RE: haiti - (Long Post)

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Here's the info we give to travellers

STuart

Haiti Health

<<...>>

Special Precautions Certificate Required

Yellow Fever Yes 1

Cholera No -

Typhoid & Polio Yes -

Malaria 2 -

Food & Drink 3 -

1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers coming

from infected areas.

2: Malaria risk, in the malignant falciparum form, exists throughout the

year in certain forest areas in Gros Morne, Hinche, Maissade, Chantal and

Jacmel. In the other cantons, risk is estimated to be low. Choroquine is the

recommended prophylaxis.

3: All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Water

used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been

boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled.

Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised, but make sure that it

is reconstituted with pure water. Avoid dairy products which are likely to

have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish,

preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk.

Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should

be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For

more information, consult the Health appendix.

Hepatitis A and Bancroftian filariasis occur.

Health care: Health insurance providing cover for repatriation in the event

of serious illness is strongly recommended. Medical facilities are fairly

good. The local herb tea is said to be good for stomach upsets.

Haiti Social Profile

<<...>>

FOOD & DRINK: The French cuisine is good and the Creole specialities combine

French, tropical and African influences. Dishes include Guinea hen with sour

orange sauce, tassot de dinde (dried turkey), grillot (fried island pork),

diri et djondjon (rice and black mushrooms), riz et pois (rice and peas),

langouste flambé (local lobster), ti malice (sauce of onions and herbs),

piment oiseau (hot sauce) and grillot et banane pese (pork chops and island

bananas). Sweets include sweet potato pudding, mango pie, fresh coconut ice

cream, cashew nuts and island fruits. Drink: French wine is available in the

better restaurants. The island drink is rum and the best is probably

'Barbancourt', made by a branch of Haiti's oldest family of rum and brandy

distillers.

NIGHTLIFE: There is plenty of choice ranging from casinos to African drum

music and modern Western music and dance. There is something happening in at

least one major hotel every evening with the main attraction being folkloric

groups and voodoo performances. On Saturday nights bamboche, a peasant-style

dance, can be seen in one of the open-air dance halls. Hotels can give

further up-to-date information on local nightlife.

SHOPPING: Bargaining is recommended at the Iron Market, where good and bad

quality local items can be bought, including carvings, printed fabrics,

leatherwork, paintings (particularly in the naïf style, for which Haiti is

famous), straw hats, seed necklaces and jewellery, cigars and foodstuffs.

Port-au-Prince has a good selection of shops and boutiques selling a wide

range of local and imported items. Bargaining is an accepted practice.

Shopping hours: 0800-1200 and 1300-1600 Monday to Friday; 0800-1330

Saturday.

SPORT: Watersports: Kyona and Ibo beaches (Ibo is on Cacique Isle) are best

for swimming, snorkelling, spearfishing, sailing, boomba racing in native

dugout canoes and water-skiing. Fishing: La Gonâve is a popular location for

fishing. Hunting: Best season is from October to April, especially for duck

shooting, when there are 63 varieties gathered on Haiti's lakes and étangs

(ponds). Permission to bring firearms into Haiti is necessary and can be

obtained from the Chief of Army, Grand Quartier General, Port-au-Prince.

Golf: There is a 9-hole course at the Pétionville Club. Tennis: Courts can

be found at Pétionville Club, El Rancho, Ibo Beach, Ibo Lake, Kaloa Beach,

Royal Haitian hotels, Habitation Le Clerc and at the Club Med in Montraus.

Spectator sports: Football is the favourite national sport, followed by

basketball.

SPECIAL EVENTS: The principal annual festivals are the Carnival, held

throughout Haiti three days before Ash Wednesday; the Ra Ra, held in Leogane

from Ash Wednesday to Easter; and the Pan-American Discovery Day

celebrations held on December 5 to celebrate Columbus' landing on the north

coast in 1492. During July and August local traditional and religious

festivals are held in many towns, including Limonade, Plaine du Nord, Petit

Goaves and Ouanaminthe. For a complete list of carnivals and festivals held

during 1999, contact the Secrétariat d'Etat au Tourisme (see address

section).

SOCIAL CONVENTIONS: Informal wear is acceptable, although scanty beachwear

should be confined to the beach or poolside. Only the most elegant

dining-rooms encourage guests to dress for dinner. Tipping: 10% service

charge is added to hotel and restaurant bills. Taxi drivers do not expect

tips.

Haiti Passport and Visa

<<...>>

Passport Required? Visa Required? Return Ticket Required?

Full British Yes No Yes

Australian Yes Yes Yes

Canadian Yes No Yes

USA Yes No Yes

Other EU Yes 1 Yes

Japanese Yes Yes Yes

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for 6 months from date of entry required by all.

