives of a Cuban man who has lived in Guyana for a year are desperately seeking information to find him after he disappeared more than four months ago. Wilber Oliva Leyvaknown as Kiki, is 40 years old and moved to the South American country in 2023. According to his family's social media posts and local media, his whereabouts since the beginning of this year.

A young woman identifying herself as Yely HG on Facebook wrote: “We won't give up; your family will find you” and shared a note from the media Action News Guyana on the social network.

The statement indicates that Oliva was renting an apartment somewhere on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, and provides a contact telephone number -(592) 621 8359- to anyone with information that could help locate him. In addition, he specifies that, according to Oliva's relatives, the last people with whom he was seen were identified as Yasira Palmero Merino And Yadiel Creekboth Cubans.

In the comments on the post, Palmero addressed the family and vehemently denied any knowledge of the missing man. “I would be happy to help you, but the truth is that we never lived with Wilber and he disappeared without saying anything. If Yadiel and I knew anything, we would tell his family why,” she said. -she affirmed.

In a post on the same post, Yely HG thanked everyone who helped find Oliva on behalf of the family and urged “anyone with information to contact us.”

However, in a post last Thursday, the young woman expressed concern over a call to the family of a person posing as Oliva, urging them to delete the post about her disappearance. “The person behind this wants us to delete the post to avoid being found. They just sent a message from his phone as if it was him. We need to make this more viral and stronger,” Yely asked.

“Anyone who thinks we will do what they want is sorely mistaken. We will not stop looking and we will not remove the post. Please share this; something very strange is happening and we “We'll find out,” she warned.

Other family members also shared the call for help on social media to locate Oliva, originally from Esmeralda, Camaguey.

During the last years, Guyana has become a frequent destination for Cubans, both for those appearing for immigration interviews at U.S. Embassy in Georgetown and for a significant number of people who settled in this South American country after leaving Cuba in search of better opportunities.