Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica Please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Jamaica. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Jamaica.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Jamaica.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Jamaica from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Jamaica due to violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Var försiktig var du än rör dig i landet. Rån och våldsbrott vanliga i Kingston med omnejd. Orkansäsong i juni–november.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Updated to reflect additional information on crime and health care. Reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime. Exercise increased caution regarding medical services. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Country Summary: Violent crime occurs throughout Jamaica. Tourist areas generally see lower rates of violent crime ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Jamaica. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 3.3 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Jamaica to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Jamaica to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Jamaica to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Jamaica to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Jamaica changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Jamaica with a rating of 3.0.
Jamaica with its capital Kingston is a country in North America (Caribbean), slightly smaller than Connecticut (10,991 km²). The country is located Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior. The landscape is mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain. With a population of about 2.8 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kingston |
| Population | about 2.8 million |
| Size | 10.991 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Common languages | English |
| Currency | Dollar (short: JMD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 110V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/1900 |
| International phone prefix | +1-876 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .jm |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | JM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | JAM |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 388 |
These are problems Jamaica is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Jamaica. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Jamaica.
Export products
Import products
Jamaica is currently rated at 3,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica.
The score is rather high (3,8) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Jamaica. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Jamaica.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Jamaica. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Jamaica.
Jamaica has a size of 10,991 km² or 4,244 mi² which is slightly smaller than Connecticut.
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Travel safety map for Jamaica.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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