US Warns Americans to Reconsider Travel Jamaica Amid Spate of Murders

Published on February 1, 2024

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Jamaica amid a recent increase in murders in the Caribbean island nation. The agency placed Jamaica on its Level 3 travel advisory because “violent crimes, such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides, are common.” It added that “sexual assaults occur frequently, including at all-inclusive resorts.” “Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents,” the Department of State added in a bulletin on Jan. 29. ” When arrests are made, cases are infrequently prosecuted to a conclusive sentence. Families of U.S. citizens killed in accidents or homicides frequently wait a year or more for final death certificates to be issued by Jamaican authorities.”...

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