Certain curfew provisions ‘can be even more relaxed’- Hon Malone
He said the topic would be among items on Cabinet’s agenda when they meet today, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
“Tomorrow when Cabinet meets, there are other curfew provisions that a number of other businesses that we are going to be looking at and determining what are the areas that can be even more relaxed,” Hon Malone remarked while delivering remarks on the Honestly Speaking radio programme on ZBVI 780 AM with host Claude O. Skelton-Cline on May 26, 2020.
We will call you out!
Meanwhile, Skelton-Cline issued a stern warning to Virgin Islanders, Belongers, Permanent Residents and Naturalised Citizens who will be allowed to enter the Territory as of June 2, 2020.
He said: “You will not come here in the country after what we have sacrificed, what this government has led, and then just do what you want. Because we are going to call you out, you cannot come in here if your last name is this, you must follow the rules!
“This really matters because it is going to make all the difference in the world of maintaining a COVID-19 free country so that when the rest of the world opens, we have first take.”
Opposition calls for relaxing curfew
Just yesterday, May 26, 2020, via a press release, Opposition Leader Marlon A. Penn (R8) said Government was hindering local businesses from doing business and making profits.
He said the present 7:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew should be relaxed so businesses like restaurants can operate until 10:00 pm or 11:00 pm.
Among benefits to his suggestion would be creating more employment in that sector.
“Restaurants not only require reassurance from the government, but they also need a fighting chance to survive the COVID-19 crisis. The severe impact of restaurants in the territory not being able to open for dinner has resulted in servers, dishwashers, cooks, bartenders and supervisors/managers finding themselves without a job,” Penn remarked.
His statement was made on the premise that there were no spikes of the virus in the Territory. Hours later, Hon Malone announced that the Virgin Islands was COVID-19 free.
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31 Responses to “Certain curfew provisions ‘can be even more relaxed’- Hon Malone”
What internal economy? The BVI economy cannot survive by itself. We manufacture nothing. We barely grow enough food.
We will have to live with Covid-19 for a very long time, we cant shut down forever so enough of the BS we just need to learn to live with Covid streuuppppppssssssss.
Crippling!
So who the hec do you want to enjoy the stimulus.
Be careful what ah you ask for.
Island man still here and some of ah you Born Here Land Lord start bawling already bout house rent. So just imagine . So ah you better watch wha ah you ask for. Because this surely can not be prayers.
Next question: how can one boost their immune system without the need of a vaccine?