Update: December 28, 2018 at 2 p.m. ET
The Bahamas Minister of Tourism Dionisio D'Aguilar has responded to the recent report of Royal Caribbean issuing a letter to Anthem of the Seas passengers warning them of potential theft and other crime in certain areas of Nassau.
Government personnel are not permitted to visit the Sand Trap area in Nassau due to crime. Jet-ski operators are known to commit sexual assaults against tourists, including minors. Nov 24, 2016 November 24, 2016. Forty people, including 18 women, were arrested for questioning in reference to various offenses, including possession of dangerous drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and breach of the Immigration Act during a raid at the Sand Trap on West Bay Street on Tuesday evening.
According to CruiseRadio.net, D'Aguilar told a local media outlet that he didn't 'like to be blindsided by these reports and letters.'
Darkest dungeon pc. 'I'm sure he does not know where it is, but he is opining on the face of it, which is why it is important that the Ministry of Tourism create a forum to address these concerns and some of the myths that have grown up over the years,' he added, referring to Captain Srecko Ban, who signed the letter.
'It's very difficult to meet with people on the front line of these cruise companies. It's the captain, the cruise director who we need to convince that Nassau is safe. The senior executives say all the right things to us but the reality on the ground is the front line people are not preaching from the same hymn sheet. We need to reach out to those people on the front line telling passengers these concerns,' said D'Aguilar.
'There are 10,000 passengers that come to Nassau on any given day and I'm sure 9,999 of them don't have a problem. But, of course, we focus on the one. I don't know of any major or significant crime happening to a cruise passenger in quite some time. I don't know about petty crime but in my humble opinion, Nassau is as safe as any other city, and the cruise companies are putting out this generic warning as cover in the odd chance it does happen,' he concluded.
D'Aguilar also suggested that an increased police presence might help visitors and locals to feel safer while pointing out that media coverage of violent crimes occurring away from the center of tourism contributes to the negative narrative.
Royal Caribbean has begun issuing warnings to its passengers about the increase in crime in Nassau, Bahamas. Decay: the mare for mac.
According to a report in CruiseRadio.net, a letter was recently circulated to those traveling on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, warning them about such issues as theft of personal items in Nassau.
'I am writing to provide you with important safety information regarding our port call to Nassau, Bahamas,' the note, signed by Captain Srecko Ban, stated. 'We feel it is important to make our guests aware that Nassau has been experiencing an increase in crime. Non-violent crimes, such as theft of personal items, are the most common types of crimes being committed.'
The letter also stresses that 'thousands of visitors routinely travel to Nassau without incident,' and that 'visitors to Nassau, like visitors to all major foreign cities in the world today, need to be mindful of their personal safety.'
A picture of the letter posted on CruiseRadio.net also reveals that the cruise line has been suggesting passengers consider various precautionary measures when visiting Nassau, including leaving valuables or irreplaceable items on the ship and not wearing obviously expensive jewelry. Royal Caribbean also suggests that passengers only carry the cash or credit cards they will need for their outing and refrain from venturing too far from tourist areas.
Among the Nassau areas that the letter says have been particularly concerning are Sand Trap, the Fish Fry and areas of Nassau that are described as 'Over the Hill' by local residents.
In January, the State Department issued a warning about increased crime in the Bahamas. The U.S. government's warning noted that 'violent crime, such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assault is common, even during daylight hours and in tourist areas. U.S. government personnel are not permitted to visit the Sand Trap area in Nassau due to crime.'
The same warning also cautioned against using jet-ski operators, which it says 'are known to commit sexual assaults against tourists, including minors.'
U.S. government personnel are not permitted to use jet-ski rentals on New Providence and Paradise Islands.
Raid at Sand Trap
Nassau Sand Trap Area
November 24, 2016
Forty people, including 18 women, were arrested for questioning in reference to various offenses, including possession of dangerous drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and breach of the Immigration Act during a raid at the Sand Trap on West Bay Street on Tuesday evening.
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Bethel said it took nearly two hours for his team to round up the suspects who are all residents of West Bay Street.
Bethel said tips by members of the public and police surveillance led to the arrests.
'Decent people in this country are fed up with criminality all over this country,' Bethel said.
'This is one of the areas we decided we will target because of the amount of criminal activities we identified.
'.. There has been information of drug dealing, possession of unlicensed firearms and, in recent times, we had a shooting at this same location.
'Hence, we came here with a team to set everything in order.'
Last Monday, a young woman was murdered and two other people were injured after gunmen opened fire in a crowd at the Sand Trap.
Yesterday, the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to avoid the bar due to its alleged 'ongoing association with known criminal elements'.
The U.S. Embassy's residential property is immediately next to the establishment.
Bethel vowed that officers will continue to 'hunt down' criminals going into the Christmas season.
He urged residents to continue to assist police.
'We will go after every individual who we suspect to be involved with crime,' he said.
'The good citizens of this country have been giving us good information.
'We ask everyone to continue to have faith in the police and continue to give us all the information you have on criminal activities in your district.
'We will come with force like this to dismantle any criminal operation that is being conducted.
Nassau Sand Trap Area
'This is our push towards a peaceful Yuletide season.
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'This type of activity by the police will continue on until the Christmas holiday and further on.'
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News date : 11/24/2016 Category : Crime, Nassau Guardian Stories
