dailymail.co.uk reported that a 28-year-old British woman who was on holiday in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay was shot dead in a taxi in which she was travelling with her seven-year-old daughter, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The victim, Melanie Rose Clarke, was killed as she sat in the front seat of the taxi as she travelled from the popular resort to Mount Salem, where she was staying with relatives. Read Article
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nzherald.co.nz/AP reported that aA 62-year-old British tourist has been killed aboard a boat near the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, according to police. Authorities identified the man as Roger Pratt and said his wife was injured during the attack late Friday. Police did not say how the killing occurred, and it is unclear whether […]
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The New York Times reports that travelers to the Caribbean island of St. Martin are being warned that, for the first time, a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya has been detected there. Chikungunya causes fever, headache and severe joint pains that last about a week, and sometimes longer. There is no vaccine, so the only prevention […]
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The Local Switzerland reports that two men aged 24 and 25 were arrested following the killing of a Swiss woman in the Dominican Republic, local media reported on Monday. The body of the 49-year-old woman from the canton of Jura was found on Saturday tied up with a bullet in her head in her home […]
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According to maltastar.com, a 33 year old Eritrean residing in Valletta died early on Monday morning after he was involved in a traffic accident in Naxxar Road, Lija. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man was driving his Peugeot 309 from Birkirkara towards Mosta when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a pole and […]
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Jamaicaobserver.com reports that police were still trying to find four men who were involved in the robbery of a group of Chinese nationals Wednesday afternoon in Hope Pastures, St Andrew. Fitz Bailey, head of the St Andrew Central Police Division said the police have since launched a search for the men who remain on the […]
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According to compasscayman.com, a tourist suspected of running out on a $10,000 bill at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman was arrested as he tried to leave the Cayman Islands on Wednesday. The 43-year-old American is said to have run up a substantial tab at the five-star hotel and left without paying. He is expected to appear […]
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The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the security situation in Haiti. This replaces the Travel Warning dated December 28, 2012, to update information regarding the crime level, lack of adequate infrastructure – particularly in medical facilities – seasonal severe inclement weather, […]
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According to wgal.com, a church group from Lebanon that was doing missionary work in Jamaica was robbed by masked men armed with a machete and an ax. “It was quite an unsettling experience,” said the Rev. Alan Walter with God’s Missionary Church. Walter received a shocking call Thursday morning from his missionary team in Jamaica. […]
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Victim reportedly intoxicated musavision.com reported…Sosua. – The early today drowned in the waters of Sosua beach a citizen of British origin vacationing in this city, while enjoying a bath with her boyfriend. Sian Louise Marshall 36 years of age, presumably died by drowning while she was enjoying a swim in at night in the waters […]
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