Jamaican workers affected by technicality in Cayman's COVID protocol

A Caymanian businessperson who hires staff from different parts of the world said that she encountered an issue with how Cayman's COVID-19 protocols will impact her ability to onboard new Jamaican staff.

Initially, the Caymanian businesswoman thought that after November 20 staff hires would be fairly straightforward and quarantine requirements would be dropped in some cases, especially in instances where staff tested negative and were fully vaccinated.

However, while making arrangements for her two new Jamaican staff members, who are scheduled to arrive this week, she was told by authorities that the new Jamaican workers must do a period of quarantine.

She said that this is not due to any incoming employees testing positive, but because, according to the Travel Cayman website, Jamaica would fall within the category of a country that does not have the vaccination rate stipulated by protocols.

In this case, the Travel Cayman site said quarantine is not required for:

Securely verifiable fully vaccinated travellers
Non-securely verifiable fully vaccinated travellers who travel from a country with vaccination rates that are 60% or higher for the first dose of the vaccine and where those travellers spent at least 14 days prior to the date of travel
Caymanians/Permanent Residents who were fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine (locally or overseas).

The second bullet point is what currently affects new Jamaican workers coming to Cayman from Jamaica.