JG - 30 more Haitians arrive

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Gleaner

30 more Haitians arrive


Published: Sunday April 11, 2010


Members of the Marine Police yesterday intercepted a boat with 30 Haitians aboard, off the course of Bowden, St Thomas.

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Snippet(s):

"(T)he group includes 14 men, 10 children and six women. These Haitians arrived less than two weeks after the Jamaican Government sent back a group of 62 Haitians, who had landed in east Portland."

About.Com - Will you need a passport for US Virgin Islands travel?

From my archive of press clippings:

About.Com

Will you need a passport for US Virgin Islands travel?


Tuesday March 31, 2009


Headed to the US Virgin Islands for spring break? They're US territories and you won't need a passport, but note that you will need id (like a driver's license) and a birth certificate if you don't have a passport (more details below). A reader recently wrote to say that she hadn’t realized she needed to bring her birth certificate along on a trip to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands; Valora wrote, "I thought I was clear to travel to and from St Thomas with my driver's license. I got to the airport for my return flight and caught h*ll from the TSA agent for not having a passport or birth certificate."

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