U.S. upgrades travel warning for popular Caribbean island, calls for increased vigilance

U.S. upgrades travel warning for popular Caribbean island, calls for increased vigilance

If you’re looking to take a trip to the Caribbean this year, you may want to avoid Grenada.

Grenada pushes back against US advisory

Viewing the US’s latest travel advisory against the country as suspicious, Grenada’s government has pushed back hard against the missive, telling the travel and tourism industry that the island is one of the safest places to visit in the hemisphere. The reaction followed a surprising advisory from the State Department this week in which it warned visitors that “violent crime can occur anywhere in Grenada. American citizens in Grenada have been v…