Tips For Travelers To The Caribbean Tips for Travelers to the caribbean. As you travel, keep Every island in the caribbean has its own entry British Virgin islands. general Information. The islands of Anegada, Jost http://travel.state.gov/tips_caribbean.html
Extractions: Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean As you travel, keep abreast of local news coverage. If you are in an area experiencing civil unrest or a natural disaster, if you will be staying more than 2 weeks in an area, or if you are going to a place where communications are poor, you are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or consulate Registration takes only a few moments, and it may be invaluable in case of an emergency. Remember to leave a detailed itinerary and the numbers of your passport or other citizenship documents with a friend or relative in the United States. Consular Affairs issues Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings, and Public Announcements. Consular Information Sheets are issued for every country in the world. They include such information as the location of the U.S. Embassy or consulate in the subject country, health conditions, political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. The State Department also issues Travel Warnings and Public Announcements. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets. Public Announcements are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other conditions overseas that pose significant risks to the security of American travelers.
Central America - Caribbean Latin America general Mexico - South America etc HonduNet - Official gov't Internet server caribbean Geology Tectonics website. Coconut Telegraph - Magazine of the Bay islands http://www.usra.edu/esse/ford/ESS301/g301www/g301wwwreg4.html
CIA - The World Factbook -- British Virgin Islands Ashmore and Cartier islands. Atlantic Ocean British Virgin islands. Top of Page. Location caribbean, between the caribbean Telephone system general assessment worldwide telephone http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vi.html
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CIA - The World Factbook -- Virgin Islands the best natural deepwater harbors in the caribbean. Communications, Virgin islands, Top of Page. Telephone system Definition Field Listing general assessment NA http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vq.html
Extractions: Select a Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The
GSA - Home (Entry Point) Improvement. Office of general Counsel. Office of Civil Rights New England (1) Northeast caribbean (2) MidAtlantic (3 Tennessee. Texas. US Virgin islands. Utah. Vermont. Virginia http://www.gsa.gov/
Caribbean Islands Although limestone forests are not as well known by the general public as Only 4 of the 80 mangrove species found worldwide occur in the caribbean islands. http://biology.usgs.gov/s t/SNT/noframe/cr133.htm
Caribbean Atlas All Infoplease. Almanacs . general . Entertainment United States. History gov't. Biography. Sports. Arts Ent Note The caribbean islands are part of the North American continent. http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/caribbean.html
Caribbean Islands - References Bibliography of forestry in Puerto Rico. US Forest Service general Technical Report SO51. 196 pp. Studies on the fauna of Curacao and other caribbean islands. http://biology.usgs.gov/s t/SNT/noframe/cr133r.htm
Extractions: Selected Internet resources for independent travellers in Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Vergin islands, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guyana, Haiti, Tahiti, Jamaica, Martinica, Porto Rico, San Martin, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, Margarita. Everything about travel: information, islands, tourism, travel, holidays, maps, guides, travel reports, diving, snorkeling, bicycle, paddling, birdwatching, nature, motorbike, climbing, paddling, sailing, boats, hostels, camping, trekking, hitch hiking, house, boat, car renting, and more. Vagabondo left its track ( ) to indicate the most interesting sites, the ones absolutely not to miss. Adventures and outdoor activities (trekking, cycling, paddling, climbing etc.) are marked by the symbol " ". We have given a strong evidence to Personal Pages (highlighted in green). General and Geographical data.
The Caribbean Star Bermuda. British Virgin islands. Cayman islands Britain and its caribbean territory and raises to gov. Bruce Dinwiddy on Thursday calling for the removal of Attorney general David http://www.thecaribbeanstar.com/news/news_main.html
Extractions: Prime Minister Lester Bird has dropped a defamation lawsuit against two journalists who videotaped a teenage girl alleging she had sex with him, one of his lawyers said recently. Bird's attorney, John Fuller, declined to say why the prime minister decided to withdraw the suit against the writers. Bird, however, will continue his suit against the 15-year-old girl, the Antigua Observer media group that employed the journalists and opposition members for showing the video at public meetings. Barbadian broadcaster Julius Gittens said Bird's decision to drop the lawsuit was a victory for journalists who have a responsibility to uncover "high crimes and misdemeanors and other infractions of the law." In his lawsuit filed last May, Bird accused Gittens and Canadian-born newspaper reporter Bettye J. Reed-Aitken of conducting the videotaped interview without the presence of the girl's legal guardian. The girl, who claimed she had sex with Bird and his brother and did drug deals on their behalf, is suing Bird for rape.
