The State Department issued a level two travel advisory for the popular tourist destination after reports of at least 18 murders in Nassau this year alone.The U.S. Department of State has issued a new warning for American travelers headed to the Caribbean due to violent crime that has impacted...
When readers ask us about safety in Jamaica, it is usually after seeing a travel advisory from the State Department such as “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel” or “Level 4 – Do Not Travel”, or from the CDC such as “Warning Level 3 (Red) – Avoid All Non-Essential Travel.” To answ...
The U.S. government has raised its travel alert level for Jamaica amid a spate of murders in the Caribbean nation, urging Americans to reconsider visiting the island "due to crime and [unreliable] medical services." The State Department announced the change, to its Level 3 travel advisory, f...
The US Department of State is advising Americans to reconsider travel to Jamaica due to health and safety measures as well as COVID-related conditions. The advisory on Jamaica has been placed on the Department's website. It was updated yesterday as the State Department lifted its blanket adviso...
Across the board, he said, crime was at a 22-year low. "The challenge we face is that everything that is said in the travel advisory runs counter to Jamaica's story of recovery, to Jamaica's story of coming to grips with the challenges of being a developing country." ...
The travel advisory of a Level 3: Reconsider Travel was first advised for Jamaica in early 2022. But while this new update maintains that advisory, it expands on the discussion of types of crime and specific regions of the country where more crimes are recorded to give travellers the most de...
The National Hurricane Center issued this advisory at 11.00 pm EST on Sunday; Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Cayman Islands beginning late Monday, and a tropical storm warning is in effect. Dangerous storm surge and hurricane conditions are possible in portions of Western Cuba and ...
A member of Cricket West Indies’ medical advisory committee, Dr Akshai Mansingh, has backed the travel and COVID-19 quarantine protocols put in place for the upcoming Bangladesh tour and believes players will not be placed at any unnecessary risk...
What to know about US travel advisory for the Bahamas Theadvisory, issued on Jan. 26, urged travelers to "exercise increased caution" should they decide to visit the Caribbean country. Tourists at a beach in Nassau, Bahamas, on Dec. 22, 2022.Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images, F...