Category - Caribbean

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Dominican Republic and Haiti – Exercise high degree of caution Hurricane Irene recently swept the north coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Travellers should be aware that transportation routes, power and telecommunications systems […]

Haiti – Exercise high degree of caution All Canadians are required to have a valid Canadian passport to depart from Haiti. You will not be allowed to board a return flight to Canada with a non-Canadian passport and a Canadian Citizenship Card. Non-Canadians travelling to Canada must present a valid passport containing a Canadian visa. […]

PASSPORT Canada has issued a reminder to all travellers that, although Canadians can travel to Jamaica with an ID and proof of citizenship, a valid Canadian passport will be needed to travel back to Canada. Canadians boarding a flight back to Canada must present a valid Canadian passport. Airlines are required by law to ensure […]

THE Dominican Republic has not registered new cases of cholera and the lab tests for the four that were under observation resulted negative, Public Health minister Bautista Rojas affirmed last week. Confirmed cases remain at four. The official said the patients admitted to three hospitals and several clinics in various sectors of Santo Domingo had […]