A 15-year-old girl of Jamaican parentage, who was stranded in Haiti for more than two weeks, is to be flown to Jamaica today.

Paula Sabrina Brown, who was located by a team from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) early yesterday, and was reluctant to come to Jamaica, will in fact be making the trip.

The team located the teen near Port-au-Prince in the care of her aunt, but according to Major Martin Rickman, the teen at that time was reluctant to travel to Jamaica. The teen was reportedly walking the streets near the Haitian capital for more than two weeks following the devastating earthquake.

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Late yesterday, Information Minister Daryl Vaz said the child's mother in the United States, has consented to having her daughter taken to Jamaica. "I have already issuedinstructions to the JDF to make the necessary preparations for the teen's departure to Jamaica," he said. "From all indication, she appears to be in good health, but according to reports she has no knowledge of the English language."

The girl was found living in a tent near the Haitian capital with her aunt, along with about 20 other Haitians.

Doris Lightbody, the teen's grandmother, has been contacted and according to reports, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her granddaughter.