Jamaica had 1300 homicides last year. ChIcago? 617. Philly? 400. Georgia? 135…down from 171 the prior year. Jamaica had more murders than all of them COMBINED. As usual, the talk radio crowd is racist and dumb af.
never, the reason why there is travel advisory in the caribbean because tourism is their biggest revenue. That is not the case for the UNITED States. People relocate from all over the world to live more so to the United States then just travel. The United States has more options and u can more so avoid crime more so then a country that is smaller like the islands
This all makes sense they see that middle upper class americans are going on vacation there, so they've started robbing them cuz they think they're rich.
We just spent the weekend at Paradise Island. It was fabulous and we walked everywhere. Spent some time with the enterprising locals at Cabbage beach. Don't listen to the scared people who like to be scared and scared others. Live life and be wise.
Im American and I can safely say that there should be a travel advisory for America. It’s so many mass shootings, cartel kidnappings, human trafficking, and so on. I’m sure Jamaica has its fair share of crime, but America, has way much more crime. Like you said, when traveling there just be wise and watch your surroundings. I’m not allowing no travel advisory cancel my plans to Jamaica.
Police in Jamaica do not investigate crimes, most hospitals in Jamaica have 1 doctor on staff. If you have to do any type of surgery in Jamaica, you must purchasr all of the supplies and bring them to the hospital for the surgery.
@l.t.3857 Again I would advise Americans to do their research because some Jamaicans like you are lying. One of my friend who was a Nurse at UWI told me sometimes the hospital would have 1 Doctor on staff. She also said this is why the death rate at hospitals in Jamaica is so high. All of her colleagues left Jamaican hospitals and got contracts in American hospital. Americans should 100% avoid Jamaica because if they do get sick while on vacation, I feel sorry for them. Even Jamaican politicians fly to Miami for medical care, rich people also fly to America for medical care. None of Jamaican hospitals have a burn unit.
The most violent developed country in the world, where guns outnumber people, issuing a travel warning to a country where tourists rarely ever are the victims of crime…hilariously arrogant 🇧🇸❤️
@@dee2973 Many areas in Jamaica arent dangerous, you dont have mass shooting or random attacks. as a matter of fact in some parishes, the most person to die is 0 to 3 per annum
@@dee2973 I just did, now you name one European country that isnt a war monger or a direct cause of the tribulations happening in said African majority countries. Difficult isnt it?
MY GRANDKIDS AND I WILL BE TRAVELING TO JAMAICA IN MARCH. WORSE CRIME EVER IS AMERICA WHERE UNFORTUNATELY I AM FROM. I WILL LOVE TO MOVE TO JAMAICA. FACTS
You all are full of it! They should have travel advisory for new Orleans, Detroit, Miami, LA and Chicago. Stop the foolishness about jamaica being dangerous.
Tourists aren't usually the ones in danger unless they do something really silly. Mr Anderson don't tell half truths. If you add 1,200 officers and half of the seasoned officers leave, is that really an increase?
@@masadies The 64 murders are likely some form of gang affiliation or persons in disputes. Trust me, I listen to the news every day so I'm not saying it's the safest place in the world, but I went and had a great vacation. The people who need to worry about crime are usually not the foreign visitors.
Don't know about Jamaica, haven't visited that one yet or learned of it, but that country the Bahamas is a good example that immigration must be controlled. A study was once done showing that seventy five percent of the crimes committed in the Bahamas was not done by Bahamians. And in the other twenty five percent, the crimes were partly done by people born to people who came there from other Caribbean nations. The country has suffered for decades under the weight of other nations coming there and bringing their own culture. Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago. It's a very sad situation there, because the world hears the name of this country, but do not know the truth. The question there is, who are committing these crimes.
@@evaeves8569 You said, [Quote] "Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago" [end quote]. So, my question to you is this: What do you call the children born in the Bahamas of "people who came there many years ago?" In fact, what do you call the children born in America of the European Whites who came to America long ago? By your reasoning, no White person nor persons of other races and ethnicities born in America - except the Native Indians - would be American, since their family members all came to America years ago.
@@dakg8034 Well, you ignored the rest and picked out what suits you. But if you read my comment clearly you will see it is about the effect of some different cultures, and about crime. Not about anything else. The 'many are born to people who came,' is just stating factually about a percentage of people and still talking about culture and crime. Yes, they are born there and are from the country, but are not being taught the country. Factually, now is not the same as the past. Europeans and other races in the past accepted the country they came, not bring their own. And I met a few people abroad not born there in the Bahamas, but made people think they are. There was once even a Caribbean guy who was being arrested in the US that said he was from the Bahamas, and they found out was not. This is serious stuff.
