US Warns Americans to Reconsider Travel Jamaica Amid Spate of Murders

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Jamaica amid a recent increase in murders in the Caribbean island nation.

FILE PHOTO: A view of Cuban and U.S. flags beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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.”