Nassau, Bahamas, October 9, 2016 -- The Embassy advises U.S. citizens in New Providence to avoid traveling
after dark due to downed power lines and pedestrians using streets.
Avoid routes around crowded gas stations unless necessary due to
congestion and reports of occasional tensions due to sometimes long
lines.
U.S. Embassy Nassau’s communications are also restored.
For emergencies involving U.S. citizens in The Bahamas, please contact
the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas, located at 42 Queen Street (across from
the British Colonial Hilton Hotel), Nassau; telephone: 242-322-1181,
e-mail: ACSNASSAU@state.gov.
For further information:
• See
the State Department’s travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel
Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Bahamas Specific Information.
• Enroll
in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security
messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
•
Contact the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas, located at 42 Queen Street
(across from the British Colonial Hilton Hotel), Nassau; telephone:
242-322-1181; after hours emergency telephone: 242-357-7004; ACS unit
fax: 242-356-7174; e-mail:
ACSNASSAU@state.gov ; web page: http://nassau.usembassy.gov.
The Turks & Caicos Consular Agency is located at 2 Venture Ct.,
Grace Bay Suite 102E, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. The Consular
Agent is LeShelle Tull-Thomas (649-232-5713, TullThomasLS@state.gov).
• Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or
1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
