“We wish to advise all Bahamians traveling to the US but especially to the affected cities to exercise appropriate caution generally. The government of the Bahamas has warned young men travelling to the US on holiday to “exercise extreme caution” when interacting with police, following the recent shootings of black men by police officers. In particular young males are asked to exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police. The island nation of about 300,000 people, which lies off the coast of Florida, issued the rare travel guidance this week. “If there is any issue please allow consular offices for the Bahamas to deal with the issues.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 12:45 UTC