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titleSource: Office of the Prime Minister Communication

April 23, 2020: Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 3) Order, 2020.:  For the period from April 8, 2020, to April 21, 2020, no person shall be permitted to enter Jamaica.  Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person, or category of persons, authorised by the Minister responsible for immigration, subject to the prior approval of the Cabinet. This not apply to services connected with oil-refining and with the loading, distribution, transportation or retail of petroleum fuel, liquefied natural gas or any renewable energy source; or  services connected with the loading and unloading of ships and with the storage and delivery of goods at, or from, docks, wharves and warehouses operated in connection with docks or wharves;  the provision of public transportation by bus (including buses operated by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company or the Montego Bay Metro Company Limited), limited to seated passengers only.

31 March 2020, “Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced nightly islandwide curfews for a period of seven (7) days with effect from 8:00pm on April 1, 2020 to 6:00 am on April 8, 2020. This is the latest in a series of measures announced by the Government to contain the novel coronavirus, COVID19, in Jamaica. […]”.

March 27, 2020: The borders are closed to passengers. Cargo vessels are exempted from the ban.


More information:

https://opm.gov.jm/author/jamaicahouse/


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titleSource: Jamaica National Customs

March 27, 2020: Clearance of Goods by Persons in Quarantine Will Not Be Facilitated – Jamaica Customs: “In keeping with public health measures to combat the coronavirus, COVID-19, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising passengers, who entered Jamaica on or after March 18, and are in quarantine, to refrain from proceeding to any port to effect the clearance of goods, as this will not be facilitated until their quarantine period has ended. […]”


March 15, 2020: “Jamaica Customs Continues Full Operations at Air and Sea Ports Arising from queries from the media and members of the public, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that it remains fully operational at the country’s air and sea ports, and assures its customers that there are no restrictions or ban on the importation of goods from countries impacted by the COVID-19 virus.”

More information:

https://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/

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titleRemarks from the International Road Transport Union

Forthcoming