Aruba Beach
US Department Of State Post Report
Suriname has no ocean beaches. Several "black-water" creeks (so called for their tannic-colored waters) offer interesting and safe swimming and boating experiences. One can drive to Kola Creek, Groningen, New Amsterdam, or even as far as Blakawatra or Brownsberg for Sunday outings or picnics. You can also enjoy swimming at “White Beach” or “Outbridge” along the river. Amenities such as restrooms, huts, and restaurants are available. Most important is that they also have safety nets in the water to prevent piranhas, which inhabit most rivers, from entering the swimming area. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
There are many beaches within a day’s drive from Caracas. The beaches at Rio Chico to the east, or at Cata or Choroni/Puerto Cabello to the west of Caracas, are popular. The roads to the latter beaches are steep, curving, and narrow, and because of the road conditions, it takes about 4 hours by car to arrive at these beaches. The islands in the Morrocoy National Park, four to five hours from Caracas by car, and then reachable by boat, offer beautiful beaches and great snorkeling. Camping is allowed on these islands although there are no facilities. The islands of Los Roques, reachable only by air (30 minutes from Caracas), are beautiful and offer excellent snorkeling, too. Camping is allowed there also, but again, there are no facilities. Beaches in Venezuela are not like the beaches of Florida and California. They are generally very short and narrow, not the type where one can take a nice long walk. However, many are beautiful and some h ... [Read More]
M) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
One notable event occurred on September 5, 2001 when the Dominican Republic’s National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and the DEA brought to fruition a year long investigation, initiated by the DNCD, with the arrest of eight people in San Juan, Dominican Republic and Orlando, Florida. These eight individuals were part of an international organization engaged in the trafficking of multi-ton quantities of cocaine and the laundering of millions of U.S. dollars in drug proceeds as well as the arrest of ten members of a Colombian-Lebanese money laundering organization operating in Colombia, New York, Miami, West Palm Beach, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The operation netted 43 arrests, the seizure of 2,899 kilograms of cocaine and $2,511,285. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries H through P
Mauritius is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. According to a 2002 report commissioned by the Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development, and Family Welfare and carried out by the University of Mauritius with UNICEF support, children exploited in prostitution are found in the capital of Port Louis, the town of Grand Bay, and other beach resort areas. Children most likely to be exploited in prostitution — a form of trafficking — are young girls from impoverished families whose parents are engaged in prostitution and/or drug use. The Government of Mauritius does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Mauritius has been placed on Tier 2 Watch List because of a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRSTHE CARIBBEAN 157Bahamas 159 Cuba 165 Dominican Republic 168 Guyana 173 Haiti 176 Jamaica 180 Netherlands Antilles and Aruba 185 Suriname 187 Trinidad and Tobago 189 Eastern Caribbean 192 Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Dominica Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the GrenadinesFrench Caribbean 199 UK Dependent Territories in the Caribbean 200 Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Turks and ... [Read More]
Netherlands Antilles
CRIME: In recent years, street crime has increased. Valuables, including passports, left unattended on beaches, in cars and hotel lobbies are easy targets for theft. Burglary and break-ins are increasingly common at resorts, beach houses and hotels. Armed robbery occasionally occurs. The American boating community has reported a handful of incidents in the past, and visitors are urged to exercise reasonable caution in securing boats and belongings. Car theft, including that of rental vehicles for joy riding and stripping, can occur. Vehicle leases or rental may not be fully covered by local insurance when a vehicle is stolen. Be sure you are sufficiently insured when renting vehicles and jet skis. ... [Read More]
Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean
May 1997 Foreword Since colonial times, the Caribbean has been a favorite place for American visitors. In the past 50 years, tourism to the area has increased greatly, and today millions of U.S. citizens visit the islands every year. The majority of these visitors have a safe trip. To help you have a similar experience, the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has prepared these tips for you. Consular Affairs provides services to Americans ... [Read More]
The Caribbean
Grenada. South American cocaine traffickers pass through or stop in Grenada's coastal waters and its often unpoliced islands and beaches to transship cocaine en route to U.S. and other markets, including by drug couriers on commercial aircraft and via yachts. The traffickers often transfer cocaine to Grenadian vessels to execute deliveries ashore, as the Grenadian police have had some success in disrupting over-the-beach deliveries. Grenada's police drug squad dismantled a Trinidadian cocaine trafficking operation that used Grenada as a transshipment point in 2003. Relatively small amounts of marijuana are grown in Grenada. Marijuana is smuggled from St. Vincent for domestic use. ... [Read More]
Documentation of U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
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The Caribbean
The BahamasI. Summary Because of its geographic location, The Bahamas continues to be utilized as a major transit country for cocaine and marijuana bound for the U.S. from South America and the Caribbean. The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (GCOB) cooperates closely with the United States Government (USG) to stop the flow of illegal drugs through its territory, to target Bahamian drug trafficking organizations, and to reduce the domestic demand for drugs within the Bahamian population. An important bilateral milestone was achieved in June 2004 with the signing of a Comprehensive Maritime Agreement to provide law enforcement officers a ... [Read More]
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