Posted on 03/23/2005 6:32:54 PM PST by Pharmboy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A gay and nudist cruise was barred from stopping at the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis on Wednesday after authorities said the group would offend local customs. A police patrol boat stopped a Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers on a six-day cruise as it was approaching Charlestown, Nevis, the ship's captain Cornelius Plantefaber said.
Plantefaber said three officers boarded the ship and demanded he accompany them to a meeting onshore that lasted an hour with port authority, police, customs and immigration officials.
The Nevis port authority confirmed that they barred the ship from docking. The ship's name is the S.V. Polynesia, a 248-foot four-mast schooner, and most of the passengers aboard are Americans, the captain said.
"We don't want it to be a part of our culture," said acting general manager of the Nevis port authority, Oral Brandy. "It's not a practice society likes here."
Gay cruises, however, have been to the former British colony before and no problems were reported, government spokesman Erasmus Williams said. The two-island country of 40,000 has a federal government whose capital is in St. Kitts. The smaller island of Nevis is semiautonomous.
"We welcome all visitors," Williams said, speaking for the federal government.
Really. I didn't know that Hamilton's birthplace.
Open your mind. It'll be a hoot!
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His biologic father never had anything to do with him and he was orphaned at 13 when his mother passed. Because of his genius he was sent to NYC by some rich guys on the island and the rest, as they say, is history.
Someone's been watching the Biography Channel.
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"Nevis is, after all, the birthplace of Mr. Ten Dollar Bill himself, Alexander Hamilton."
I remember visiting his house when I was down there in 90'. Nevis was a great place back then, no resorts.
...or at least hose them down pretty thoroughly. Yecchhh...
Nope--my hobby is the Revolution and the folks that did it. General Washington is my favorite (there was simply NO ONE like him), but I also like Hamilton, Cesar Rodney, John Adams and General Hugh Mercer. I do not like Jefferson. (Aren't you sorry you asked?)
LOL!! Good one...
"We don't want it to be a part of our culture," said acting general manager of the Nevis port authority, Oral Brandy.
Who's John Adams?
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I never leave home without it ha ha h a
Great Island
it has excellent international offshore incorporation laws. Around the time i was there a dutch man visiting the island killed his wife while staying at the 4 (something ) Golf resort. I believe he was hung with a week of the trial. I don't think it was a good vacation for them.
I loved the place.
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