The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has updated its official travel guidance to caution Czech nationals against all but essential travel to Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. In a notice published on November 1, 2025, the MFA said the category-5 storm that struck the island on October 28 left roads impassable, power grids heavily damaged and airport operations only partially restored.
Although flights are gradually resuming, the MFA stresses that conditions—particularly in the western parishes of Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Hanover, St James and Trelawny—remain hazardous and recovery could take “a very long time.” Czech citizens already in Jamaica are urged to follow local authority instructions, stay in secure accommodations and register their whereabouts in the DROZD traveller tracking system.
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For emergencies, travellers can contact the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C., the Honorary Consulate in Kingston or the MFA’s 24/7 consular hotline. The advisory underscores the importance for Czech companies with expatriates or business travellers in the Caribbean to review evacuation plans, check business-continuity measures and verify insurance cover for natural-disaster scenarios.
Practical implications include likely flight re-routing via the United States or Europe, higher accommodation costs due to limited hotel capacity and potential shipment delays for firms that depend on Jamaican suppliers. Mobility managers should brief affected staff, adjust itineraries, and liaise with travel-risk providers until the MFA downgrades the alert level.
Although flights are gradually resuming, the MFA stresses that conditions—particularly in the western parishes of Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Hanover, St James and Trelawny—remain hazardous and recovery could take “a very long time.” Czech citizens already in Jamaica are urged to follow local authority instructions, stay in secure accommodations and register their whereabouts in the DROZD traveller tracking system.
For emergencies, travellers can contact the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C., the Honorary Consulate in Kingston or the MFA’s 24/7 consular hotline. The advisory underscores the importance for Czech companies with expatriates or business travellers in the Caribbean to review evacuation plans, check business-continuity measures and verify insurance cover for natural-disaster scenarios.
Practical implications include likely flight re-routing via the United States or Europe, higher accommodation costs due to limited hotel capacity and potential shipment delays for firms that depend on Jamaican suppliers. Mobility managers should brief affected staff, adjust itineraries, and liaise with travel-risk providers until the MFA downgrades the alert level.
