The  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  wishes  to  advise  that  the  Prime  Minister  has  directed  the  Ministry  to  conduct  an  investigation  into  all  the  circumstances  relating  to  the  incident  that involved a Covid‐19 positive passenger being allowed to board the repatriation flight from Fort

Lauderdale,  Florida  to  Freeport,  Grand  Bahama  on  Friday,  8th  May,  2020,  in  contravention  of  established protocols.
The Prime Minister has asked that this matter be treated with priority. Accordingly, the Ministry is  presently  conducting  enquiries  into  all  matters  surrounding  the  incident  and  will  report  its  findings to the Prime Minister on completion.