The U.S. government has issued a heightened travel warning for Jamaica in light of a recent surge in homicides, urging American citizens to reconsider their travel plans to the island. The State Department’s Level 3 travel advisory for Jamaica follows a similar warning issued for the Bahamas, which remains at a Level 2 advisory, despite … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The State Department issued a travel warning for Jamaica on Tuesday due to a surge in violent crime, cautioning American travelers to reconsider their plans to visit the Caribbean nation. The US embassy in Jamaica upgraded the travel advisory to a Level 3 – just one level short of the most severe … Read more
Montego Bay, Jamaica – The State Department has raised a travel warning for Americans considering a visit to Jamaica in light of a recent surge in violent crime. According to the updated advisory, at least 65 people have been murdered in the Caribbean nation in the past four weeks, prompting the U.S. government to increase … Read more
American tourists are concerned about safety when visiting popular vacation destinations in the Caribbean. Recent reports of murders and rapes have raised questions about the security of travelers in countries like the Bahamas and Jamaica. The safety of US tourists in the Caribbean has been brought into focus following a series of alarming incidents. In … Read more
JUNCTION, St Elizabeth, Jamaica – On Wednesday night, a man wanted for multiple offenses, including rape from more than 10 years ago in Hanover, was fatally shot near Junction in St Elizabeth after evading local law enforcement by relocating to the United States. The man, identified as 46-year-old Vernon Shearer, had been listed among Hanover’s … Read more