Gradual phased reopening

31 Aug 2020 / Bahamas

The Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Dr. Hubert Minnis, yesterday (30 August) announced the gradual phased reopening of the country, underlining of the importance of continuing to comply with precautionary measures.

Commercial and private flights and sea vessels are permitted to travel into, within and out of The Bahamas, with specific requirements and conditions. The updated travel guidelines has been published online at https://opm.gov.bs/covid-19-travel-guidelines-30-august-2020/

The country has increased hospital capacity (including for COVID patients), created a COVID-19 Enforcement Unit, increased testing capacity, improved turnaround time for test results, and generally improved the analysis of health data.

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in The Bahamas, contact the GAC Houston Hub Agency Center at [email protected])

Source: Elnet Maritime Agency – GAC agent

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