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UPDATE: Cane Garden Bay Beach reopens to public
The beach was reopened following a brief closure for routine water quality sampling to be conducted by officials from the Environmental Unit and the Environmental Health Division.
According to a press release from Government Information Services (GIS) this afternoon, October 3, 2019, results of days of water quality testing at Cane Garden Bay and Brewers Bay beaches have shown that the water quality has improved to levels that can facilitate recreational use.
Honourable Wheatley commended the officials at the Environmental Unit and the Environmental Health Division for their hard work in ensuring that the beach is safe for recreational use.
“Water quality testing will continue to be carried out at beaches around the Territory to ensure that the health and safety of visitors and residents are safeguarded,” the press release stated.
It further noted that the Government of the Virgin Islands is working diligently to clean the territory’s beaches and coastlines and “to ensure healthy residents and visitors to the territory.”
See previous article published October 1, 2019
'Stay away' from water @ Cane Garden Bay Beach - Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
- Beach remains closed due to high level of bacteria found in water sample tests
Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) is appealing to everyone to put their health first by staying away from the closed Cane Garden Bay Beach until an 'all-clear' is issued.
Speaking with Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) last evening, September 30, 2019, Hon Wheatley said he accompanied laboratory technicians of the Department of Conservation and Fisheries to further assess the beach and collect more water samples for testing.
"We do not want persons to put their health at risk. The results of the samples will not be available until tomorrow afternoon [October 1, 2019]. As soon as those results are made available, a statement will be issued."
In the meantime, Hon Wheatley is advising everyone to "stay away from the beach and out of the water" at Cane Garden Bay.
"It is a health risk. Remember your health comes first," Hon Wheatley said in his appeal.
Hon Wheatley explained that the departments have been conducting water samples testing at all the beaches accross the territory recently. He said the closest beach to Cane Garden Bay that is safe for use is at Brewer's Bay.
A high level of dangerous bacteria was found in water samples taken during the past week by the Environmental Health Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour following the passage of Tropical Storm Karen on September 24, 2019.
The beach was immediately ordered closed.
Hon Wheatley said the statement on the latest water sample test results will be issued sometime after 2:00pm.
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Bay people just plain nasty with them sh**. Nothing going change about some of them damn beach destroyers.