VISAS: Required by all except the following for stays of up to 90 days:

(a) 1. nationals of Argentina, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Israel,

Korea (Rep. of), Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and

the USA

( travellers in transit, holding confirmed tickets and documents, provided

they do not leave the airport.

Types of visa and cost: Single-entry: FFr800; Multiple-entry: FFr1200 (up to

3 months); FFr 2000 (up to 6 months).

Validity: 3 months for Single-entry visas and 3 or 6 months for

Multiple-entry visas.

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see address

section. Visas can also be issued on arrival, but enquire at Consulate

before leaving.

Application requirements: (a) 1 photo. ( Valid passport. © Fee. (d)

Application form. (e) Registered self-addressed envelope for postal

applications.

Temporary residence: Contact the Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy).

Note: A Government Head Tax of US$25 is levied on all non-residents who are

leaving Haiti.

Haiti Addresses

<<...>>

Location: Caribbean; island of Hispaniola.

Secrétariat d'Etat au Tourisme

8 rue Légitime, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Tel: 232 143 or 235 631. Fax: 235 359. E-mail: info@...

Web site: http://www.haititourisme.com

Embassy of the Republic of Haiti and Tourist Office

10 rue Theobule Ribot, 75017 Paris, France

Tel: (1) 47 63 47 78. Fax: (1) 42 27 02 05.

E-mail: haiti01@...

Consulates in: Cayenne, Paris, Pointe-à-Pitre.

Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

BP 25, 160A avenue Louise, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: (2) 649 7381. Fax: (2) 640 6080.

Accredited to the UK and The Netherlands.

British Consulate

PO Box 1302, Hotel Montana, Bourdon, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Tel: 573 969. Fax: 574 048.

Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

2311 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Tel: (202) 332 4090/2. Fax: (202) 745 7215. E-mail: embassy@...

Web site: http://www.haiti.org/embassy

Consulate General of Haiti

17th Floor, 271 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Tel: (212) 697 9767. Fax: (212) 681 6991. E-mail: haiti@...

Consulates also in: Boston, Chicago and Miami.

Embassy of the United States of America

BP 1761, 5 boulevard Harry Truman, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Tel: 220 200 or 220 354. Fax: 231 641.

Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

112 Kent Street, Suite 205, Place de Ville, Tower B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5P2

Tel: (613) 238 1628/9. Fax: (613) 238 2986. E-mail: bohio@...

Consulate General of Haiti

Suite 1335, 1801 avenue McGill College, Montréal H31 2N4

Tel: (514) 499 1919. Fax: (514) 499 1818. E-mail: haiti@...

Web site: http://www.haiti-montreal.org

Canadian Embassy

BP 826, Edifice Banque Nova Scotia, 18 route de Delmas, Port-au-Prince,

Haiti

Tel: 232 358. Fax: 238 720.

Country dialling code: 509.

<<...>>

Haiti Travel - International

<<...>>

AIR: There are good connections with the USA, the French West Indies and

France. American Airlines operates daily flights from London to

Port-au-Prince via New York. Other airlines serving Haiti include Air

Canada, Air Guadeloupe and Air France.

Approximate flight times: From Port-au-Prince to London is 12 hours (not

including overnight stop in New York), to Los Angeles is 9 hours, to New

York is 5 hours, to Florida is 1 hour and 40 minutes and to Singapore is 33

hours (with good connections).

International airports: Port-au-Prince (PAP) (Mais Gaté) is 8km (5 miles)

from the city. There is a snack bar, duty-free shop, bank, bar and car hire

facilities. Taxis are available to the city.

Cap-Haïtien (CAP) is Haiti's second international airport and is

approximately 10km from Cap-Haïtien.

Departure tax: US$25 plus Gourde10 (security charge); transit passengers and

children under two years of age are exempt.

SEA: Cap-Haïtien and Port-au-Prince are both ports of call for a number of

cruise lines including Norwegian American, Royal Caribbean, Commodore

Cruise/Cosmos and Holland America.

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> [] haiti

>

> Hey,

> Has anyone out there done any time in Haiti? I am off to haiti for a

> short job.(2 weeks)I am not aware of any unusual " bugs " or problems

> but would be happy to listen to any advise

>

> thanks

>

> Tom Greaber

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tanks for the info stuart nice to see no off the wall bugs have a good one

tom

>From: " , Stuart " <sjs72686@...>

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>Subject: RE: [] haiti - (Long Post)

>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:43:52 +0100

>

>Here's the info we give to travellers

>

>STuart

>

>Haiti Health

> <<...>>

> Special Precautions Certificate Required

>Yellow Fever Yes 1

>Cholera No -

>Typhoid & Polio Yes -

>Malaria 2 -

>Food & Drink 3 -

>1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers

>coming

>from infected areas.

