"Resilient Corridor" extended to a section of the south coast

The Jamaican Government’s “resilient corridor,” to which tourists are being restricted, has been extended to sections of the island’s south coast.

The southern extension runs from Farquhar Beach in Clarendon, through sections of  Manchester, St. Elizabeth and Westmoreland before joining the north coast boundary in Negril, Hanover.

In making the announcement Tuesday in the House of Representatives, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the expansion will allow more tourists to experience Jamaica.

Mr Bartlett said opening of the rest of the south coast – from Milk River, Clarendon to St. Thomas -  will be announced after the next review is done.

He said, to date 13 properties on the south coast have already been certified as covid-19 compliant by the Tourism Product Development Company, while on the north coast, earlier reopened to tourists, 113 accommodations have been certified.

Certification is based on a number of criteria: submission of a recovery plan, based on the established protocols, having proper signage in relation to COVID-19 protection measures on the property, and enforcement of such measures.

The “resilient corridor” along the north coast was opened on June 15 when the borders were reopened to tourists.