ALL COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS LIFTED IN JAMAICA ON APRIL 15, 2022Jamaica, after over tow years of restrictions on travelers seeking to enter the country and numerous updates and warnings, will fully reopen to travelers. As of April 15, 2022, all restrictions and limitations on visitors will be eliminated. In lifting the last COVID-19-related requirement on travelers, the pre-departure testing requirement, Jamaica becomes the latest country to fully open its borders to international tourists. As of April 15, 2022, all visitors may enter Jamaica without the pre-flight testing requirement, have no need to undergo arrival or post-arrival testing, will not need to provide proof of vaccination for entry, and will not be subject to quarantines. No countries’ citizens will be banned from entry due to their case numbers or variants.

PRESIDENT OF RWANDA MAKES STATE VISIT TO JAMAICAThe President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who is making a three-day state visit to Jamaica, addressed a Joint Sitting of Jamaica’s Houses of Parliament on April 14, 2022. Kagame stressed the importance of establishing more direct connections between Africa and Jamaica to advance their common goals on matters like climate change and global health rather than go through intermediaries. The countries, and others in the Caribbean, can work together directly via organizations like CARICOM and the African Union, he said. Jamaican’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Opposition leader Mark Golding, and Tom Tavares-Finson, the President of the Senate, all praised Kagame for making Rwanda a leading nation in Africa. During his visit, Kagame held discussions with the Prime Minister, visited the Marcus Garvey shrine at National Heroes Park, and participated in the launch of “Jamaica 60” at Jamaica House. Rwanda is also celebrating 60 years of independence in 2022, as is Jamaica.