There is much misinformation on the internet about traveling to and what to do in Negril and Jamaica. Much of it has been caused by the fluid guidelines set up by the government. At times some info on the pages on the same JTB website contradicts info on the other pages. This is caused by trying to keep up with all the changes and sometimes pages are missed.

Other misinformation can be found on other internet sources, TripAdvisor and Facebook being the main two culprits. Some is well meaning but incorrect, others seem to have some agenda and are simply false statements.

Let's try to clear up some of the info.

1) All residents of the United States of America (USA), Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico or Panama who are 12 years of age or over, are required to obtain and present a negative COVID-19 PCR or Antigen test result to check in for a flight. Tests must be done by a medical laboratory that has a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) registration or ISO 15189 certification. The date of the sample collection must be less than 10 days from the travel date to Jamaica.

There is NO NEED to upload the test results, just have them with you when you board your flight.

2) Unless specifically asked to remain quarantined in your ROOM and monitored by health officials, you are free to follow the "Stay In Zone" order. This means you must remain in the Covid Resilient Corridor that the government has set up.

3) If you are not staying in the Corridor at an approved facility, you will be required to quarantine for two weeks.

4) If you are not quarantined, you can feel free to walk, visit any business that is open, but if you take a taxi, you need to make sure that it is JTB Certified. Do not simply look for a red plated vehicle and of course do not get in a white plated vehicles as they are not taxis at all. All JUTA and Maxi tour drivers are certified.

5) As the government does not have the resources to license and inspect every single vendor, if a restaurant, bar or jerk chicken stand is open then you are allowed to stop there. The government has been distributing Covid Kits to the jerk chicken stands to allow them to have running water to allow you to wash your hands.

6) Wear your mask and sanitize when entering any property. This is pretty basic. While eating or drinking the mask can come off.

7) If you see a large gathering, avoid it. The only foreign national I have heard being warned about breaking the Covid rules was at a large, illegal yard party.

I hope this helps a little.