A travel advisory has been issued by the US Embassy for another vacation destination

With resorts and airlines currently in the midst of their snowbird season, the U.S. State Department has been raising its travel advisory levels for several destinations popular among tourists.

Last week, the Bahamas were changed from "take normal precautions" to "exercise increased caution.

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after a record of 18 murders in the capital of Nassau since the start of the year. While almost entirely related to localized violence between rival gangs.

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the government agency warned Americans to remain "vigilant when staying at short-term vacation rental properties where private security companies do not have a presence."

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A week later, the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica issued a travel alert reminding travelers that the State Department had changed its advisory for the Caribbean nation to Level Three's "Reconsider Travel" level earlier in the year.

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The highest "Avoid All Travel" level in the four-tier advisory system is reserved for active war zones and countries with authoritarian governments.

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Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents," reads the travel advisory.

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"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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With resorts and airlines currently in the midst of their snowbird season, the U.S. State Department has been raising its travel advisory levels for several destinations popular among tourists.

With resorts and airlines currently in the midst of their snowbird season, the U.S. State Department has been raising its travel advisory levels for several destinations popular among tourists.

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Last week, the Bahamas were changed from "take normal precautions" to "exercise increased caution.

Last week, the Bahamas were changed from "take normal precautions" to "exercise increased caution.

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after a record of 18 murders in the capital of Nassau since the start of the year. While almost entirely related to localized violence between rival gangs.

after a record of 18 murders in the capital of Nassau since the start of the year. While almost entirely related to localized violence between rival gangs.

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the government agency warned Americans to remain "vigilant when staying at short-term vacation rental properties where private security companies do not have a presence."

the government agency warned Americans to remain "vigilant when staying at short-term vacation rental properties where private security companies do not have a presence."

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A week later, the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica issued a travel alert reminding travelers that the State Department had changed its advisory for the Caribbean nation to Level Three's "Reconsider Travel" level earlier in the year.

A week later, the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica issued a travel alert reminding travelers that the State Department had changed its advisory for the Caribbean nation to Level Three's "Reconsider Travel" level earlier in the year.

The highest "Avoid All Travel" level in the four-tier advisory system is reserved for active war zones and countries with authoritarian governments.

The highest "Avoid All Travel" level in the four-tier advisory system is reserved for active war zones and countries with authoritarian governments.

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Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents," reads the travel advisory.

Local police often do not respond effectively to serious criminal incidents," reads the travel advisory.

"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."

"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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