The U.S. Department of State has issued a new warning for Americantravelersheaded to the Caribbean due to violent crime that has impacted the local populations of Jamaica and the Bahamas. US raises travel advisory for travel to Jamaica "Seven Mile Beach", Negril, Jamaica is seen in an ...
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...
Embassy in Jamaica states. Jamaica has seen 65 murders since the new year, according to data released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force. The number of killings is short of the 81 reported in the same time frame in 2023. Bahamas travel advisory On January 24, the U.S. Embassy in the ...
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...
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 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC raised its travel advisory to “Level 4: Very High” for those countries, telling Americans they should avoid trave...
Earlier this year, Sandals hosted over-300 travel agents in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – and before that, also hosted similar events in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and The Bahamas, with the 2025 edition carded for Jamaica. ...
Travel Deeper: Directed by Henry Nathan. With Ian Harper, Clé Hunnigan, Henry Nathan, Sam Prince. Henry Nathan and friends Clé Hunnigan, Ian Harper and Sam Prince take a trip to Clé's homeland of Jamaica, in search of the legendary 'Nonsuch Falls'. Tr
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mentioned in the advisory, even the parts of St. James Parish and Montego Bay in the advisory, are “distinctly defined areas within the country” that most tourists already avoid. It also added that the actual crime rate against tourists to Jamaica is and has remained low, despite the...