The Red Necked Amazons, indigenous to Dominica, are an endangered species. While several were rescued from Hurricane Maria, which destroyed much of their habitat, they are now in Germany, where efforts are being mounted to return them to Dominica.
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Hurricane Maria Barrels Towards Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria is set to strike Puerto Rico today, with forecast wind speeds of more than 150 miles per hour. Maria already struck the Caribbean island of Dominica as a category 5 storm, with sustained winds of 160 miles per…
Excursion Bus Crash in Dominica Kills Cruise Passenger
By Jim Walker
A Dominican newspaper reports that an excursion bus carrying ten passengers from the P&O Azura was involved in a serious accident yesterday in the country of Dominica. One passenger died and nine others were injured. The Azura previously sailed from Southampton…
Excursion Bus with Passengers from MSC Orchestra Crashes in Dominica
By Jim Walker
A newspaper in Dominica reports that an excursion bus taking passengers from a MSC cruise ship to a tourist attraction crashed today in Dominica. An infant reportedly died in the accident, according to the online newspaper in Dominica. The bus…
Cruise Ship Passenger Robbed in Roseau, Dominica
By Jim Walker
One of the issues which we follow is the high crime rate throughout the Caribbean islands which are visited by U.S. tourists on cruise ships. One of our articles – Top 10 Most Dangerous Cruise Destinations in the World –…
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Passenger Dies on Snorkeling Excursion in Dominica
By Jim Walker
Several newspapers are reporting that a cruise ship passenger died during a snorkeling excursion while visiting the Caribbean island of Dominica. The incident involves a cruise passenger from Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas cruise ship. The local police say that…
“Rouges & Vagabonds:” Gay Cruise Couple Fined, Insulted & Deported From Dominica
By Jim Walker
In a weird ending to a weird cruise story, two California men who were arrested on the Celebrity Summit cruise ship while it was docked in Dominica pleaded guilty to indecent exposure at a hearing yesterday and were then ridiculed by…
Busted for Buggery: Controversy Follows Another Atlantis Gay Cruise
By Jim Walker
Another Atlantis gay cruise resulted in public controversy yesterday when police in Dominica arrested two passengers on the Celebrity Summit on suspicion of indecent exposure and “buggery” (sodomy). Someone on the dock supposedly observed the passengers having sex on the…
Antiguan Police Arrest Suspect in Death of Nina Nillsen
By Jim Walker
The police in Antigua arrested a suspect for the murder of Nina Nilssen who died January 19, 2010 after taking a tender from the Star Clippers’ Royal Clipper cruise ship to Pigeon Point Beach. According to a newspaper in Dominica, the police arrested a 24 year-old…