The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory for travelers headed to Jamaica and a Level 2 advisory for the Bahamas due to crime there.
The alert is listed as Level 3, one level below the department’s "do not travel" advisory, and it encourages American citizens to "reconsider travel" to Jamaica. File: This photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a man fishing at the seaside of Kingston, Jamaica. (Photo by Li Mengxin/Xin...
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...
The U.S. State Department has also renewed travel warnings to Jamaica and the Bahamas. Jamaica isnow considered a Level 3(reconsider travel), just below Level 4, which is do not travel. The latest advisory warned of increased crime in the country and advised travelers to avoid visiting certa...
Related:Prime minister pushes back against Jamaica advisory The U.S. Embassy in Kingston alsochimed in on social media, releasing a statement on Wednesday seemingly intended to tamp down the controversy around the reissued advisory. "The State Department's update on January 23, 2024 was a routin...
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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." ...