>2: Malaria risk, in the malignant falciparum form, exists throughout the

>year in certain forest areas in Gros Morne, Hinche, Maissade, Chantal and

>Jacmel. In the other cantons, risk is estimated to be low. Choroquine is

>the

>recommended prophylaxis.

>3: All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Water

>used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been

>boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled.

>Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised, but make sure that it

>is reconstituted with pure water. Avoid dairy products which are likely to

>have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish,

>preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk.

>Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

>Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival

>should

>be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For

>more information, consult the Health appendix.

>Hepatitis A and Bancroftian filariasis occur.

>Health care: Health insurance providing cover for repatriation in the event

>of serious illness is strongly recommended. Medical facilities are fairly

>good. The local herb tea is said to be good for stomach upsets.

>Haiti Social Profile

> <<...>>

>FOOD & DRINK: The French cuisine is good and the Creole specialities

>combine

>French, tropical and African influences. Dishes include Guinea hen with

>sour

>orange sauce, tassot de dinde (dried turkey), grillot (fried island pork),

>diri et djondjon (rice and black mushrooms), riz et pois (rice and peas),

>langouste flambé (local lobster), ti malice (sauce of onions and herbs),

>piment oiseau (hot sauce) and grillot et banane pese (pork chops and island

>bananas). Sweets include sweet potato pudding, mango pie, fresh coconut ice

>cream, cashew nuts and island fruits. Drink: French wine is available in

>the

>better restaurants. The island drink is rum and the best is probably

>'Barbancourt', made by a branch of Haiti's oldest family of rum and brandy

>distillers.

>NIGHTLIFE: There is plenty of choice ranging from casinos to African drum

>music and modern Western music and dance. There is something happening in

>at

>least one major hotel every evening with the main attraction being

>folkloric

>groups and voodoo performances. On Saturday nights bamboche, a

>peasant-style

>dance, can be seen in one of the open-air dance halls. Hotels can give

>further up-to-date information on local nightlife.

>SHOPPING: Bargaining is recommended at the Iron Market, where good and bad

>quality local items can be bought, including carvings, printed fabrics,

>leatherwork, paintings (particularly in the naïf style, for which Haiti is

>famous), straw hats, seed necklaces and jewellery, cigars and foodstuffs.

>Port-au-Prince has a good selection of shops and boutiques selling a wide

>range of local and imported items. Bargaining is an accepted practice.

>Shopping hours: 0800-1200 and 1300-1600 Monday to Friday; 0800-1330

>Saturday.

>SPORT: Watersports: Kyona and Ibo beaches (Ibo is on Cacique Isle) are best

>for swimming, snorkelling, spearfishing, sailing, boomba racing in native

>dugout canoes and water-skiing. Fishing: La Gonâve is a popular location

>for

>fishing. Hunting: Best season is from October to April, especially for duck

>shooting, when there are 63 varieties gathered on Haiti's lakes and étangs

>(ponds). Permission to bring firearms into Haiti is necessary and can be

>obtained from the Chief of Army, Grand Quartier General, Port-au-Prince.

>Golf: There is a 9-hole course at the Pétionville Club. Tennis: Courts can

>be found at Pétionville Club, El Rancho, Ibo Beach, Ibo Lake, Kaloa Beach,

>Royal Haitian hotels, Habitation Le Clerc and at the Club Med in Montraus.

>Spectator sports: Football is the favourite national sport, followed by

>basketball.

>SPECIAL EVENTS: The principal annual festivals are the Carnival, held

>throughout Haiti three days before Ash Wednesday; the Ra Ra, held in

>Leogane

>from Ash Wednesday to Easter; and the Pan-American Discovery Day

>celebrations held on December 5 to celebrate Columbus' landing on the north

>coast in 1492. During July and August local traditional and religious

>festivals are held in many towns, including Limonade, Plaine du Nord, Petit

>Goaves and Ouanaminthe. For a complete list of carnivals and festivals held

>during 1999, contact the Secrétariat d'Etat au Tourisme (see address

>section).

>SOCIAL CONVENTIONS: Informal wear is acceptable, although scanty beachwear

>should be confined to the beach or poolside. Only the most elegant

>dining-rooms encourage guests to dress for dinner. Tipping: 10% service

>charge is added to hotel and restaurant bills. Taxi drivers do not expect

>tips.

>Haiti Passport and Visa

> <<...>>

> Passport Required? Visa Required? Return Ticket Required?

>Full British Yes No Yes

>Australian Yes Yes Yes

>Canadian Yes No Yes

>USA Yes No Yes

>Other EU Yes 1 Yes

>Japanese Yes Yes Yes

>PASSPORTS: Passport valid for 6 months from date of entry required by all.

