The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands amended Curfew Order No. 20 of 2020 to move the curfew hours to 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. effective 4 June, 2020.
This announcement was made a few minutes ago by the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honorable Andrew Fahie.
All other businesses have been given permission to reopen as well. The Premier, within his statement said “Cabinet decided that all businesses re-open, subject to inspection by the Social Distancing and Monitoring Task Force and certification by the Environmental Health Division with effect from 4th June, 2020.”
The Premier also announced that Cabinet approved the movement of boaters within our shores.
The statement said ” Cabinet endorsed the decision taken by the NSC to amend Section 6 of Curfew Order No. 20 to permit the movement of vessels within Territorial waters, except in waters that are classified as an exclusion zone and the reference points on the map, outlined in the Regulations as follows:
- all additional regulations related to COVID-19 restrictions are to be applied in addition to regulation that already exists;
- unrestricted marine traffic and activity will be allowed only between 05:00 and 17:00 hours, notwithstanding further curfew restrictions;
- unrestricted marine traffic and activity will be permitted East of 64.38300’W on the south side of Tortola and an area East of the dividing line between the western most tip of Jost Van Dyke and Western most tip of Tortola. (This area will be further confined by navigational limits to the North, East and South);
- traffic through the exclusion zone and outside of the navigational limits is restricted and requires pre-clearance from the Multi-Agency Operational Command prior to transit;
- vessels fitted with Automated I System technology will be required to use same while navigating within the territorial waters, especially in the exclusion zone to make them easily identifiable to law enforcement from a distance; and
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