Cape Verde Ferry
Cape Verde
During peak travel season, travelers who connect to other islands via the inter-island plane service may experience delays in receiving their luggage at their final destination because of the limited carrying capacity of inter-island planes. You should have a change of clothing and all vital materials in your carry-on luggage to avoid frustration in the first 24-48 hours in country. Inter-island travel is generally via 45-seat propeller planes or ferries. Not all flights between islands are direct, only Sal, Santiago and Sao Vicente have daily service, and travelers to Sao Nicolau, Boavista, and Maio usually must transit another island before reaching their destination. During the dusty season (late December to late March), inter-island plane service may be cancelled due to poor visibility a ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
There is also a modern ferry which sometimes runs between Santiago, Fogo, Brava (an overnight trip one way) and São Vicente (a three-day trip) which is comfortable and convenient, especially in the sleeping cabins. Schedules change often. Numerous small ferries and taxi-boats also provide ferry service between islands, but are usually overcrowded and are not recommended for safety reasons. A new company with two more modern ferry boats started offering inter-island service in 2003, with one boat based in Praia and the other in São Vicente, but operating schedules have not been dependable. In addition, the reputable Moura and Company, a privately owned bus company, is planning to import 3 high speed passenger catamarans to offer a viable alternative to inter-island air travel at a lower cost. ... [Read More]
Arms and Conflict in Africa
Some of the more frequently used African airfields transited by Butt and others include Entebbe, Goma, Kigali, and Luanda. African seaports used by arms traffickers include Aseb, Beira, Conakry, Dar-es-Salaam, Djibouti, Durban, Luanda, Merca, Mombasa, Monrovia, and, Nacala. After arrival, arms are forwarded to their destination by road, rail, air, or ferry. For example, shipments through Dar-es-Salaam normally are sent by rail to Mwanza, a port on Lake Victoria, and then loaded onto a ferry for Port Bell in southern Uganda or other regional destinations. ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 409 Cote d'Ivoire 411 Egypt 413 Ghana 415 Israel 418 Kenya 421 Lebanon 424 Morocco 427 Niger 430 Nigeria 432 Saudi Arabia 436 Senegal 437 Syria 439 Tunisia 443 Other Africa 444 Algeria 444 Botswana 444 Cameroon ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRSAFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 413 Cote d'Ivoire 415 Egypt 417 Ethiopia 419Ghana 421 Israel 424 Kenya 427 Lebanon 429 Morocco 433 Nigeria 435 Senegal 439 Syria 441 Tunisia 445 Other Africa 446 Algeria ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994[DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 10145] TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYPOLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS IN 1993 1Political Will and Corruption 3Chemical Controls 4Money Laundering 5Demand Reduction 6United Nations 7Cocaine 8Opium and heroin 9Next Steps 12Methodology 14Status of Potential Worldwide Production 16Cultivation and Production Charts 19UN Convention signatories 22Country Summaries 27FY 1993-1995 FISCAL SUMMARYAND FUNCTIONAL BUDGET 60LEGISLATIVE BASIS FOR THE INCSR 62INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTMARCH 1995BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY LAUNDERING11995 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORTOVERVIEWThere were a number of significant accomplishments in the world of money laundering in 1994, and a number of new and/or intensified concerns. Accomplishments and concerns are summarized here and explained in detailed sections below.Accomplishments. Several financial center governments, such as Singapore and Panama, have adopted broad, new anti-money laundering policies and/or laws, and a number of governments were in the final stages of presenting/adopting new legislation.The Financial Action Task Force completed the evaluations of each of its 26 member governments, all conducted by outside experts and all culminating in recommendations for changes and improvements which will be monitored through continuing examinations be ... [Read More]
International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994EUROPE 303 Albania 305 Austria 307 The Baltics 309 Estonia 309 Latvia 310 Lithuania 311 Belgium 313 Bulgaria 315 Cyprus 319 Czech Republic 322 Denmark 325 Finland 327 France 329 Germany 332 Greece 335 Hungary 338 Iceland ... [Read More]
K) Africa and the Middle East
Drug Flow/Transit. The primary ports of export for Moroccan cannabis are Oued Lalou, Martil and Bou Ahmed on the Mediterranean coast. Most large shipments headed toward Spain travel via fishing vessels and yachts. Smaller shipments have also been confiscated on small local “zodiac rafts”. Smugglers also continue to ship cannabis via truck and car through the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, crossing the Straits of Gibraltar by ferry. Traffickers have also begun to smuggle cannabis out of the country via truck through Morocco’s southern border, evidenced by a seizure of 6 tons of Moroccan hashish in the Senegalese port of Dakar. A helicopter crash in the Rif region in 2002 also suggests that traffickers are using various types of aircraft to smuggle cannabis out of Morocco. ... [Read More]
Africa and the Middle East
Drug Flow/Transit. The primary ports of export for Moroccan cannabis are Oued Lalou, Martil and Bou Ahmed on the Mediterranean coast. Most large shipments bound for Spain travel via fishing vessels and private yachts. Shipments of up to two tons increasingly are being confiscated on smaller "zodiac" speedboats that reportedly are capable of making roundtrips to Spain in one hour. Smugglers also continue to ship cannabis via truck and car through the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the Moroccan port of Tangiers, crossing the Straits of Gibraltar by ferry. According to the UNODC, Spain still accounts for the world’s largest portion of cannabis resin seizures (57 percent of global seizures and 75 percent of European seizures in 2001). The Moroccan press reported that some 800 tons of Moroccan cannabis resin were seized in Spain in 2004. Given its proximity to Morocco, Spain is a key transfer point for Europe-bound Moroccan cannabis resin. [Read More]
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