There's trouble in paradise for Jamaica's tourist-friendly image, as gang-related violence in the ca

There's trouble in paradise for Jamaica's tourist-friendly image, as gang-related violence in the capital has many vacationers worried about the island's safety. On Sunday, Jamaican authorities declared a state of emergency in Kingston after the government's attempts to extradite an accused drug lord to the U.S. were met with street violence. According to Wayne Cummings, the head of Jamaica's Hotel and Tourism Association, 300 hotel rooms have already been cancelled since Sunday's declaration. To quell safety international destination for traveling nurses concerns, Cummings says that many hotels have begun to bulk up on security, despite the fact that the violence has not spread to Jamaica's more touristy north coast. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert on Monday, warning U.S. citizens against travel to Kingston and its surrounding international destination for traveling nurses areas because of "escalating violence, shootings and unrest." The State Department has also warned international destination for traveling nurses travelers that access to Jamaica's international airport might be blocked by clashes between gangs members and police. As an extra precaution, the offices of the U.S. Embassy in Kingston are closed on Wednesday, international destination for traveling nurses with only essential staff showing up for duty. Around 44 people have been killed international destination for traveling nurses in bloody street battles since the conflict began last week. Supporters of alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke have killed two police officers while their leader remains international destination for traveling nurses at large. Coke is considered by the U.S. to be one of the most dangerous narcotics kingpins in the world, and is accused by the U.S. of leading an international criminal group with dealings in illegal firearms and narcotics. The recent gang violence has put emphasis international destination for traveling nurses on Jamaica's problems with crime, which, according to the U.S. State Department, are serious concerns international destination for traveling nurses for tourists visiting the island. Though most crimes are limited to theft, international destination for traveling nurses armed robberies of Americans are not unheard of. According to the Caribbean Tourism Organization, about two-thirds of the 1.8 million tourists who visit Jamaica every year come from the United States. For more information visit petergreenberg.
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