Caribbean

Cuba: Passengers with Flu Symptoms Face Quarantine on Arrival

Date: October 14th, 2009 |

Health authorities have the right to quarantine arriving passengers if they feel the visitor may have H1N1 flu. Travelers are required to fill out a health questionnaire on arrival at the airport, and if they are identified with flu-like symptoms they may be evaluated by medical personnel and sent to quarantine in a local hospital [read more]

Trinidad and Tobago: High Crime Prompts UK Travel Warning

Date: August 13th, 2009 |

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Prompted by a knife attack on a retired British couple in Bacolet, Tobago, the British High Commission warned U.K. citizens about the high crime rate in the islands. Trinidad is plagued by gang-related violence in inner city neighborhoods, but violent crime has also occurred at tourist sites, including Fort George and Pitch Lake (tar pit). [read more]

Jamaica: Police Could Take Sick Leave in Labor Dispute

Date: May 13th, 2009 |

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A labor dispute between the Jamaican Constabulary Force and the government has raised the possibility that police officers could take sick leave in large numbers as a form of protest, creating a shortage of police services throughout the island. A union leader said the police would not strike and jeopardize the nation’s security, but the [read more]

Jamaica: Attempted Hijacking Has Authorities Looking for Answers

Date: April 22nd, 2009 |

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Authorities are investigating how airport security was breached by a young gunman who took control of a Canadian charter aircraft at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport April 19. He held six crew hostage for almost eight hours before being disarmed and arrested without injury or loss of life. Jamaica’s prime minister was at the airport [read more]

Guadeloupe and Martinique: Strikes Settled, Returning to Normal

Date: March 12th, 2009 |

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After six weeks of labor unrest on Guadeloupe, the French government and labor leaders signed an agreement March 5 to end the general strike. The deal provides for pay increases to be borne by both the government and private employers. Businesses reopened and the situation is returning to normal. On neighboring Martinique, a month-long strike [read more]

Antigua: Tourists Dispute Taxi Fare, Scuffle with Cops, End Up in Jail

Date: September 9th, 2009 |

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Tourists coming off cruise ships for short island visits can be vulnerable to scams from individuals who know they cannot afford to be delayed for fear of missing a ship’s departure. The recent case of a group from Brooklyn is a good example of how things can go wrong. They disputed a taxi fare and [read more]

Jamaica: Ocho Rios to Get Security Cameras

Date: August 5th, 2009 |

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With more than 1,600 killings last year, this island of 2.8 million people has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Tourists are seldom homicide victims, but they are subject to other crimes, which officials in Ocho Rios hope to curtail with the installation of dozens of surveillance cameras. They will go up [read more]

Jamaica: Montego Bay Airport Security Followed Correct Procedures During Hijacking

Date: April 30th, 2009 |

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MBJ Airports Ltd., the company that operates security at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport, said its unarmed staff followed proper procedures when a gunman forced his way past them and took control of a Canadian aircraft April 19. They kept the gunman in visual contact until police arrived. An investigation by government agencies could lead [read more]

Barbados: Ottawa Woman Remains in Coma After Beating

Date: March 12th, 2009 |

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A Canadian woman from Ottawa remains in a coma after she and her daughter-in-law were brutally beaten with a piece of wood in a midday attack on Long Beach Feb. 28. In April 2008, two other Canadian women were attacked by a man with a knife on the same beach, also during the day. Such [read more]

Guadeloupe and Martinique: Strikes Paralyze Islands

Date: February 12th, 2009 |

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Three weeks of labor strikes that paralyzed Guadeloupe and spread to Martinique continued when a tentative agreement between unions and the French government collapsed Feb. 9. Most businesses in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and all gas stations were closed because of ongoing demonstrations. In Martinique, some 20,000 people marched to demand a decrease in the high cost [read more]

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