Ask the Consul [#4 in a series]: All About IV Marriage Visas – US Embassy for Barbados & Eastern Caribbean

What is the difference between an Immigrant Visa CR1/IR1 and a K3? Which is better for my spouse and I?

Marriage-based petitions for spouses of United States Citizens fall under the immigrant visa categories of IR1 (for couples married more than two years) and CR1 (for couples married less than two years). A K3 [...]

KITTITIAN COAST GUARD VESSEL “STALWART” SAILS AGAIN

SKN’s Coast Guard vessel Stalwart is back on the high seas after being refloated over the weekend, both 116 foot Stalwart and its smaller sister Ardent, were deliberately beached on Monday, August 30, to protect the vessels from the turbulent waves generated during the passage of Hurricane Earl.
Ardent was returned to the Coast Guard Base [...]

Santo Domingo makes top 10 destination for Russian tourists

The Dominican Republic is the 9th most popular destination for Russian tourists, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) and Rosturizm (Russian Federal Agency of Tourism).
According to the experts, a record number of Russian tourists are forecast to go on holiday abroad in this summer season 2010.
Tops in popularity for Russian tourists [...]

True Love knows no Age? 40’s Dutch model hitches to Senior Citizen crooner – Julio Iglesias marries Miranda Rijnsburger in Dominican Republic

After 20 years and five children together, Spanish pop idol 66-year old Julio Iglesias married 45-year-old Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger.
The marriage took place at the Catholic parish of Virgin del Carmen in Marbella on 24 August, Iglesias announced on his website.
The couple resides in Miami with their sons Miguel Alejandro, 12, Rodrigo 11, 9-year old [...]

Sustainable Tourism Specialist Gail Henry Returns from U.S. Embassy Sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program

“Very hectic but quite informative.”
That was the assessment of Gail Henry on her return from a very timely International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery.
Henry, who is a Sustainable Tourism Product Specialist with the Caribbean Tourism Organization, participated in an IVLP on “Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery” from 30 May [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Visa Waiver Registration Fee Effective September 8, 2010

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced new regulations requiring travelers from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to pay operational and travel promotion fees when applying for an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) beginning September 8, 2010. The total fee will be U.S. $14.00.
Travelers with an approved ESTA prior to September 8, 2010 will [...]

{Opening Ceremony of Assembly of Caribbean Peoples #3} Travelling as Colonies more frequent than flying as Independent territories: Barbadian author lambastes Regional heads for lack of an air carrier within Caribbean

In our final segment of looking at the Opening session for the Assembly of Caribbean Peoples, we return to scrutinising comments from Barbadian literary icon George Lamming, where he offers a solution, of sorts, to an ongoing Caribbean problem.
In speaking with the audience that night, Professor Lamming observed that people of the region were far more likely [...]

MORE FOGGING UP OF BARBADOS TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK IN NUMEROUS DISTRICTS

The Government Information Service has confirmed work by the Vector Control Unit will continue next week in three parishes throughout the island, with special attention being paid to a number of communities in Christ Church.
Tuesday, August 17, fogging will continue in Christ Church when the team visits Fairy Valley Plantation, Pilgrim Road, Pilgrim Place A [...]

Barbados Labour Party’s St Lucy Constituency Meeting: Selah Primary #2 {PREVIEW}

In the very northern part of Barbados, Peter Phillips is the man who’s seeking to wrest the seat of St Lucy from the eccentric yet charismatic Denis Kellman of the ruling DLP – Kellman, also known as the so-called ‘Mayor of Moontown‘ is still without a Cabinet post…

{Opening Ceremony of Assembly of Caribbean Peoples #2} Vincentian Leader declares pride in securing multi-million dollar boost for Eastern Caribbean with Libya’s coffers – Are Sovereignty and Morality mutually exclusive? When History’s wounds are closer to home…

So much has happened since this item debuted, it is only now we had the breathing space to examine a matter which Barbados should seriously review for many reasons…
There are many views but let’s try to simplify a very complicated matter, evidence shows a more than average likelihood that Libyans were involved in the explosion [...]