Turks & Caicos Islands - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network) from the islands your caribbean travel gov't shutdowns or airport shutdowns at this time. The Turtle Cove Marina however, is on alert and re-rigging all boats. The general http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/2000/tci.shtml
Extractions: - Updates from the Islands - discussions reports pleas for help QHWRN ... archive - - - 2000 Hurricane Season - - - - Don't cancel vacation plans! Good morning boys and girls. For those of you tuning in late we have all been tracking and monitoring TD, TS, "Hurricane" Joyce. This "disturbance" (hmmm, what better name for these things?) appears to be breaking up and dissipating, certainly enough to no longer warrant much attention from us here in the TCI. I am well aware that many of you on the mainland watch with anticipation and suspense the movement of these storms, owing to the fact that they can, of course, wreak havoc on your Caribbean travel plans. This web site, as you have all discovered, offers an amazingly accurate portrayal of exactly what is and what may happen in the Carib, weather-wise. As such, and based upon my having studied tracking models of the past, here are the "Official Odds" of Joyce visiting us here in TCI: 95% she will not, 5% chance she will. In other words your travel plans here are at least 95% safe at this time. Of course that can change, but at this writing I SURE wouldn't be changing travel plans on account of Joyce, which wifey Carol has again labeled "Just another wannabe storm!" Yes, naturally anything can happen in the next 48 to 72 hrs, but as we study the situation at this hour Joyce is MUCH less of a threat to us now than at any previous time in her brief lifetime. For that to change significantly, much would have to occur, and that is quite unlikely. So I have placed a 95% "guarantee" that Joyce will not interrupt your plans here in TCI.
Extractions: GEOGRAPHY: Aruba is the smallest island in the Leeward group of the Dutch Caribbean islands, which also include Bonaire and Curaçao. They are popularly known as the ABCs. As the westernmost island of the group, Aruba is the final link in the long Antillean chain, lying 20km (12.5 miles) off the Venezuelan coast. The island is 30km (19.6 miles) long and 9km (6 miles) across at its widest and has a flat landscape dominated by Jamanota Mountain (188m/617ft). The west and southwest coast, known as Palm Beach, boasts 11km (7 miles) of palm-fringed powder-white sands, while in complete contrast the east coast has a desolate, windswept shoreline of jagged rocks carved into weird shapes by the pounding surf.
Extractions: GEOGRAPHY: The Cayman Islands are situated in the Caribbean, 290km (180 miles) northwest of Jamaica, 240km (480 miles) south of Cuba and 770km (480 miles) south of Miami. The island country comprises Grand Cayman, the largest and most populous of the islands, and the sister islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, which lie approximately 143km (89 miles) northeast of Grand Cayman and are separated from each other by a channel about 11km (7 miles) wide. The islands are peaks of a subterranean mountain range extending from Cuba towards the Gulf of Honduras. The beaches are said to be the best in the Caribbean, the most notable being Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. Tall pines line many of the beaches; those located on the east and west coasts are equally well protected offshore by the Barrier Reef.
Caribbean Travel Specialists - Barbados an independent island nation in the caribbean with a and Montserrat, and the French islands of Martinique home page at http//travel.state.gov/road_safety.html http://www.caribeanisles.com/barbados/general.htm
Extractions: Passports - Every person entering Barbados should be in possession of a valid passport and a valid return ticket. A visitor who is a citizen of the United States of America or Canada traveling direct from these countries may be admitted without a passport for a period not exceeding three (3) months. However, that person will be required to produce proof of nationality, by means of an original birth certificate or citizenship papers, and photo identification by means of either.
GEsource - Browse Results The information provided includes general factual information Resource Type Books Location caribbean islands Latitude 0 0 http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cxtoc http://www.gesource.ac.uk/roads/cgi-bin/browsesql.pl?toplevel=general&limit=0&su
FEMA: General News Releases - September 1998 general News Releases September 1998. President Orders Emergency Aid for caribbean Hurricane Victims , Sept 21; FEMA, caribbean islands Brace, Continue http://www.fema.gov/nwz98/newssep.shtm
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The National Archives | Black Presence Legislative assemblies in the islands passed laws called slave codes , setting out Knight, FW (ed.), The Slave Societies of the caribbean (general History of http://www.pro.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/caribbean_trade.htm
Extractions: The British took Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655. By this time they, along with the Dutch, French and Danes, had managed to break Spanish domination of the Caribbean islands, which had been established from the late 15th century. Britain's conquests in the West Indies had begun with Bermuda, in 1609, and included Barbados in 1625. In the conquest of the West Indies, the indigenous peoples, such as the Arawaks and Caribs, were almost entirely destroyed. Sugar Islands in the Caribbean Britain also had other colonies, and used enslaved labour, on the American mainland and in other places such as Mauritius. However, the West Indies was the main destination for Africans enslaved by the British. This chapter therefore concentrates on the Caribbean islands. Map of Antigua, c.1739 (155KB)
What Came To Be Called America century, the Caribs had expanded into the smaller islands of the eastern caribbean from the Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, La Historia general y natural http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/america.html
Extractions: HOME What Came To Be Called "America" Mediterranean World Christopher Columbus ... Online Exhibit Credits B y 1492 people had lived in the Western Hemisphere for tens of thousands of years. For much of this time it is believed that they experienced virtually no recorded, sustained contact with other parts of the world Europe, Africa, or Asia. M illions of people lived in an area some five times the size of Europe. In strikingly diverse habitats and climates they developed possibly the most varied and productive agriculture in the world. Their lifestyles and belief systems differed widely and they spoke hundreds of distinct languages. T hroughout the hemisphere, states and centers of high civilization had risen and fallen. The dynamic Mexica (Aztec) and Inca empires were still expanding at this time and internal migration and warfare were common. The peoples did not see themselves as part of an entity. Only later would this area be given a unifying name - America - and the people labeled "Indians" by Europe. W e have focused on five geographical areas of the region to represent the variety and complexity of peoples and cultures before 1492: the Caribbean, Middle America, the Andean region, the South Atlantic, and North America. In order to understand what came to be called America we are often dependent on European observations.
