VI closes all airports & seaports to inbound passengers!
Internally, all non-essential gatherings of 20 persons or more are prohibited for the next 26 days.
This was announced by Premier and Minister of Finance (R1), Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), following a Special Meeting of the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands today.
Closure of airports & seaports
According to Government, Cabinet has decided that effective Sunday March, 22, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. “for a period of fourteen (14) days, in the first instance, all airports and seaports in the Territory of the Virgin Islands be closed to inbound passengers (whether nationals or non-nationals) until Monday, 6 April, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., except as pre-authorised.”
It said the restriction does not apply to freight, cargo or courier craft or vessels.
“International crew members on incoming vessels will be required to remain within the port facility and comply with all Public Health measures in effect.”
No gatherings 20 or more persons
Government also announced Cabinet decided that the Minister responsible for Health issue an Order, in accordance with the Public Health Ordinance (Cap. 194), is “to prohibit all non-essential gatherings of 20 persons or more with effect from Monday, 23 March, 2020 until Friday, 17 April, 2020, in the first instance.”
All businesses to close by 8:00pm
Further, all businesses and services, and all recreational facilities are to be ordered to close by 8:00 p.m. and remain closed until 6:00 a.m. daily with effect from Sunday March, 22, 2020 at 11:59 pm until Friday, April, 17, 2020, in accordance with section 15 of the Public Health Ordinance (Cap. 194), in the first instance.
“These measures are being taken to avert the introduction and active transmission of COVID-19 in the British Virgin Islands, thereby safeguarding the health and wellbeing of all residents and visitors. For more information on COVID-19, visit www.bvi.gov.vg/covid-19,” Government stated.
Despite the climb in COVID-19 infections globally, including in the Caribbean and as close as US Virgin Islands (USVI), the Virgin Islands has not recorded any confirmed cases of the virus; however, Government has not been getting complacent in its response.
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33 Responses to “VI closes all airports & seaports to inbound passengers!”
P.S to all the woke ones, make sure you have seeds, ways of getting water, tools to start a fire, some sort of filtering system and lastly don’t let anyone know what you have they laugh now but they’ll cry later. Best of luck when all is said and done we are the new age Noah’s
The Deception has begun
The peril of citizens of the VI,takes a back seat to personal interests.
It’s sad that the seriousness of this virus has not sink in with people. Some of our people who have just returned from the U.S. are not self quarantining themselves. And I also know some young people from college who have returned are locked away for 14 days. This is what responsible people do.
But have not seen or heard any report of how many and if any tests are being done .
So are tests and quarantine being done in the VI with its proclivity for lawlessness, carelessness and non enforcements.?
Moaning and shifting blame is irresponsible and immature.
The truth is if they dont like what was done it's time to make your way back to your homeland which I'm certain sure they never refused you or did they send you to our homeland. Neither did the British Virgin Islands called you.
I'm not here trying to be negative but when I listen to these kind of stuff it hurts us deeply. You came here to make a better life, we embraced you and you could just open your mouth like an open sepulcher. All who think this BVI is a jolly ride we got news for you. Brace your self because we are going to clean it up and tighten up our belts. this is the right time to review. Make changes and add laws to protect this territory.