@@evaeves8569 Not so at all. I did not pick out what suits me. I merely pointed out the absurdity of the argument you made. Your entire comment can be summed up in two main points: (a) Immigration of foreigners needs to be controlled by the host country because immigrants bring their culture - a culture that involves crimes. (b) crime in the Bahamas is committed by people claiming to be Bahamians but who are not truly Bahamians. To be clear, I do not disagree that migrants bring their culture - even criminal behaviors to host countries. That is an undeniable truth worldwide in every country. The Bahamas is no exception. However, you then cited a study, and further said, [quote] "Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago [end quote]. That is where you lost me in your reasoning, because the comment implies that crime is the Bahamas is mainly the doing of people who came from elsewhere or were born of migrants who came to the Bahamas. That is completely false and is just as equally discriminatory in nature. Being born in the Bahamas of parents who came there from abroad many years ago, DOES NOT make those persons any less Bahamian. So, to heap them into the same category as those who came from outside, is blatant bias against them. That is the point my comment was meant to convey.
I live in the Bahamas and these crimes are revenge crimes for families who don't get justice from the police...they don't target tourist. The Bahamas love visitors and have the utmost respect for them ❤
Tourists and even locals in both countries are safe. Anybody associated with crime in ANY way is at risk because crime in the Caribbean isn’t random like it is in America. It’s mostly contained within specific areas and gang related. I feel safer in Jamaica than I do in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and any rural American town (yes sundown towns are still very common).
U got dat right about the heaps of uncivillized Americans who walk around with AR-15s and unalive people at random - no school, church or mall is exempted from such barbaric acts!!😏🤨
July 2023, I went on a solo trip to Montego Bay and stayed at the RIU. The male staff harassed me the ENTIRE time. It was BAD. They had no shame with the open comments or googley eyes. I dared not to even wear a bathing suit b/c I knew the consequences. After 3 days, I switched to a bed and breakfast ran by female staff and it was a COMPLETELY different experience. I filed a complaint to RIU Montego Bay and it went nowhere. ThIs level of misogyny IS NOT like that in the US. AINT NO WAY!!!! Turning off comments--too many ignorant folks.
Too many bad stories at RUI...i would advise females traveling alone to stay away from that hotel. The fact that you're traveling alone the male staffers would assume you came looking for the "full Jamaican experience".
The issue is telling this to someone who have a brain. How can you tell someone Jamaica is 100% safe but it isn't safe for locals? So tourists should not blend in with the locals so they can be safe. Usually when people travel they try to blend in with the locals.
@lovezone128 unfortunately in Jamaica gangs are doing drive by shooting. They are doing shoot outs regardless of the time of day. Did you see the video where gang members in Montego Bay on hipstrip had a shoot out in broad day light. Gang war is no longer in the ghetto. Jamaica have alot of scammers and are involve in cocaine dealing. This allows them to afford to be in tourist areas, when they meet up, the war happens. I know their are some rich Jamaicans who do stay at resorts as well not all of them are criminals
Jamaica is safe than new yark and many more places in the usa. 99%of people travel to jamaica can speak honestly about the welcome they received during their visit . Crime in Jamaica has never affected tourists jamaican always welcome strangers..I think China should do the same if that is the case. . the country is over run by Chinese and no one bothered them. they feel at home. Crime is in every country. I am scared to go some places right here in the US.
All because Jamaica had the Chinese foreign minister in the country recently 🙄 come on that was done in 1980 with Manley already. Try something new this trip
And remember the price was in Jamaica for the bob Marley movie in which they claim that he was giving a middle finger to the crown so I wouldn't be surprised if the Brits had a hand in it as well
Ahhh I said the same... yup and sadly some got seduced to be traitors by working with outsiders to sabotage Jamaica. Hopefully Jamaicans are more wise than the 70's and 80's
Singapore and Jamaica both owned by the British until the early 1960s , 1 county is overpopulated , 1 is not. 1 country is rocky place with no natural resources and yet a flourishing modern country while the other has the ideal conditions for growing crops , 1 county has the murder rate nearly 600 times higher then the other . In black history month , it is never mentioned how Jamaica was once a far safer place until 1962 under british rule.
“I know you’re down. When you gon’ get up? I see you’re down. When you gon’ get up?” It’s not the 60s. It’s 2024. It’s time for Black people around the world to treat each other better, choose better leaders, and stop begging and start demanding respect from The West, China and Russia. And in America we need to do the same. People of all races are tired of the excuses and as willing as ever to exploit tge divisions.
@@77Creation only those who follow that system are down, I don't follow that system am well off... Am educating the masses to the dangers of that colonized capital western system that keeps black people down especially in America.... That doesn't benefit them. It's time to act rather than playing hero...it's now time for you to do the same in America
being a jamaican living in jamaica crime is down from last year most crimes here are about gangs fighting gangs in montego bay the tourist capital there is 13 murders recorded in 2024 how many are tourist? the answer 0 I don't see why is this travel advisory for jamaica
@@Cheryl_Wickoh please, be quiet! This is a youtube comments thread. Aint nobody care about punctuation and grammar 😂 YOU are the one that's a disgrace to JA trying to shame ppl for punctuation 😅
I'm not going to let this level 2 travel advisory stop me from visiting the Bahamas and Jamaica. This places are still on my mind. There are othere cities i can choose from those places that have less crime.
