The Government of Barbados has announced that effective Wednesday, 25th May 2022, wearing a face mask outdoors will no longer be compulsory. Going forward, wearing a face mask will only be required in public buildings (e.g. supermarkets, offices and other business locations) and on public transport.

Attorney General, Dale Marshall, explains that "public buildings" also includes structures such as tents which are "substantially enclosed".

For more information, please read S.I. 2022 No. 43.

Update: From December 22nd, 2022, wearing a face mask is no longer required as a matter of law. For more information, please read our blog post.

Effective Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, persons who are not vaccinated will no longer be required to quarantine on arrival in Barbados. Furthermore, the allowed timeframe for a pre-departure rapid PCR or rapid antigen test for unvaccinated travellers will be increased to three (3) days.

This means if an unvaccinated person arrives in Barbados on Friday, they may have their pre-arrival rapid antigen test on Tuesday of that week. However, all unvaccinated travellers will be required upon arrival to take a rapid antigen test at the airport.

For more information, please read the Barbados Travel Protocols.

Effective Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, persons who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to furnish proof of a pre-arrival COVID-19 test. However, unvaccinated travellers will still be required to have a COVID-19 test prior to their arrival in Barbados.

Who is deemed fully vaccinated?‍

This refers to persons who have completed a full regimen of vaccines for any of the Ministry of Health and Wellness approved COVID-19 vaccines, for 14 days or more, prior to arrival in Barbados.

For more information, please read the Barbados Travel Protocols.