Even in paradise it’s not always paradise. Last week my house was invaded in the evening by a massive swarm of mosquitoes. I’ve never really been troubled by them before but this battalion came on thick and fast and are the size of flies! They whine, they bite and they suck blood - all of which are offenses punishable by death.

Luckily, most of the mosquitoes in the Caribbean region are free from Malaria but cases of this disease have been reported in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. More frequently in the Eastern Caribbean, they do transmit Dengue fever which does not have any treatment and in rare cases can be deadly. Therefore it is important to protect yourself from these nasty critters.