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BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/10/2020 05:39 PM
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Live update on the reopening protocols. By Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie and Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone Tuesday 10 November at 8:00 PM Facebook Live, ZBVI Radio 780, cbn Radio 90.9 FM, CBN TV Channel 101 on Flow BVI Government Facebook Announcement Page
Last edited by ecm56; 11/10/2020 05:47 PM.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/10/2020 06:17 PM
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Just more BS. Lets move on as these regulations don't not work for us. Start a dialog on how to enter when a person gets the vaccine. That is only fair as that person would be covid free so should not have to undergo any of these regulations.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/10/2020 08:50 PM
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SleepyChef,
What are the designated mooring fields? 2-3 or 5 plus?
Can they stop and snorkel ?
I am afraid that "the Plan" will continue to be over-restricted. In my time in USVI (5 weeks in July- August), boaters seemed to keep "social distancing" even without a government mandate, remaining in their "boat bubble" even when at beaches.
Wes s/v Sea Tiger (Lagoon 42)
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/10/2020 10:32 PM
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/10/2020 10:49 PM
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So $175 for all tests, app/angle bracelet $70 test when you leave. 4 day quarantine, can move about in a compound. 3 tests in BVI including exit test. 5 day covid test before you enter BVI from low risk area 3 day for high risk. This is for a villa. Sounds double to me.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/11/2020 02:10 AM
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It is all about keeping the residents/island safe so it is nice of you to care!
If they cared they wouldn’t charge these exorbitant fees, the government is abusing the tourist like the taxis and everyone in the tourism business.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/11/2020 08:40 AM
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It is all about keeping the residents/island safe so it is nice of you to care!
If they cared they wouldn’t charge these exorbitant fees, the government is abusing the tourist like the taxis and everyone in the tourism business. There is a cost associated with the 2 tests and the app/bracelet. I don't see $175 as being exorbitant. I'd guess it's about at their cost. When i look at testing centers in central Ohio, I am seeing a cost of $135+ for voluntary tests not covered by insurance.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/11/2020 09:02 AM
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It is all about keeping the residents/island safe so it is nice of you to care!
This is all very true. It is their country and they have every right to set the rules as they prefer. What they should not have done however was announced with great fanfare that they were open for business 1 Dec. They should have been honest about their intentions. I think they hoped once people had booked accommodations and airfare they would come anyway. They were very wrong.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/11/2020 08:07 PM
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Do we qualify as "residents" when we have "permission to reside status"..can stay 12 months but have to register each year..cant vote..cant work? Someone? Yes. Even us lower status work permit people fall into that category.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/12/2020 01:00 PM
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Look's like that cruise ship out of Barbados had similar testing requirements in place. 1. Test before arrival, 2. test on arrival, 3. test on forth day... But on the forth day someone tested positive... how you have a real mess.
Has the BVI announced a policy for what happens if you have positive test on the forth day? Yes. A positive test would require another 10 days of quarantine to get you to the normal 14 days. The way it currently works for residents is you're retested on day 13 and day 14. If both tests are negative you are released from quarantine. And yes, the traveler would be responsible for the cost of quarantine days. If you're unwell enough to be hospitalized, it's possible your COVID-19 insurance may repatriate you but that's a pretty severe case.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/12/2020 02:10 PM
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This is probably a dumb question but, Would arriving from the US be considered high risk???
I'd like to be a jelly fish, cause jelly fish don't pay rent.
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Re: BVI Government Announcement Tonight 8 PM
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11/12/2020 02:23 PM
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This is probably a dumb question but, Would arriving from the US be considered high risk??? Yes. I think when the border restrictions started in March, the BVI Govt. used the CDC ratings seen here. It's possible they used a WHO rating but I can't find that any longer. Most likely any rating system would place the USA in the high risk category currently.
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