Evening star

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itation of existing facilities com

pleted and interesting new develop

ments under way. The large hotels

are in good shape for the coming

winter season.

He reports progress on a new road

to the summit of a mountain which

commands a “magnificent view” over

the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On

Jamaica he found consideration be

ing given to cttage colonies to sup

plement hotels and guest houses.

Similar developments, he says, are

planned in the vicinity of Maracas

Bay, in Trinidad. He found most of

the roads there in good condition,

with an adequate number of auto

ombiles for sightseeing demands.

At many points he found shopping

facilities not yet up to prewar par,

due to the scarcity of imports from

Europe, but "this situation is im

proving as more ships return to their

West Indies runs. St. Thomas at

present is one of the most attractive

shopping ports, with excellent sup

plies of West Indian native handi

crafts and reasonably good stocks of

Prench perfumes and cosmetics,

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pfean items."

Mr. O’Connor says travel to the

West Indies is in great demand. Spe

cifically, he reports, advance res

ervations for Nassau and Montego

Bay, among other popular resorts,

indicate heavy bookings from mid

December to midiMarch.

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Other reports from Nassau fore

cast the island's most brilliant win

ter tourist season. In addiiton to

parties and various social functions

a lively season has been planned for

fishing, sailing, golf, polo and tennis.

Horse racing, revived last gvinter,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1947). Washington, D.C., 1947-11-16. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1947-11-16/ed-1/?sp=49

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1947-11-16.