Weeks after announcing government’s plan to reopen this countries borders next month- Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced on Saturday that the decided date to do so would be July 17th. 

Speaking at a Covid-19 press briefing at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Ann’s , the PM laid out the categories of people that would be allowed to travel into Trinidad and Tobago. 

Fully vaccinated nationals, having received their final dose two weeks ahead of their scheduled return, would be allowed to enter T&T with a negative PCR test and will be allowed to go to their homes.

On the flip side, an unvaccinated citizen must present a negative PCR test 72 hours old but will have to go into quarantine for 14 days.

Non-nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 will not be allowed to enter this country.

Children will be permitted to fly with their parents once the adults meet the aforementioned requirements. 

PM Warns: No Cheating The System

Underscoring the importance of taking steps to protect against another spike in Covid-19 infections, Dr. Rowley said policy will be enforced to deal with those people who may try to cheat the system.

“I spoke with the authorities about the penalties for coming in unvaccinated and attempting to beat the system by not going into State supervised quarantine. I am going to talk to the Attorney General to ensure that those penalties are in fact a deterrent…and that law enforcement will keep a close eye on that. Because we know that there are going to be people wanting to come in  having not complied with the vaccination requirements,” the PM said.