I would like to know the advisory for when I fly into Chicago from abroad. Every country got their issues, I would still travel to Brazil and Mexico but not stupid enough to travel into zones where it's not safe
why aren't there no travel warnings against travellers to the u.s., am i to understand that there's no crime and violence in the u.s.a.? i beg to differ
Ask that question again cuz they not saying anything about NYC and Chicago….yes there is crime in our beautiful Island but it’s only gang war going on…
No kidding Sherlock , they are just warning Americans who are traveling to these places and it goes the other way around , people visiting various parts of America should be warned to .
I cannot agree where the US Embassy stated that, "Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents." That is a stretch and not reflective of the efforts, strides and comparative successes made in the fight against crime. The fact that murders and violent crimes are down double digits (percentage) compared to the corresponding period last year (2023), cannot honestly be said to be more alarming, and that leads me to wonder why the risk level is increased.
What about Denver, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Boston, Portland, Miami, Jacksonville, Augusta, Columbia, Detroit, Gary, New Orleans, Norfolk, DMV, Philadelphia, Austin, El Paso, Brownsville, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Baton Rouge, Vidor, Wylie, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Louisville, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New York City, Yonkers, Trenton, Virginia Beach, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Jackson, Meridian, Memphis, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Boise, SWAT, Indianapolis, Buffalo.........
Oh please! stop with the bullsh1t propoganda! There is more gun crime in the USA! Jamaicans fight with eachother in their neighbourhoods, not with tourists or at holiday resorts. Jamaica is beautiful and safe!! I have never witnessed so much as an arguement in the many parts i have stayed in. Blessings❤❤
My advice to anyone traveling to the Bahamas especially Nassau is simple, Stay in the tourist areas, don't go wandering over the islands, renting a scooter and wondering over the island is a bad idea, first off the traffic is horrendous. Take an island tour instead, the crime and violence is basically among the natives there, Th Bahamas government does not tolerate crimes against tourist, that is their bread and butter. however if you go wondering into the interior you are looking for trouble, you will become an easy mark! stay in the bay street area, paradise island area, cable beach area, major hotel areas, if you get on a jitney (public transportation), stay on the bus, do not get off until it brings you back to Bay street, if you get lost find a buss stop, all jitneys will eventually end on bay street! or flag down a cop! visit, enjoy, have fun be safe!
This is problematic...Jamaicans need to get this ish under wrap. The island doesn't make guns so who is dropping the guns on the island and why, China or the US. Instability on the island would benefit China.
@tonythomas1010 bro I live in Kingston Jamaica ,me drive and walk go places and never feel like I was not safe. Also crime often time doesn’t even impact the travelers since they are all alienated and spend most of their time In hotels. But hey what do I know Tony.
The majority of the incidences that are happening on New Providence Bahamas is way out of the tourism areas. But the rest of the islands are relatively safe
@@MsSHEISHER I'm sorry that happened to you. A few years back there were some reports of robberies and assaults at Riu's. I don't recall if it was MoBay, Ocho Rios, or both. But things always seem hushed after people talk about it a little.
It’s not defamation. Once one of your family member died from ruthless crimes in Jamaica, then you feel very different. The only way to stop the madness is to stop tourism. The government will then take crimes seriously.
Everyone who is saying the US is safer than these other countries are not paying attention 🫣 I can clearly see y’all not seeing USA Today or doing research. The statistics of crime is a completely different rate over there. The level of crimes in itself is at a different rate. Just because it didn’t happened to you, does not mean that it can’t. I can’t stand the USA but researching what’s happening in the other countries, makes me honestly grateful for where I’m at.
When they do things like this, it makes me wonder what Jamaica not doing for them. Why the US is putting these type of news out there, crimes are everywhere. Oh, let us not forget the USA and other countries.
Lets not forget the US was the one who destabilized Jamaica economy when it stood with Cuba, and indirectly caused the guns to be entering in Jamaica shores
I’m from the Bahamas but live in U S , the news people like to say it like it is , the Bahamas is big that’s Nassau, with a lot of crime , tourists needs to know there are other islands to travel to like Abaco are other outer islands which are very safe and the people are friendliest
Travel warnings needs to be issued to the US
True words!!!
I know so many migrants coming accross our borders.
Very Smart.👏
... they are.
That has been a warning. I heard about it this morning on the radio
Travel Warnings should be issued for Washington DC
You forgot to mention Texas, the midwest, and the south.
Add Philadelphia!
And don't forget to add all those people in the Appalachian mountains, too. Racism has a face!
And Chicago
@azariahzahar8929 Yeah, Chicago doesn't like you either.
I visited Jamaica last July and this January. I never felt unsafe while there. I feel more unsafe in the U.S.
I feel exactly the same, this why I’m moving there.
What an idioy
Wrong.
@@Kennythecardealergood luck. Family live there and experienced more than most could bear.😢
@@imsk6729 what happened
I will still visit Jamaica! It’s my second home.
Is it easy to travel around by public transport?
