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Viewing cable 07BRIDGETOWN1104, COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MERRILL AND GLASS TO TRAVEL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BRIDGETOWN1104 2007-08-31 12:18 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bridgetown
VZCZCXYZ0001
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWN #1104/01 2431218
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 311218Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY BRIDGETOWN
TO RHMCSUU/FAA AERONAUTICAL CEN OKLAHOMA CITY OK
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5349
RHMFIUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC
RUEPVAP/TSA WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 001104 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/CAR 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAIR OTRA ST
SUBJECT:  COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MERRILL AND GLASS TO TRAVEL 
TO ST. LUCIA, SEPT. 8-15, 2007 
 
REF:  291603Z AUG 07 
 
1.  Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance 
to Frances Merrill and Dana Glass, TSA Transportation Security 
Specialists, for travel to St. Lucia from September 8-15, 2007.  The 
purpose of this visit is to provide an International Civil Aviation 
Crisis Management training program in conjunction with and financed 
by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States. 
 
2.  Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer Anthony Eterno, 
tel. 1-246-227-4282, fax 1-246-227-4174. Embassy Bridgetown requests 
an outbrief to be provided to the Political/Economic section 
relating to activities while in the region within 10 working days of 
completion of travel.  Please provide the outbrief by telephone or 
by fax. 
 
3.  Per reftel, Embassy understands that further assistance in not 
required.  Both travelers will stay at the Auberge Seraphine hotel, 
tel: 758/453-2073. 
 
4.  Post's resources do not allow us the flexibility to meet and 
assist visitors at the airport.  Per diem rates are as follows: 
Lodging is USD167, and M&IE USD68.  Currency Exchange rate is 
XCD2.70 to 1 USD. Departure Tax is XCD45.00 or USD17.00. 
 
5.  Entry requirements:  A valid U.S. passport is required to enter 
St. Lucia.  No visa is required if your stay is under six months, 
including those travelers arriving with diplomatic or official 
passports. 
 
6.  Restrictions:  The laws of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, St. 
Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis prohibit 
non-military personnel from wearing any articles of camouflage 
clothing.  Immigration officers in these countries randomly check 
visitor's baggage on arrival at the airport; if items of restriction 
are found, you will be asked to surrender them to the officers. 
 
7.  ICASS TDY Policy:  Each visitor, regardless of length of stay, 
must bring/forward fiscal data to pay for direct costs of the visit. 
 Each agency, organization or visiting delegation will be charged 
for the actual costs attributed to its visit.  Direct charge costs 
include, but are not limited to:  airport transportation and 
expediting; driving services; American and LES overtime (for such 
services as airport expediting, cashier accommodation exchange, 
control room staffing, representational event support); travel and 
per diem costs incurred by post personnel in support of visitor's 
field travel; rental of vehicles and other equipment; long distance 
telephone calls; office supplies, procurement/small purchasing; 
departure tax and other airport fees.  Post will not provide service 
if fiscal data is not provided for the direct charges. 
 
For TDYers remaining at post over 30 days, there is a charge for 
ICASS support services.  This charge is for the following ICASS 
services:  Basic Package, CLO and Health Services.  Agencies will 
not be billed until the accumulated invoice cost for TDY support 
exceeds $2,500 for the fiscal year.  If your sponsoring agency is 
not signed up for ICASS services at post, please be prepared to sign 
a Memorandum of Understanding for ICASS support services upon 
arrival.  The agency should provide post with a written 
communication, generated by the traveler's headquarters, that 
confirms the agency will pay ICASS charges for the TDYer, provides 
the agency ICASS billing code to which the TDY support charges 
should be applied, and authorizes the traveler to sign the ICASS 
invoice generated by the TDY module.  Where travel is urgent, the 
TDYer should bring this documentation with him/her to ensure there 
are no interruptions in the provision of service.  Post will not 
provide any service to a TDYer staying in excess of thirty days 
without provision of this documentation before day 31 of the TDY." 
 
8.  The following is general information pertaining to security and 
health considerations throughout the Eastern Caribbean: 
 
Security 
-------- 
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 
------------------ 
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. 
 
FISHER