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Florida tourist died while snorkeling in the Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Cayman Islands police say a Florida man has died while snorkeling during a vacation in the British Caribbean territory. A police statement says the 56-year-old tourist from Tampa died while snorkeling off Grand Cayman’s east end. Read article

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Dominica: Travellers should remain vigilant due to limited medical resources

Canadians should exercise a high degree of caution in this country due to limited medical resources, generally poor road conditions, unreliable public transportation, and moderate crime rates.OFFICIAL REGISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: We offer a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an […]

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Dominican Republic: Tourists should continue to exercise high degree of caution due to high crime rate

Travellers to the Dominican Republic should continue to exercise a high degree of caution, due to a high crime rate. OFFICIAL REGISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: We offer a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an emergency abroad, such as a natural […]

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Dominican Republic: Canadian tourist arrested in Puerto Plata for possession of Crack and Marijuana

SANTO DOMINGO. – A Canadian tourist was arrested in Puerto Plata where he’ll be charged with possession of crack and marijuana, the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) announced Wednesday. It also announced the arrest of three men on drugs possession at Santiago’s Cibao International Airport, two of whom went to accompany the third prior to […]

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Hotels and airport executive at Lynden Pindling International processing 37,000 passenger over Easter Weekend

HOTEL and airport executives yesterday reported minimal fall-out from the strike initiated by Customs and Immigration officers during the Easter holiday weekend, with Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) processing some 37,000 travellers. Vernice Walkine, vice-president of marketing and communications at the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), told Tribune Business that operations at the Lynden Pindling […]

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President of Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago request meetings with Lutchmedial regarding flights being cancelled

President of the Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ASTT), Dhano Sookoo, has written to Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Ramesh Lutchmedial, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss two recent bird strikes at Piarco International Airport. Sookoo told Newsday she had arranged for a letter to be hand-delivered to Lutchmedial’s office yesterday […]

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60 customs and Immigration Officers at Grand Bahama International Airport goes on strike due to conflict agreements

Some 60 Customs and Immigration officers returned to the pavement yesterday, broadening their target audience and making their presence felt. The group maintain they simply want the government’s ear and will do whatever they must to get it, so they marched at the front of the Grand Bahama International Airport, then onto the Government Complex […]

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Dominica: Two passenger on Caribbean Cruise detained for indecent exposure

ROSEAU, Dominica — Two passengers on a Caribbean gay cruise were detained in Dominica, where sex between two men is illegal. Associated Press reports that Police Constable John George said police boarded the cruise ship and arrested the two men on suspicion of indecent exposure and “buggery,” a term equivalent to sodomy on the island. […]

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American tourist killed while snorkeling off the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos

A 44-year-old New York man was killed while snorkelling off the island of Providenciales, in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday March 24th, 2012. Police said Mark Wiley Lane, 44, of Brooklyn, New York, USA, was rushed to hospital by ambulance following the incident, which happened in the sea off the beach opposite the […]

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Dominica: Tourist dies while getting into trouble swimming in popular Champagne Bay Area

Reports reaching Dominica News Online say a female tourist who got into trouble while swimming in the popular Champagne Bay area south of Pointe Michel has died. One police source told DNO that the woman’s body was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital. Read article

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