This week's featured overall development as Newsmaker of the Week is the general pushback by various officials, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, and surprisingly, a high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, against the recent level-three travel advisory that was issued for Jamaica by the United States Department of State.
The advisory warned Americans to "reconsider travel" to Jamaica in light of what the US State Department said were high levels of violent crimes and substandard health services.
But Jamaica’s Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, said he was surprised at the travel advisory that was imposed relative to crime, as only five of the more than three million Americans who visited the island in 2023, lost their lives in violent manners.
"We had three million Americans visit Jamaica last year. Read More
Newsmaker: Pushback from Jamaica, NY official re US travel advisory | Loop Jamaica. (n.d.). Loop News. Retrieved February 12, 2024, from https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/newsmaker-pushback-jamaica-ny-official-re-us-travel-advisory
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