NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he told US President Donald Trump that crime advisories should be used to raise awareness and not initiate fear, adding criminal attacks on American tourists in this country were “negligible”, The Tribune reported March 25.
Dr Minnis said he also stressed there was a greater concern that information contained in some US crime advisories were recycled and out of date.
As a result, Dr Minnis said not only was President Trump concerned with how the issue was impacting The Bahamas, but he directed officials to look at how the advisories were handled moving forward.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis meets with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Photo: Yontalay Bowe
Matters concerning Venezuela were also raised during the meeting at Mr Trump’s resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
According to Dr Minnis, The Bahamas’ position on Venezuela – where there is ongoing political unrest – has remained firm and in line with the Organisation of American States (OAS): that if the recent election in Venezuela was illegitimate then the government is illegitimate.
However, Dr Minnis’ participation in the meeting triggered criticism from Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Saturday. http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/mar/25/trumps-promise-crime-alerts-president-told-warning/
