The State has given the green light for between 600 to 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago nationals to return home in the coming week. 

Making the announcement at Saturday’s Post Cabinet Media briefing, National Security Minister Stuart Young said this includes 19 cruise ship workers, 30 people in Venezuela and 12 people in Guyana.

In addition, 98 rig workers are expected to return home however they will carry out their 14 day quarantine on the rig before being allowed home. 

In instances where this kind of quarantine takes place, the State has arranged to have public health officials at each site to monitor the patients. 

The students who are currently in Barbados and Jamaica are expected back on June 13th.

“We have 360 possibly on Friday and then it could be up to 300-400 on Saturday and what we’re doing is, we’re preparing to quarantine them at the (University of the West Indies) St Augustine campus, so right now the Ministry of Health personnel are working with the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force to get there prepared,” he explained.

Arrangements to bring home 29 deportees from the US are currently being made, however a date for their return has not yet been determined.