>VISAS: Required by all except the following for stays of up to 90 days:

>(a) 1. nationals of Argentina, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Israel,

>Korea (Rep. of), Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK

>and

>the USA

>( travellers in transit, holding confirmed tickets and documents,

>provided

>they do not leave the airport.

>Types of visa and cost: Single-entry: FFr800; Multiple-entry: FFr1200 (up

>to

>3 months); FFr 2000 (up to 6 months).

>Validity: 3 months for Single-entry visas and 3 or 6 months for

>Multiple-entry visas.

>Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see address

>section. Visas can also be issued on arrival, but enquire at Consulate

>before leaving.

>Application requirements: (a) 1 photo. ( Valid passport. © Fee. (d)

>Application form. (e) Registered self-addressed envelope for postal

>applications.

>Temporary residence: Contact the Consulate (or Consular section at

>Embassy).

>

>Note: A Government Head Tax of US$25 is levied on all non-residents who are

>leaving Haiti.

>Haiti Addresses

> <<...>>

>Location: Caribbean; island of Hispaniola.

>Secrétariat d'Etat au Tourisme

>8 rue Légitime, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

>Tel: 232 143 or 235 631. Fax: 235 359. E-mail: info@...

>Web site: http://www.haititourisme.com

>Embassy of the Republic of Haiti and Tourist Office

>10 rue Theobule Ribot, 75017 Paris, France

>Tel: (1) 47 63 47 78. Fax: (1) 42 27 02 05.

>E-mail: haiti01@...

>Consulates in: Cayenne, Paris, Pointe-à-Pitre.

>Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

>BP 25, 160A avenue Louise, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

>Tel: (2) 649 7381. Fax: (2) 640 6080.

>Accredited to the UK and The Netherlands.

>British Consulate

>PO Box 1302, Hotel Montana, Bourdon, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

>Tel: 573 969. Fax: 574 048.

>Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

>2311 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

>Tel: (202) 332 4090/2. Fax: (202) 745 7215. E-mail: embassy@...

>Web site: http://www.haiti.org/embassy

>Consulate General of Haiti

>17th Floor, 271 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

>Tel: (212) 697 9767. Fax: (212) 681 6991. E-mail: haiti@...

>Consulates also in: Boston, Chicago and Miami.

>Embassy of the United States of America

>BP 1761, 5 boulevard Harry Truman, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

>Tel: 220 200 or 220 354. Fax: 231 641.

>Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

>112 Kent Street, Suite 205, Place de Ville, Tower B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P

>5P2

>

>Tel: (613) 238 1628/9. Fax: (613) 238 2986. E-mail: bohio@...

>Consulate General of Haiti

>Suite 1335, 1801 avenue McGill College, Montréal H31 2N4

>Tel: (514) 499 1919. Fax: (514) 499 1818. E-mail: haiti@...

>Web site: http://www.haiti-montreal.org

>Canadian Embassy

>BP 826, Edifice Banque Nova Scotia, 18 route de Delmas, Port-au-Prince,

>Haiti

>Tel: 232 358. Fax: 238 720.

>Country dialling code: 509.

> <<...>>

>Haiti Travel - International

> <<...>>

>AIR: There are good connections with the USA, the French West Indies and

>France. American Airlines operates daily flights from London to

>Port-au-Prince via New York. Other airlines serving Haiti include Air

>Canada, Air Guadeloupe and Air France.

>Approximate flight times: From Port-au-Prince to London is 12 hours (not

>including overnight stop in New York), to Los Angeles is 9 hours, to New

>York is 5 hours, to Florida is 1 hour and 40 minutes and to Singapore is 33

>hours (with good connections).

>International airports: Port-au-Prince (PAP) (Mais Gaté) is 8km (5 miles)

>from the city. There is a snack bar, duty-free shop, bank, bar and car hire

>facilities. Taxis are available to the city.

>Cap-Haïtien (CAP) is Haiti's second international airport and is

>approximately 10km from Cap-Haïtien.

>Departure tax: US$25 plus Gourde10 (security charge); transit passengers

>and

>children under two years of age are exempt.

>SEA: Cap-Haïtien and Port-au-Prince are both ports of call for a number of

>cruise lines including Norwegian American, Royal Caribbean, Commodore

>Cruise/Cosmos and Holland America.

> <<...>>

>

>

>

>

> > [] haiti

> >

> > Hey,

> > Has anyone out there done any time in Haiti? I am off to haiti for a

> > short job.(2 weeks)I am not aware of any unusual " bugs " or problems

> > but would be happy to listen to any advise

> >

> > thanks

> >

> > Tom Greaber

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >