Bahamas Issues U.S. Travel Advisory
When they travel abroad, Americans pay a great deal of attention to travel advisories about country conditions by the U.S. Department of State. Travel warnings and alerts have been issued in recent days for South Sudan, Bangladesh, Venezuela, and Iraq. Now, a nation is making news — indeed international news — with a travel advisory about the United States.
Last week, the Bahamas‘ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration warned its citizens traveling to the United States of “recent tensions in some American cities over shootings of young black males by police officers.”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has taken a note of the recent tensions in some American cities over shootings of young black males by police officers.
At the commencement of the Independence holiday weekend, many Bahamians will no doubt use the opportunity to travel, in particular to destinations in the United States.
We wish to advise all Bahamians traveling to the US but especially to the affected cities to exercise appropriate caution generally. In particular young males are asked to exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police. Do not be confrontational and cooperate.
If there is any issue please allow consular offices for The Bahamas to deal with the issues. Do not get involved in political or other demonstrations under any circumstances and avoid crowds.”
KJ