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...
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...
Jamaica has a reputation for violent crime, and both theU.S.andCanadacurrently have travel advisories for the region. The advisors TMR spoke to all unanimously attested to feeling “safe” when visiting, but stated visitors need to use common sense to avoid potentially dangerous situations. “Peo...
The State Department reissued aLevel 3 travel advisoryfor Jamaica last month, asking Americans to "reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime and medical services." "Violent crimes, such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides, are common. Sexual assaults occur frequen...
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Canada is not warning to avoid traveling to other regions in Mexico. Instead, it is alerting citizens to exercise caution. For comparison,Canada also has the same advisoryfor countries including Jamaica, France, Sweden, Morocco, the United Kingdom, and more. ...
On Aug. 14, the State Department issued an advisory for Jamaica. The advisory warns that “the level of crime has exceeded the level of criminal activity elsewhere in the Caribbean,” and advises Americans not to walk around at night and to avoid public transportation. Does the advisory urge...
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." ...
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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...