Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

[evanovitch]

Thursday, 26 November 2009
Three major cruise lines, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norweigian Cruises have struck off a Bahamian attraction after 18 cruise passengers were robbed at gun point there last week.

The government has responded by beefing up security at tourist spots across the country.

The attacks followed another armed robbery of eleven tourists at a different attraction last month.

There has been a visible increase in police presence in almost every tourist area in Nassau this week following the armed robbery of 18 tourists last Friday.

National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest promised to relentlessly pursue the criminals involved who he accused of trying to damage the country's vital tourism industry.

"Every available asset and resource is being utilized to ensure we take this matter very seriously. This is our bread and butter," he said.

Police have since detained one of the employees of the tour company involved for questioning.

What makes this incident a whole lot worse is the bad press the country is now suffering as some of the tourists involved have posted videos online about the entire ordeal.

"At first I thought it was a joke. One of the guys with a shot gun told us to lay down. They said ‘lay down! Don't move! We shoot! We kill!'. They shot once and I was kicked in my side," one victim had posted.

In the meantime the operator of the tour company at the centre of the incident Terri Miller said he is beefing up security in hopes of getting his business back in the good graces of the cruise lines.

[halfwaytree]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

Feeling sorry for the little guys that depend on those ships for a living.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Feeling sorry for the little guys that depend on those ships for a living. </div></div>

They did a similar holdup at an atrraction of cruise pasengers at a propty owned by a former PNP MP in Jamaica some time ago too.

I suppose thblack listed it too.
Some organization was in the process of negiotiating a sale of it too.
They never sold it, and they are still operating.

the only reason why we don't have it more often in the US is the privence of armed police officers constantly within view.


Only deterrent stop crimes.

not disamining the majority of population.

[WiseJamaican]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

Sad that this recession is turning persons into idiots. Now what these criminals have done is stopped the bread from going in. Craft vendors etc are going to loose out on this terrible act.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

under maslow's theory of needs, this behavior fits perfectly in the expected human reaction.

If people can't find food, they are willing to go to war and kill for it.
why is it we tend to think that these laws are just for the books??<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wise Jamaican</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sad that this recession is turning persons into idiots. Now what these criminals have done is stopped the bread from going in. Craft vendors etc are going to loose out on this terrible act. </div></div>

[Yvonne N.]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

One of the men from a rehabilitation programme on the same premises is being questioned I believe:



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">BASH</span> was established 14 years ago and has been operating at the Columbus Avenue site for the last 10 years. There are 29 men at the facility, which offers <span style="font-style: italic">a one to six months residential programme conducted by professionals, </span>who consult on problems including alcoholism, drug dependence, family conflicts and other addictions. It becomes more challenging, financially so we've always had to be creative in keeping these doors open, especially since no one pays to be here, Mr. Miller said. He added that in the initial formation of the home, some fees were forthcoming but that concept did not materialise, hence the need to devise income-generating projects to defray operating costs and provide jobs.

After the first phase of rehabilitation, residents are allowed to work during which time they pay a $75 per week boarding fee. Our objective is to help them save some money so that when they move away from here, they can go on their own, Mr. Miller said. Mr. Miller commended Mrs. Pratt for her vision of a women's unit. You seem to understand on a deeper level the difference between a men's unit and a women's facility. One of the things in our development of a women's facility, a part of our vision is to have a nursery, specifically for the small children because we've found that women leave treatment facilities to go back to their children whereas men leave treatment facilities to work, he said.

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Info here...may need update...

[jamaica_dreamin]

Re: Three cruise lines blacklist Bahamian attraction

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Feeling sorry for the little guys that depend on those ships for a living. </div></div>

Amen!