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FM AMEMBASSY BRIDGETOWN
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RUEHGR/AMEMBASSY GRENADA PRIORITY 0185
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UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 001730 
 
SIPDIS 
 
TOPEC 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC OTRA ST DO SC GJ AC XL
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHOUBA TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS, 
ST. LUCIA, DOMINICA, ST. KITTS, GRENADA, AND ANTIGUA 
 
REF: LIMA 3813 
 
¶1. Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Peace 
Corps Safety and Security Officer Neil Shouba to travel to Barbados, 
St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts/Nevis, Grenada, and Antigua/Barbuda 
from o/a October 1-16, 2006.  The purpose of this visit is to serve 
as the Technical Advisor to the Safety and Security Coordinator. 
 
¶2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean based in St. 
Lucia will arrange for Mr. Shouba's travel and logistical support 
throughout the region. 
 
¶3. Entry requirements:  A valid U.S. passport is required to enter 
the countries of the Eastern Caribbean.  No visa is required if your 
stay is under six months, including those travelers arriving with 
diplomatic or official passports. 
 
¶4. The following is general information pertaining to 
transportation, security, and health considerations throughout the 
Eastern Caribbean: 
 
Airports and Transportation 
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Eastern Caribbean nations are visitor-friendly and do not require 
visas for U.S. citizens traveling on valid U.S. passports with 
return tickets.  Commercial taxis are readily available and 
reasonably priced at airports throughout the region.  Holders of 
diplomatic passports are not required to pay airport departure 
taxes. 
 
Security 
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In the Eastern Caribbean, foot travel outside of well-established 
tourist areas is not generally recommended, especially at night.  Be 
vigilant when using public telephones or ATM machines near roadsides 
or quiet areas.  As in many U.S. metropolitan areas, wearing 
expensive jewelry, carrying expensive objects, or carrying large 
amounts of cash should be avoided.  Visitors should also safeguard 
valuables while at the beach.  While hotels are generally safe, many 
visitors have experienced loss of unattended items.  Hotel 
burglaries are not uncommon and all valuables should be locked in 
room safes if possible. 
 
Health Information 
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Throughout the Eastern Caribbean, the most likely threat to a 
visitor's health is sunburn.  It takes several weeks to become 
accustomed to the heat and humidity.  Prolonged exposure to the sun, 
without protection, causes sunburn and may ultimately result in 
sun-damaged skin or even skin cancer.  Sunscreens should be used for 
protection.  In Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent the major 
health threat is dengue fever, transmitted by mosquito.  Dengue 
cases are most often seen in the summer months.  Persons should 
therefore protect themselves with insect repellant.  There is also a 
growing number of HIV/AIDS cases reported.  The Eastern Caribbean 
enjoys clean and safe drinking water.  Only routine boosters for 
immunizations (i.e., tetanus, diphtheria, and oral polio vaccine) 
are required when traveling to this region.  Barbados has the best 
medical facilities of all the islands in the region and most of the 
medical specialties have practitioners here. 
 
KRAMER