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...fact that both the opposition and Aristide himself appear to wield significant support has prompted Haiti's Caribbean neighbors, and the U.S., to insist that the two sides find a political solution. But while they have for years criticized Aristide's refusal to accommodate his political opponents, outside observers are also critical of the opposition's insistence that no negotiations can be held before Aristide steps down. The resulting standoff has prevented any political solution, and the current wave of violence has made prospects for an accord even more remote...
Also, in a time when fear of terrorism is widespread, ships--unlike hotels--can take advantage of their mobility, shifting routes away from geopolitical hot spots. Since Sept. 11, cruises through the Suez Canal or to countries like Indonesia have been replaced by trips to Alaska, the Caribbean and South America. There is also an increase in "home porting," which means cruise ships stop at smaller U.S. ports to pick up passengers who can drive there instead of taking a flight. Some 30 U.S. cities now operate as cruise-ship gateways, including Baltimore, Md.; Galveston, Texas; and Mobile, Ala.--roughly...
Enough with swashbuckling. In Secret Window, due in April, Pirate of the Caribbean JOHNNY DEPP returns to what he does best--a good mope. Depp plays a depressed writer suffering through a divorce and accused of plagiarism by a creepy farmer (John Turturro). "One of the keys to [Depp's] character is his degree of bed head," says David Koepp, writer and director of the Stephen King adaptation. It's nice to see a guy get back to his (unbleached) roots...
DIED. PIERRE CHARLES, 49, Prime Minister of the Caribbean island of Dominica; apparently of a heart attack; in Dominica. A former teacher who became the country's longest-serving legislator and a critic of U.S. policy in the Caribbean, he was appointed head of state in 2000 after his predecessor died, also of a heart attack...
AIDS is still a death sentence in much of world, so President Bush pledged $15 billion over the next five years for the relief of the disease in the most severely affected nations of Africa and the Caribbean. At least $10 billion a year is needed, according to U.N. estimates, but the world's richest countries spend a total of about $2.8 billion annually...