Cooper not concerned that crime will impact tourism

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper.

As of Friday, January 19, 2024

By Earyel Bowleg

Tribune Staff Reporter

ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said he is not concerned that crime will impact tourism, adding: “The Bahamas is a safe place.”

He said he is confident that the police will address the murder rate.

“I met today with the Commissioner of Police for the weekly briefing. I’m confident that they are putting in place strategies that we all will be equally confident in, hopefully very soon,” he said.

“The Bahamas is a safe place. When do our reviews abroad. This isn’t something that comes up on the radar at all. So we’re focused on continuing to build a product, really to grow opportunities for our guests to enjoy downtown Nassau as well as the rest of the islands of The Bahamas.”

“We have a magnificent archipelago. We have a magnificent region in the Caribbean region with our 16 island destinations, and we are very excited about what we have to offer to the world.”

Fourteen people have been killed in 2024, one of the deadliest starts ever to a year.

mandela 3 months, 4 weeks ago

We had better hope that no tourist is caught in the crossfire, or dog eat our lunch.

realfreethinker 3 months, 4 weeks ago

This government is not concerned about anything

ThisIsOurs 3 months, 4 weeks ago

"met today with the Commissioner of Police for the weekly briefing. I’m confident that they are putting in place strategies that we all will be equally confident in"

He might be the only one confident. Apparently the Commissioner just became curious last week about why ankle monitors aren't providing required tracking. And the new strategy is saturation patrols. I saw a car make a 3rd lane to turn a corner ahead of oncoming traffic on Prince Charles dual carriage on Saturday and guess who was 2nd in line in the oncoming traffic? Correct a police car, they kept on driving.