Police line
By KEILE CAMPBELL
Tribune Staff Reporter
kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
POLICE said they are still investigating a Carnival Cruise Lines passenger’s claim that she was raped by a jet ski operator near Junkanoo Beach last week Tuesday.
The Tribune reported the matter, which has not been reported by police in its crime updates, on Thursday. Such matters are typically reported to the US Embassay in New Providence.
Yesterday, Chief Superintendent of Police Sheria King, the press liaison, confirmed the matter is under investigation.
The reported assault came just days after the United States updated its travel advisory for The Bahamas, specifically warning about unregulated watercraft operators and sexual assault reports involving jet ski vendors.
The advisory prohibits US government employees from using jet skis or personal watercraft rentals from independent New Providence and Paradise Island operators.
Minister of Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis responded to the renewed advisory by confirming that the Port Department is reviewing current oversight of jet ski operations, especially in high-traffic tourist zones.
While she noted regulations exist, enforcement remains an ongoing concern — particularly with unauthorised activity outside designated launch sites.
Mrs Coleby-Davis said officials recently held meetings to address the matter and are finalising a report to be submitted to Cabinet.
Comments
bahamianson 1 week, 3 days ago
Need to shut down the jet ski business. They are giving us a bad name.
ExposedU2C 1 week, 3 days ago
Unfortunately, not just limited to the jet ski owners/operators.
ExposedU2C 1 week, 3 days ago
Record numbers of US tourists to The Bahamas have been filing serious complaints with the US State Department upon their return to the US with many of them claiming they were afraid to report instances of violence and other crimes committed against them to our local law enforcement authorities or to US embassy officials. Not good!
Bonefishpete 1 week, 3 days ago
Government would do well to outlaw Japanese cars and Jet ski. Shootings and Rapes would probably tumble if they did.
BMW 1 week, 2 days ago
This has been going on for the last 15 years and all our politicians can do is gaslight the public. They need to get off their backsides and do something about this. I second getting rid of the Japanese cars and jet skis', like Bonefish says shootings and rape will tumble.
ExposedU2C 1 week, 2 days ago
And Bahamians are completely ignorant of the extremely harmful impact that all of these lithium battery powered vehicles are having on our global environment, both when the EVs are manufactured and when they, with their 'expired' lithium batteries, find their final resting place at a public dump or land fill.
Japan has been dumping older EVs that can no longer be sold in Japan on lesser developed countries for the last two decades and I suspect the ones made in Mexico will soon be exacerbating this big problem for our small country.
temptedbythefruitofanother 1 week, 2 days ago
The out of control jetski thugs have been raping, beating, robbing and harassing tourists for years and the government does ZERO about it. They absolutely don't gaf!
"While she noted regulations exist, enforcement remains an ongoing concern — particularly with unauthorised activity outside designated launch sites"
LMFAO, "enforcement"???? They dont do a damned thing while these thugs run out of control over unsuspecting tourists
ExposedU2C 1 week, 2 days ago
Laws are only 'enforced' in our country when our corrupt government or a corrupt government official and their greedy cronies want to take something of yours away from you.
choodot43 1 week, 2 days ago
I'm unable to find any result of an investigation of the alledged sexual assaults of two Kentucky women in the Taino Beach area of Grand Bahama around February 2024. Anyone know anything?
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