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...
If you do decide to travel to the above-listed "Do Not Travel" areas, the Department of State asks Americans to visitthis websitefor information on travel to high-risk areas. What to know about US travel advisory for the Bahamas Theadvisory, issued on Jan. 26, urged travelers to "ex...
Like its Jamaica warning, the State Department’s advisory calls out crime in specific parts of The Bahamas, particularly on New Providence (Nassau) and Grand Bahama (Freeport) islands. “Violent crime, such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults, occur in both tourist and non...
The FCO travel advisory against visits to Cuba currently remains, though it is expected to be updated once the exemption is lifted tomorrow morning. All travellers, including those from destinations on the travel corridors list, will still be required to show a completedpassenger locator formon arr...
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...
Jamaica’s biggest summer music festival, Reggae Sumfest, returns to the country’s tourist capital, Montego Bay with a week of activities from the 16th of July to the 22nd of July this year.
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...
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, ...