The warning should include CHICAGO, GEORGIA, PHILADELPHIA
All of NYC and Cali too
Nyc
Memphis, too
Jamaica had 1300 homicides last year. ChIcago? 617. Philly? 400. Georgia? 135…down from 171 the prior year.
Jamaica had more murders than all of them COMBINED.
As usual, the talk radio crowd is racist and dumb af.
Louisville and Oklahoma City too
When will our islands issue ADVISORY for the US against nasty politics, racism and school shooting
never, the reason why there is travel advisory in the caribbean because tourism is their biggest revenue. That is not the case for the UNITED States. People relocate from all over the world to live more so to the United States then just travel. The United States has more options and u can more so avoid crime more so then a country that is smaller like the islands
America wants to keep their USDs on shore
that is the main issue indeed
aye.. lol you might be right
U.S. citizen living here in Jamaica-It’s safe for visitors. It’s the locals that are suffering from all this crime.
That's a generalization. Majority violence gang related
@@United-States-of-Africa Okay.
No, it's the locals who are involved in wrongdoings who are at risk.
This all makes sense they see that middle upper class americans are going on vacation there, so they've started robbing them cuz they think they're rich.
visitors are stupid...they like to go put 'exploring"
No travel warnings for Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Miami?
New Orleans
Jamaica is still worst. Americans do not know nothing about crime or poverty.
They only want to talk nothing else no help just point the finger and pretend to be better than every body else.
No because none of those cities are as dangerous as Jamaica
@@oshe471 Stop it!! Go do some research.... their worse!!!
We just spent the weekend at Paradise Island. It was fabulous and we walked everywhere. Spent some time with the enterprising locals at Cabbage beach.
Don't listen to the scared people who like to be scared and scared others. Live life and be wise.
It is probably safe for you but go ask the locals if it’s safe for them. This btw applies Jamaica. Very violent for the locals and someone for tourist
Im American and I can safely say that there should be a travel advisory for America. It’s so many mass shootings, cartel kidnappings, human trafficking, and so on. I’m sure Jamaica has its fair share of crime, but America, has way much more crime. Like you said, when traveling there just be wise and watch your surroundings. I’m not allowing no travel advisory cancel my plans to Jamaica.
@@JQueen-ul5eh Jamaica has a much higher crime rate and a much higher murder rate than America.
@johnm84 Yet Jamaica is voted as safer for tourists than America. You are also more likely to be attacked in America than Jamaica
@@NativeNomad10 That's not true. Tourists are much more likely to be attacked in Jamaica than in America.
Jamaica and Bahamas are safer than the USA right now.😂
Exactly
Police in Jamaica do not investigate crimes, most hospitals in Jamaica have 1 doctor on staff. If you have to do any type of surgery in Jamaica, you must purchasr all of the supplies and bring them to the hospital for the surgery.
Lies. Per Capita America is Switzerland compared to Jamaica.
@@l.t.3857 I'm Jamaican. Born at Kingston Public Hospital, lived in Marvaley off Washington Blvd. What I write is my facts and what I have witnessed.
@l.t.3857 Again I would advise Americans to do their research because some Jamaicans like you are lying. One of my friend who was a Nurse at UWI told me sometimes the hospital would have 1 Doctor on staff. She also said this is why the death rate at hospitals in Jamaica is so high. All of her colleagues left Jamaican hospitals and got contracts in American hospital. Americans should 100% avoid Jamaica because if they do get sick while on vacation, I feel sorry for them. Even Jamaican politicians fly to Miami for medical care, rich people also fly to America for medical care. None of Jamaican hospitals have a burn unit.
There is no mass shooting in Jamaica you walk on the streets any time you want
Tell them again my brother there is none and they not talking about that….
I mean…1300 murders for an Island if a little more than 2 million? Per Capita, that’s much worse than an America.
I wouldn’t walk street anytime in Jamaica.
@@rottieshepcalibre9156 Thats your choice, you can drive if you choose, but the point is, its a choice.
@@l360b but not a wise choice
Crime and violence everywhere not only in Jamaica and Bahamas, crime also rampant in the USA..❤️❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲
I will still go to Jamaica.. it’s not safe in the USA 🇺🇸.. well USA is level 4
The murder rate in Jamaica is the highest in the world
You're igornant
Just got back from the Bahamas last week and not one time did I feel like my life was in danger..
Tell them again. The only thing stopping me from packing up and moving there is the high cost of most things due to imports.
@@Ms_T_Perfectly_Imperfectthe thing stopping you from moving is you’re not a Bahamian. And you can’t get a Bahamian passport
The most violent developed country in the world, where guns outnumber people, issuing a travel warning to a country where tourists rarely ever are the victims of crime…hilariously arrogant 🇧🇸❤️
Name 1 black country or neighborhood that isn't violent. Difficult, isn't it?!
@@dee2973 Many areas in Jamaica arent dangerous, you dont have mass shooting or random attacks. as a matter of fact in some parishes, the most person to die is 0 to 3 per annum
@@dee2973 Now, name one European country thats not a war monger
@@l360b
Name 1 black country or neighborhood that isn't violent. Difficult, isn't it?
