The Bahamas Lifts Travel Ban on Haiti and Cuba
The Authorities of the Bahamas says it has now resumed flights to Haiti and Cuba, thereby lifting the journey ban imposed on each Caribbean nation.
The announcement was made on Friday by the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, Clint Watson, who started the airline Bahamasair had resumed its flights to Haiti.
“There might be two flights per week, Bahamasair: One to Cap Haitien, which was yesterday, and the opposite to Port-au-Prince, which might be on Saturday.
There might be four flights to Cuba every week.
In February unique ban on Haiti was defined as a choice to dam vacationers for three weeks as Haiti celebrated carnival. At the time, few nations within the area had begun vaccination campaigns.
Previous to the ban, The Bahamas had common, direct flights to Haiti.
The Bahamas acquired its first tranche of vaccines in early March and many nations within the area.
Haiti was left behind within the world and regional marketing campaign effort. Haiti didn’t start its vaccination marketing campaign till July.
The nation, which has been confronted with rising political and financial strife, has but to vaccinate multiple p.c of its inhabitants.
Watson, who was talking through the weekly press convention, famous that the Bahamas has vaccinated over 40 p.c of its inhabitants compared, lower than two p.c of Haiti’s inhabitants has been vaccinated.
Watson additionally referred to Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines the place – following figures launched in October – the vaccination rates are below 20 per cent.
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