The U.S. State Department recently issued a travel advisory warning citizens to reconsider their travel plans to Jamaica due to surges in crime and lacking medical services. If you're planning your spring and summer vacations, here's what you need to know ...

On October 28, the government urged people to reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime, natural disaster, and health risks. Videos showed the damage in Montego Bay, including to the airport. The Category 5 hurricane landed on the island before weakening and heading toward Cuba.

On October 31, Canada raised its travel advisory for Jamaica to Level 4 ("avoid all travel"), the highest possible alert level, due to the extensive destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on October 28 as a major hurricane.

Travel warnings for Jamaica and the Bahamas have American tourists taking note. The U.S. State Department issued both of the advisories over the last two weeks, in each case citing crime as a potential threat to travelers. On January 23, the State ...

The State Department issued a stark travel warning for another Caribbean nation Tuesday — cautioning that Jamaica has been rocked by 65 murders this month. The US Embassy in Jamaica upgraded the travel advisory to a Level 3, “Reconsider travel ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the State Department will re-evaluate its travel warnings for Jamaica and other countries to ensure they reflect real conditions on the ground. As part of a tour of the ...

The State Department reissued a Level 3 travel advisory for Jamaica last month, asking Americans to "reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime and medical services." "Violent crimes, such as home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and homicides ...

Travelers are finally starting to come home from Jamaica, Cuba and other islands that were impacted by the major hurricane earlier this week.