@@dee2973 I just did, now you name one European country that isnt a war monger or a direct cause of the tribulations happening in said African majority countries. Difficult isnt it?
Travel warning needs to be issued for the United States 🇺🇸
I believe there is, i am not sure if its all of the US or just some states but i am sure there are some
For sure these places are safer than Chicago among many others here.
Please don't talk about things you know nothing about.
@@deet4895 We know well. You get robbbed when you go to In n Out in Oakland. You get shot going anywhere near south chicago..
Jamaica had 1300+ homicides in 2023 and Chicago had 600+ homicides. They both have around the same population.
I lived in Chicago for 20 years, unless you been there, you have no idea.......
Not even close
MY GRANDKIDS AND I WILL BE TRAVELING TO JAMAICA IN MARCH. WORSE CRIME EVER IS AMERICA WHERE UNFORTUNATELY I AM FROM. I WILL LOVE TO MOVE TO JAMAICA. FACTS
Good luck, don't forget your will?
Its voted as the number 1 family vacation destination in the world
Let us know when you've spent 3 months outside the resort... If u know u know.
@@kristerforsmo1529I have, most of Jamaica is safe.
@@NativeNomad10 no, its not. Fact.
You all are full of it! They should have travel advisory for new Orleans, Detroit, Miami, LA and Chicago. Stop the foolishness about jamaica being dangerous.
That's exactly what I'm saying America is way dangerous than the islands
What about Compton, yo?
@@JENELLEABBENSETTSDon't be a racist Jenna🤣🤣🤣
All predominantly black communities. I wonder why 🤔
@@juliene994That is how they are hardwired
Jamaica is VERY safe for tourists, millions visit every year with the VAST majority enjoying a safe stay.
Tourists aren't usually the ones in danger unless they do something really silly. Mr Anderson don't tell half truths. If you add 1,200 officers and half of the seasoned officers leave, is that really an increase?
64 murders and February not done yet. I would be scared too
@@masadies The 64 murders are likely some form of gang affiliation or persons in disputes. Trust me, I listen to the news every day so I'm not saying it's the safest place in the world, but I went and had a great vacation. The people who need to worry about crime are usually not the foreign visitors.
@@masadiesHow much murders took place in Baltimore, Chicago, Oakland...etc!
Where do you see 600 officers retiring clown?
@@TalkStraight-or4uu exactly they all have over 300 yearly Philly had 600 last year
Crimes are targeted in Jamaica and Bahamas. Visitors are fine.
Exactly. They are not random and not in areas tourist frequent
Imagine issuing a warning for 18 murders on 1 island when theres 699 more islands to choose from in the bahamas
Don't know about Jamaica, haven't visited that one yet or learned of it, but that country the Bahamas is a good example that immigration must be controlled. A study was once done showing that seventy five percent of the crimes committed in the Bahamas was not done by Bahamians. And in the other twenty five percent, the crimes were partly done by people born to people who came there from other Caribbean nations. The country has suffered for decades under the weight of other nations coming there and bringing their own culture. Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago. It's a very sad situation there, because the world hears the name of this country, but do not know the truth. The question there is, who are committing these crimes.
18 murders ain’t nothing!!! Go to New York!!! That “island” sees way more than that and they have one of the most powerful police force in the world.
@@evaeves8569 You said, [Quote] "Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago" [end quote]. So, my question to you is this: What do you call the children born in the Bahamas of "people who came there many years ago?" In fact, what do you call the children born in America of the European Whites who came to America long ago? By your reasoning, no White person nor persons of other races and ethnicities born in America - except the Native Indians - would be American, since their family members all came to America years ago.
@@dakg8034 Well, you ignored the rest and picked out what suits you. But if you read my comment clearly you will see it is about the effect of some different cultures, and about crime. Not about anything else. The 'many are born to people who came,' is just stating factually about a percentage of people and still talking about culture and crime. Yes, they are born there and are from the country, but are not being taught the country. Factually, now is not the same as the past. Europeans and other races in the past accepted the country they came, not bring their own. And I met a few people abroad not born there in the Bahamas, but made people think they are. There was once even a Caribbean guy who was being arrested in the US that said he was from the Bahamas, and they found out was not. This is serious stuff.
@@evaeves8569 Not so at all. I did not pick out what suits me. I merely pointed out the absurdity of the argument you made. Your entire comment can be summed up in two main points:
(a) Immigration of foreigners needs to be controlled by the host country because immigrants bring their culture - a culture that involves crimes.
(b) crime in the Bahamas is committed by people claiming to be Bahamians but who are not truly Bahamians.
To be clear, I do not disagree that migrants bring their culture - even criminal behaviors to host countries. That is an undeniable truth worldwide in every country. The Bahamas is no exception.
However, you then cited a study, and further said, [quote] "Watch out for people who say they are Bahamians, because many people there and abroad say that they are Bahamians and are not. Many are born to people who came there many years ago [end quote].
