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<p>The welfare of British nationals remains our top priority, and we remain committed
to ensuring that British travellers around the globe are able to return home. The
UK Government is working closely with airlines, local authorities and governments
in the Caribbean region to help British travellers return to the UK as part of the
plan announced by the Foreign Secretary on 30 March - with up to £75 million available
for special charter flights from priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable
travellers. Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff have worked round the clock to bring
back more than 300 people from Jamaica and Guyana on charter flights on 8 May. We
have supported over 11,000 people to return home from the Caribbean via commercial
means, and Post's priority remains to continue providing advice and assistance to
British nationals in-country.</p><p>We are aware that there are British travellers
remaining overseas in the Caribbean region and our effort is focused on supporting
their return as quickly and safely as possible. British travellers wishing to return
to the UK have been actively encouraged to register with their nearest High Commission
or Embassy as well as to check travel advice for updates regularly. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.
It is difficult to be precise about the numbers because there have been instances
of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return
to the UK via other means, and British Nationals resident overseas registering for
flights even though many were not eligible.</p>
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