June 12, 2026
US Ambassador to The Bahamas Herschel Walker speaks at a press conference in Grand Bahama on June 11, 2026. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
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Jet ski operators suffer drop following US alert
A Bahamian jet ski operator says business has already declined following the US Embassy's warning to American visitors to avoid the industry even as the Trump administration’s ambassador voiced optimism that closer co-operation can restore confidence in the sector.
US warns of jet ski dangers after deaths and assaults
THE United States has escalated its warnings and criticism of The Bahamas’ jet ski industry, releasing a video in which Ambassador Herschel Walker said American lives have been lost, visitors have been hospitalised and Americans have been sexually assaulted by operators who took victims to isolated islands.
‘Wait and see’ says Walker
US Ambassador to The Bahamas Herschel Walker responded yesterday to House Speaker Patricia Deveaux’s dismissal of explosive allegations in a US criminal complaint against Bahamian Eric Gardiner as “frivolous and malicious gossip,” saying: “Wait and see.”
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