It was featured in the modern-day film, Pirates of the Caribbean. By the year 1670, as the buccaneer era was in decline, most of the pirates, seeking a new source of trade, turned to log cutting and trading wood from the island. At this same time, an English pirate started to promote himself and invite the pirates on the island of Tortuga to set sa… Read More


It was featured in the modern-day film, Pirates of the Caribbean. By the year 1670, as the buccaneer era was in decline, most of the pirates, seeking a new source of trade, turned to log cutting and trading wood from the island. At this same time, an English pirate started to promote himself and invite the pirates on the island of Tortuga to set sa… Read More


The O.A.S. could eventually help verify elections in Haiti, but its immediate priority should be working alongside U.N. Agencies and civil society to manage the exodus of Haitians fleeing the country’s violence for South America and the United States. Orderly refugee resettlement, negotiated among member states, would reduce the risk of Haitians … Read More


Under Leclerc and under Rochambeau, this island, inhabited in that day by a few miserable fishermen, presented the traveler with a picturesque glance. Orange trees, interlacing their branches laden with fruit above the paths which crossed the island in all directions, gave one a fragrant shade that protected it against the heat of a murderous sun. … Read More


To many foreigners, Londoners may seem to carry a reputation for being unfriendly and rude. However, a new viral video campaign shows that actually, we are happy to help a stranger in need when lost in this town. We are also a whole city of strangers ourselves, many of us having moved to London from elsewhere in the country or elsewhere in the worl… Read More