Grenada is now taking a more cautious approach in allowing visitors from the U.S. in to the island, and the reopening of the country’s borders.
In an address to the nation of Grenada on Sunday June 28, the Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchellsaid that with daily reports of increased rates of infection, especially in the U.S., which is a main source market for Grenada, officials will continue to work on the finalization of protocols before the country begins to accept commercial flights.
The Prime Minister continued by saying that health officials have tested and evaluated the protocols put in place for the protection of citizens and visitors and a number of areas have been identified for improvement. Therefore, for the immediate future, Grenada will only continue to welcome chartered flights under established protocols, which include testing before departure, testing upon arrival and agreement to bear the cost of quarantine.
According to the Grenadian leader, the Government appointed COVID Sub-Committee is expected to wrap up its work at the end of July. Thereafter, Government’s decision-making on matters such as protocols, regulations, quarantine and testing, will be guided by a National Advisory Committee. The composition of this body will be announced subsequently.
So far, the Ministry of Health and the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) have trained over 1,500 tourism stakeholders in the new health and safety protocols for the industry; creating a new way of doing business. Both entities will continue this important training industry wide.
In the meantime, the Government of Grenada has been granting additional ease in the COVID-19 regulations to allow more and more businesses to operate, while keeping with established guidelines for the various sectors. As of Tuesday June 30, Grenadians will be able to have more freedom for daily movement from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., while continuing to wear face coverings and practicing social distancing. Additionally, beaches are open to the public from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique currently have no active cases of COVID-19 (as of June 18) with 23 total cases recorded.
The GTA, with its launch of a new domestic tourism campaign called Paradise at Home, is encouraging locals to enjoy the special offers extended by the participating accommodation sector and in turn help the sector test its new health and safety guidelines.
For more information, visit covid19.gov.gd or the Ministry of Health Facebook page at Facebook/HealthGrenada.
For more updates on new protocols, visit Recommend’s Safe Travels page. Stories about future travel can be accessed at #AmazingDaysAhead.
