Beacon reporter vents disapproval of COVID-19 ‘beach closure’
In a tweet on April 28, 2020, Claire Shefchik posted, “#BVI government says I can't go to the beach,” with an accompanying image that read, “this is the worst kind of discrimination-- the kind against me.”
Beaches remain closed – Premier Fahie
As part of the measures to mitigate community spread of the Novel Coronavirus, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) had announced that no visits to beaches were permitted during the month-long 24-hour lockdown; however, with the easing of restrictions from Monday, April 27, 2020, the measure remained in place.
"Stay away from beaches. Beaches are closed until further notice," Hon Fahie said in his ‘The New Regular’ COVID-19 manifesto statement on Monday, April 27, 2020, while also calling on residents to wear masks when conducting business in the public.
The Premier also urged businesses not to serve unmasked customers and at the same time noted that a curfew will remain in place from 1:00 pm and end at 6:00 am the following day for the next 14 days.
‘Open the beaches’ - Shefchik
The tweet is also not the first time Ms Shefchik had voiced her disapproval of the move to close beaches as she also did so on Facebook a day earlier.
In the popular ‘The Real BVI Community Board” Facebook group, one resident who spotted two individuals allegedly defying the beach closure restriction, posted the photo that has since amassed hundreds of comments and shares.
"Long Bay West End, 11:04 this morning [April 27, 2020], taken from my porch. We're never going to get through this as a community if we can't put aside our individual senses of privilege and entitlement for a few months," the caption with the accompanying photo read.
Ms Shefchik was the first to comment, “The beaches should be open,” in an earlier show of disapproval towards the move by Government to keep beaches closed as a measure to protect against community spread of COVID-19.
The Virgin Islands currently has two active cases of COVID-19.
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57 Responses to “Beacon reporter vents disapproval of COVID-19 ‘beach closure’”
Claire Shefchik Ok. America: democracy. BVI: dictatorship. Got it.
Self righteous know it all spewing her crap all the time !
Who did the job before him?
emphasis on "....these BVI people....."
BVI people need to pay attention to whom they allow into their country like all other places.
When we have a cold we go for a soak and you see all that green thing cone down
However sunlight is good for your vitamin d levels and strengthens your immune system.
she come here she feel she is a reporter and she could do and say what she want?
If you dont have haters you aint doing it right.
All the time we are hearing, no beach, no beach. What is the reason for that? You can't go to the beach, yet hundreds can stand in supermarket lines for hours upon hours cursing and carrying on while saliva is going all over the place. In this corona pandemic, it is highly unlikely that persons would be so irresponsible to have parties, etc. People just want to be able to soak themselves from the aches and pains that existed before and those that they acquired during the lockdown.
As one person said, the sea is a healer! There is a reason why they are trying to keep us from that God made healing beach.
It would be sad to see that this reporter is fired.
That meme has been going round for months if not years and it is a totally self-deprecating, ironic meme. The whole point of it is that, yes discrimination exists, however when there is clearly no discrimination, because EVERYONE is experiencing the same restrictions, the meme is nothing but ironic.
Sorry for injecting some context in here, I know that isn't popular in the Comments section (it is not a Blog!)
For the simplest of things you tell people to go back where there from .The Bible said in the last days the rivers will take there course!
If you have any love just remember how lonely and quiet the virgin islands was in the time of quarantine when you all wish come through hope your happy to deal with it
The table is turning pray God don't make a shift after this pandemic crisis
Where bvi doesn't attract not even Haitians to work !
Once someone paying tax they have a say !why you all feel it's ok to come on the media to bully and insult the people you all claim you all love! living a lie But God will show you all up ! Only because we cant see who behind this scene
Lot a times is someone who asked us for favors or using us to get where you all want for one thing or the other !
Let God work this out !
Stop been so mean !
Say this to say that the beaches are very important to reopen especially for the elderly who don't go no where besides doctor visists .suffering with strokes joint pains an other related medical conditions
They used it to exercise very gud darn therapy!