That is where you lost me in your reasoning, because the comment implies that crime is the Bahamas is mainly the doing of people who came from elsewhere or were born of migrants who came to the Bahamas. That is completely false and is just as equally discriminatory in nature. Being born in the Bahamas of parents who came there from abroad many years ago, DOES NOT make those persons any less Bahamian. So, to heap them into the same category as those who came from outside, is blatant bias against them. That is the point my comment was meant to convey.
I live in the Bahamas and these crimes are revenge crimes for families who don't get justice from the police...they don't target tourist. The Bahamas love visitors and have the utmost respect for them ❤
But the travel advisory says the crimes happen in resorts too
Sounds just like America. I would issue travel warnings to all foreigners to not visit America by this standard.
Tourists and even locals in both countries are safe. Anybody associated with crime in ANY way is at risk because crime in the Caribbean isn’t random like it is in America. It’s mostly contained within specific areas and gang related. I feel safer in Jamaica than I do in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and any rural American town (yes sundown towns are still very common).
Exactly not "random"
It's common sense,stay away from places where uncivilized people live.This is valid in US too.
U got dat right about the heaps of uncivillized Americans who walk around with AR-15s and unalive people at random - no school, church or mall is exempted from such barbaric acts!!😏🤨
July 2023, I went on a solo trip to Montego Bay and stayed at the RIU. The male staff harassed me the ENTIRE time. It was BAD. They had no shame with the open comments or googley eyes. I dared not to even wear a bathing suit b/c I knew the consequences. After 3 days, I switched to a bed and breakfast ran by female staff and it was a COMPLETELY different experience. I filed a complaint to RIU Montego Bay and it went nowhere. ThIs level of misogyny IS NOT like that in the US. AINT NO WAY!!!!
Turning off comments--too many ignorant folks.
Sue
Next time try theMoon Palace or Bahai Principe you will love it
Icouldnt deal with the amount of male harrasment you get..off the charts!
Too many bad stories at RUI...i would advise females traveling alone to stay away from that hotel. The fact that you're traveling alone the male staffers would assume you came looking for the "full Jamaican experience".
@manoftomorrow5987 Wish would have known before I booked cause that was NOT what I was looking for.
Tourists are very safe in Jamaica. The locals are an endangered specie
The issue is telling this to someone who have a brain. How can you tell someone Jamaica is 100% safe but it isn't safe for locals? So tourists should not blend in with the locals so they can be safe. Usually when people travel they try to blend in with the locals.
@@latoyabaker6302 Gang related , gang members know who they looking for
@lovezone128 unfortunately in Jamaica gangs are doing drive by shooting. They are doing shoot outs regardless of the time of day. Did you see the video where gang members in Montego Bay on hipstrip had a shoot out in broad day light. Gang war is no longer in the ghetto. Jamaica have alot of scammers and are involve in cocaine dealing. This allows them to afford to be in tourist areas, when they meet up, the war happens. I know their are some rich Jamaicans who do stay at resorts as well not all of them are criminals
@@latoyabaker6302 No, haven't seen the movie!!
Not true Jamaica is very dangerous, thats why many Jamaicans will not return and retire
❤ I love traveling to the islands and I feel safe when I'm there
Jamaica is safe than new yark and many more places in the usa. 99%of people travel to jamaica can speak honestly about the welcome they received during their visit . Crime in Jamaica has never affected tourists jamaican always welcome strangers..I think China should do the same if that is the case. . the country is over run by Chinese and no one bothered them. they feel at home. Crime is in every country. I am scared to go some places right here in the US.
All because Jamaica had the Chinese foreign minister in the country recently 🙄 come on that was done in 1980 with Manley already. Try something new this trip
facts!💯
And remember the price was in Jamaica for the bob Marley movie in which they claim that he was giving a middle finger to the crown so I wouldn't be surprised if the Brits had a hand in it as well
You mean because the US wants Jamaica to carry the 🌈 agenda......
Ahhh I said the same... yup and sadly some got seduced to be traitors by working with outsiders to sabotage Jamaica. Hopefully Jamaicans are more wise than the 70's and 80's
You are missing the point Jamaica and the Bahamas are tourist destinations.
Jamaica is a savage place
Singapore and Jamaica both owned by the British until the early 1960s , 1 county is overpopulated , 1 is not.
1 country is rocky place with no natural resources and yet a flourishing modern country while the other has the ideal conditions for growing crops , 1 county has the murder rate nearly 600 times higher then the other .
In black history month , it is never mentioned how Jamaica was once a far safer place until 1962 under british rule.
Both English former colony and slave plantation.....both experience the same issues of gentrification exploitation.
“I know you’re down. When you gon’ get up? I see you’re down. When you gon’ get up?”
It’s not the 60s. It’s 2024. It’s time for Black people around the world to treat each other better, choose better leaders, and stop begging and start demanding respect from The West, China and Russia.
And in America we need to do the same. People of all races are tired of the excuses and as willing as ever to exploit tge divisions.
