Low visitor traffic from Ebola-hit countries to Jamaica
VISITOR traffic from Ebola-hit West African countries to Jamaica has been relatively low, with 66 persons coming from Sierra Leone; 65 from Liberia and 11 from Guinea, so far this year, for a total of 142.
Countries, including Jamaica, have been on high alert for visitors from those West African nations, as fears of the deadly Ebola virus spread across the globe.
Of the three countries, Sierra Leone has the largest number of visitors to Jamaica – 279 – in the past four years, broken down as follows: 79 in 2011; 59 in 2012; 75 in 2013 and 66 so far in 2014.
Liberia was next, with 258 visitors in the four-year period, broken down as follows: 63 in 2011; 59 in 2012; 71 in 2013 and 65 so far in 2014.
From Guinea, Jamaica received 75 visitors in four years, broken down thus: 17 in 2011; 20 in 2012; 14 in 2013 and 11 so far in 2014.
