This assurance was given to over 400 Jamaicans in the United States by Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith as she addressed a virtual town hall meeting organized by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks last Thursday.

In addition, we want to ensure that the work of our public health practitioners, who we praise every day, will not be undone by bringing in too many persons to be tested, or too many persons who can’t be accommodated in quarantine,” Minister Johnson Smith declared.

Ambassador Marks told the virtual meeting that persons who have tickets but flights were canceled, should be able to rebook their flights in another week, as a number of airlines had indicated that they will be ready to resume flights to Jamaica in June.

Ambassador Marks shared that the Government of Jamaica had taken a whole of Government approach led specifically by the health ministry and this continued management is now allowing the Government to move towards the reopening of the economy including flights in June.

The virtual town hall meetings are hosted by Ambassador Marks and the Consuls General for New York, Alsion Wilson; and Miami, Oliver Mair, with the support of the embassy and consular staff to meet and update the four groups of Jamaicans affected by the country’s border closure; seasonal workers, visitors, students and ship workers totalling over 4000 people in the USA.