Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Two islands shift categories in travel protocols

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Effective today, two Caribbean islands have shifted categories in the latest COVID-19 travel protocols issued by Government.

Antigua and Barbuda, which was formerly on the list of countries deemed high risk by health authorities in Barbados, has now been moved into the medium-risk category.

Additionally, St Vincent and the Grenadines, which was in the medium-risk category, has shifted to low risk. The updated list of countries in all categories – high, medium, low and very low – may be viewed on the website of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. at visitbarbados.org. (BGIS)

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