The federal government of Canada has issued a journey advisory for residents travelling to the Bahamas, of the again of an analogous step being taken by the Unites States lately, as each nations acknowledged the dangers posed by excessive crime charges within the Caribbean nation.
The advisory has highlighted a number of areas within the Bahamas, akin to Nassau in New Windfall and Freeport in Grand Bahama. Vacationers going to the Bahamas have been requested by Canadian authorities to be aware of the excessive price of crime within the nation and “train a excessive diploma of warning.”
Authorities within the Bahamas have said that they’re taking each doable measure to sort out crime and crack down on legal components within the nation. But, the USA and Canada acknowledge the truth that the nation has already witnessed 18 murders this yr, to this point.
That is an astonishing price contemplating the scale of the nation and its inhabitants, which has raised issues.
The advisory issued by Canada states the next, “There was a lower in violent crime because the starting of 2018. Crime, nevertheless, together with violent crime, nonetheless happens, primarily on the islands of Grand Bahama and New Windfall.”
The advisory goes on to say, “Armed robberies, burglaries, purse snatchings, theft, fraud and sexual assaults are the commonest crimes dedicated towards travellers in Freeport and Nassau.”
This advisory is the second of 4 ranges and is preceded by the primary degree which asks vacationers to “take regular safety precautions”.
The third degree asks vacationers to “keep away from non-essential journey”, whereas degree 4 asks residents to “keep away from all journey”.
Earlier than Canada took this step, the USA issued an analogous advisory on Friday, warning vacationers to watch out for legal exercise within the Bahamas.
The advisory issued by the United States highlighted the over the hill space, South of Shirley Avenue, the place its states that “gang-on-gang violence has resulted in a excessive murder price primarily affecting the native inhabitants.”
The US Embassy in Nassau issued a safety alert previous to the announcement of the advisory, which highlighted the 18 instances of murder which have taken place since 2024 started.
The safety alert said the next, “Murders have occurred in any respect hours together with in broad daylight on the streets. Retaliatory gang violence has been the first motive in 2024 murders.”
