If you observe anything you perceive as suspicious or dangerous the best option is to move away immediately and call the police at 911 or 919 in the Bahamas, and 911 or 999 in Turks and Caicos.” It continued: “Vigilance plays a key role in the early detection of danger. “This notice is intended to provide security information to help ensure a safe holiday season,” the statement said.
Speaking to crime trends, the United States Embassy reminded US citizens in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos of the annual scourge in crime in these countries around the holiday season. The shooting took the country’s murder count to 90 for the year. It claims that operators are “minimally regulated by government and also associated with criminal activity such as assault”.Ī woman was killed and two people, a woman and a man, were hospitalised following a drive by shooting at the Sand Trap off West Bay Street around 8pm on November 14. The Embassy also issued a warning reminding its citizens in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos of the annual increase in crime during the holiday season.įor the Sand Trap, the statement described the establishment as the “launching point” for jet ski operators, a group the Embassy has repeatedly taken issue with in recent years. Part of a series of security messages released yesterday, the United States Embassy “strongly” recommended US citizens to avoid “frequenting this establishment”.Īnother advisory warned American citizens to avoid tomorrow’s ‘We March Black Friday’ civic demonstration.
Tribune Staff officials have declared that the St Albans Drive nightspot, Sand Trap, is “off limits” for its employees and their families, citing the shooting death of a woman there last week and an “ongoing association with known criminal elements”.
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