@@77Creation only those who follow that system are down, I don't follow that system am well off... Am educating the masses to the dangers of that colonized capital western system that keeps black people down especially in America.... That doesn't benefit them. It's time to act rather than playing hero...it's now time for you to do the same in America
What about a travel advisor for US cities?
being a jamaican living in jamaica crime is down from last year most crimes here are about gangs fighting gangs in montego bay the tourist capital there is 13 murders recorded in 2024 how many are tourist? the answer 0 I don't see why is this travel advisory for jamaica
Your grammar is appalling. Please use capital letters and proper punctuation the next time you try to represent our Jamaica. 🇯🇲
I see your point but they never want to tell us how many tourists got killed cuz there is none…like you said it’s Gang on Gang crime and scramers too.
Caution but prejudice as well
@@Cheryl_Wick Wow, you have completely miss the point of Kingpro's comment.
@@Cheryl_Wickoh please, be quiet! This is a youtube comments thread. Aint nobody care about punctuation and grammar 😂 YOU are the one that's a disgrace to JA trying to shame ppl for punctuation 😅
That's still less violence here in my own city.
Don’t go to either of these, places they are just too dangerous.
I'm not going to let this level 2 travel advisory stop me from visiting the Bahamas and Jamaica. This places are still on my mind. There are othere cities i can choose from those places that have less crime.
I would like to know the advisory for when I fly into Chicago from abroad. Every country got their issues, I would still travel to Brazil and Mexico but not stupid enough to travel into zones where it's not safe
Go to NY, Chicago, or LA and walk down the streets at night with your bathing suits on.
why aren't there no travel warnings against travellers to the u.s., am i to understand that there's no crime and violence in the u.s.a.? i beg to differ
Ask that question again cuz they not saying anything about NYC and Chicago….yes there is crime in our beautiful Island but it’s only gang war going on…
@@Gordonemerson9615 I've watched a lot of videos of crime and violence in detroit and it is way more than jamaica will ever reach
The report is for Americans though.
Exactly, post that at the border. It'll stop the invasion for sure.
We need some good police here in Jamaica 🇯🇲 we see nothing wrong with people coming here in Jamaica from any other country😊😊
I don’t believe u I’m not coming
The hospital in Jamaica is trash
Dats true...jamaica is a poor country
@@jevonwilliams4579 poor leadership …it’s not that impoverished as it seem …uneven distribution of wealth
You Forgot New York City.
As a citizen living on these carribean island..These people down here dont take crime serious.
" citizen living on these Caribbean island".....you are just a troll
What do you mean?
Yet USA is at level 4 at all times haha
😂 EXACTLY
What do you all tell people of color about traveling to the US? Much more dangerous
The American can’t point fingers at none
No kidding Sherlock , they are just warning Americans who are traveling to these places and it goes the other way around , people visiting various parts of America should be warned to .
Same as New Orleans, Chicago, D.C., Detroit, Philadelphia, Oakland. There seems to be some shade of a common factor. What could it be?
What shade are you talking about. I keep my shades drawn😎
Memphis, too
Russia and Israel
How many murders and assaults in the Dominican republic ? What a s----ty place.
I'm expat and not living under the threat of anything. Wow, they have their own landmass and resources and are still not peaceful.😮
I cannot agree where the US Embassy stated that, "Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents." That is a stretch and not reflective of the efforts, strides and comparative successes made in the fight against crime. The fact that murders and violent crimes are down double digits (percentage) compared to the corresponding period last year (2023), cannot honestly be said to be more alarming, and that leads me to wonder why the risk level is increased.
What about Chicago
What about Denver, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Boston, Portland, Miami, Jacksonville, Augusta, Columbia, Detroit, Gary, New Orleans, Norfolk, DMV, Philadelphia, Austin, El Paso, Brownsville, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Baton Rouge, Vidor, Wylie, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Louisville, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New York City, Yonkers, Trenton, Virginia Beach, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Jackson, Meridian, Memphis, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Boise, SWAT, Indianapolis, Buffalo.........
Oh please! stop with the bullsh1t propoganda!
There is more gun crime in the USA!
Jamaicans fight with eachother in their neighbourhoods, not with tourists or at holiday resorts.
Jamaica is beautiful and safe!! I have never witnessed so much as an arguement in the many parts i have stayed in. Blessings❤❤
My advice to anyone traveling to the Bahamas especially Nassau is simple, Stay in the tourist areas, don't go wandering over the islands, renting a scooter and wondering over the island is a bad idea, first off the traffic is horrendous. Take an island tour instead, the crime and violence is basically among the natives there, Th Bahamas government does not tolerate crimes against tourist, that is their bread and butter. however if you go wondering into the interior you are looking for trouble, you will become an easy mark! stay in the bay street area, paradise island area, cable beach area, major hotel areas, if you get on a jitney (public transportation), stay on the bus, do not get off until it brings you back to Bay street, if you get lost find a buss stop, all jitneys will eventually end on bay street! or flag down a cop! visit, enjoy, have fun be safe!
16 -20 yr old doing all these crimes because they don't wanna work.
lol 😂
This is problematic...Jamaicans need to get this ish under wrap. The island doesn't make guns so who is dropping the guns on the island and why, China or the US. Instability on the island would benefit China.
0:19, um, that's NOT, "extreme caution," but, "increased caution."
This is cap ,I’m trying to find where in Jamaica is super violent to be giving jamaica a level 3 travel advisory 😂.
@tonythomas1010 bro I live in Kingston Jamaica ,me drive and walk go places and never feel like I was not safe. Also crime often time doesn’t even impact the travelers since they are all alienated and spend most of their time In hotels. But hey what do I know Tony.
Just like America 😂😂😂😂
That's a shame
I had a wonderful time in Jamaica 2 years ago. Wanted to travel there again this year 😮
So whats stopping you?😐
@@madtrain556 did you watch video ?
@@MrDuane1971 Like i said what's stopping you😐
Silly@@madtrain556
Ask any tourist IN JAMAICA if that warning is relevant to them.
Or ask yourself, how many tourists IN JAMAICA personally encountered crime.
Too much crime for such a small island.
I don’t believe that
Where is more violent than the United States of America?
Lol chicago, sounds like it needs a travel advisory
Mighty God....look at what sweet sweet Jamaica come to now
What about sweet sweet America
So tell me where can we go
The majority of Jamaicas crime is gang related not saying ish can’t happen but 90% of it is in inner city communities .
good morning to all visiters sorry you all had to come into this weather hope for safety one Jamaica ❤❤❤❤❤😊
I would take Bahamas and Jamaica over Bronx NY any day 😅😂
The majority of the incidences that are happening on New Providence Bahamas is way out of the tourism areas. But the rest of the islands are relatively safe
We should advice our citizens about New York just the same.
But no one has named these resorts.
For me it was the RIU Montego Bay!! I went on a solo trip in July 2023, was harrassed the whole time by male staff. NEVER AGAIN!!!
@@MsSHEISHERGirl when you go to Jamaica, you gots to party with Mandingo, mon. Much love❤
@@MsSHEISHER I'm sorry that happened to you. A few years back there were some reports of robberies and assaults at Riu's. I don't recall if it was MoBay, Ocho Rios, or both. But things always seem hushed after people talk about it a little.
@l.t.3857 I sent extensive, detailed emails to RiU Montego and they claimed to "investigate" but since I wasn't physically touched I had no proof.
@natalieholmes5313 Yes, my complaints to RIU Montego basically went nowhere. I wasn’t physically assaulted so nobody cared.
Defamation of country!
It’s not defamation. Once one of your family member died from ruthless crimes in Jamaica, then you feel very different. The only way to stop the madness is to stop tourism. The government will then take crimes seriously.
America needs to be at Level 4+
I'm born in the states but i need to visit Jamaica.
Yet hotels and airports are full.
pockets be full
Will NBC News make the same statement for Chicago?
I from Jamaica..I there every three months..One thing i have to say they don't bother tourist in Jamaica
What would they say about Trinidad.
Why the US never have travel warnings on themselves😂
At least there is no mass killing like in america
Everyone who is saying the US is safer than these other countries are not paying attention 🫣 I can clearly see y’all not seeing USA Today or doing research. The statistics of crime is a completely different rate over there. The level of crimes in itself is at a different rate. Just because it didn’t happened to you, does not mean that it can’t. I can’t stand the USA but researching what’s happening in the other countries, makes me honestly grateful for where I’m at.
What about crime in Oakland, Baltimore, Chicago, Psrts of New York...etc!
Have Jamaica put a advisory telling Jamaicans not to travel there?
The way he said "Jamaica" at 0:37 has me rolling XD
To those who think china will take over Jamaica you obviously dont know jamaicans this is one place on earth that can never fall in any way at all.
When they do things like this, it makes me wonder what Jamaica not doing for them. Why the US is putting these type of news out there, crimes are everywhere. Oh, let us not forget the USA and other countries.
Bad publicity and good publicity is the is still publicity so what ever the news say about these countries they're still developing
Lets not forget the US was the one who destabilized Jamaica economy when it stood with Cuba, and indirectly caused the guns to be entering in Jamaica shores
Jamaica was voted as the number 1 family vacation destination place in the world. They dont like that
@@l360b facts
Facts mi G
NYC needs the same warnings.
Its TAX SEASON😂 America trying make sure you spend that tax money on US Soil.
USA should never tell no1 to come to Jamaica, no crime is nowhere like USA
Only where the poc mostly are.
I was almost kidnapped there.
I’m from the Bahamas but live in U S , the news people like to say it like it is , the Bahamas is big that’s Nassau, with a lot of crime , tourists needs to know there are other islands to travel to like Abaco are other outer islands which are very safe and the people are friendliest
I guess no matter where in the world you go, it's always the same story
After acknowledging a sharp increase in murders then they follow up with we still encourage you to visit.
Lawd ham mercy 🥺
Why would you go. That's sick.