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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
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09/02/2020 01:27 PM
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RatmansWife
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Gary, unless you own property, are a long-time resident or have a valid work permit and job, this is not for you yet, as I understand it. And, as Malcolm says, you will need to quarantine for two weeks.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: GaryC]
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09/02/2020 03:12 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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RW ...thanks I saw that too. I own a house in Long Bay so no problem there. Not happy about the quarantine and the fees but I have a lot of work to do. JASON ...thanks for the tip on the email address. My mistake was to include a "." at the end of the address. The result of how I cut and pasted it. FYI - you can quarantine for free at the govt. facilities until 30 September.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
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09/02/2020 07:09 PM
09/02/2020 07:09 PM
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agrimsrud
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If I have looked up the numbers correctly, BVI currently has 37 active covid-19 cases. St Thomas has 103 active cases. When you look at the number of cases per capita, BVI is 1.13 cases/1000 and St Thomas is 0.98 per thousand. Currently you have a better chance of bumping into someone in the BVI that has covid vs. St Thomas so I wonder who the BVI thinks they are protecting by not running the ferries. On paper they're protecting the USVI.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: agrimsrud]
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09/02/2020 07:17 PM
09/02/2020 07:17 PM
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agrimsrud
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Actually... I screwed it up. I got the wrong population of St Thomas. The St Thomas number is actually 1.99 per thousand. As Rosanna Danna used to say... "never mind".
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
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09/02/2020 08:04 PM
09/02/2020 08:04 PM
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Actually... I screwed it up. I got the wrong population of St Thomas. The St Thomas number is actually 1.99 per thousand. As Rosanna Danna used to say... "never mind". Wasn't that Emily Latella? :-)
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: MrEZgoin]
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09/02/2020 08:45 PM
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Actually... I screwed it up. I got the wrong population of St Thomas. The St Thomas number is actually 1.99 per thousand. As Rosanna Danna used to say... "never mind". Wasn't that Emily Latella? :-) Well crap... I've screwed up everything. You are right - it was Emily Latilla on "Weekend Update". One of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZLeaSWY37I
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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09/02/2020 11:42 PM
09/02/2020 11:42 PM
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Hi Jason, the only thing I know is the items are already gazetted only curfew times have changed for life in the BVI the September 1st entry was gazetted at start of August, nothing has changed in this regard. Well thats my take on it.
The Premier was on JTV tonight chatting and it brought confidence to me for the first time in a very long time, November 1st was marked in till this outbreak but if the cluster is taken under control by mid October I think they will announce borders opening schedule ,I know this doesn't help people booking ahead but it does bring some hope.
Last edited by sleepychef; 09/02/2020 11:44 PM.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: agrimsrud]
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09/03/2020 09:18 AM
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I think the issue between USVI and BVI is not the per capital or per thousand but rather the inadequacies of BVI healthcare - simply a lack of hosptial beds for critical care.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
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09/03/2020 11:40 AM
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I think the issue between USVI and BVI is not the per capital or per thousand but rather the inadequacies of BVI healthcare - simply a lack of hospital beds for critical care. I agree. Plus, it does the BVI's no favor if we fail to recognize that THEY are responsible for their own territory. The US government and the tourist industry and charter boat industry are not belongers in the BVI. It was beyond obvious in St. Thomas that re-opening to tourism had the side effect of importing more COVID-19 along with US tourist dollars. OOPS, response to that was to squeeze tight again. Who would argue that the BVI would somehow be different ?
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: sleepychef]
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09/03/2020 04:47 PM
09/03/2020 04:47 PM
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toast
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Sleepy Chef, Curious as to why you think there may be hope for 11/1? I did book my flight to fly into Beef Island, but with no mention yet of tourism and 14 day quarantine in full effect, what hope do we have, with less than 60 days out? i am very interested as I am already booking elsewhere, spoke with charter company who asked me to wait two more weeks and check back, but she did not sound hopeful either.....
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: sleepychef]
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09/03/2020 06:11 PM
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toast
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DO you have a link for that , would love to watch and have not had luck googling it.
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
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09/03/2020 06:16 PM
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Thanks J..but we need and want to get back to CRC. Hoping the next faze will at least allow that. Seems things are just getting worse..folks asking to borrow rent $. I dont know how some folks are hanging on. Things are not exactly rosy here..bad air every day from the fires but at least we are safe from those and we are better off than many. Thing is we can get tested easily and quickly here in Sonoma but there is no point if it wont get us into the BVI's without all this $$ and hoop jumping. Also wonder when, and if, they will ever get the ferries running again. Manpot - Check flight to EIS (Beef Island). I have seen some pretty reasonable fares, especially if you book your trip SFO-SJU and then book SJU to EIS separately. Much better option than having to deal with ferries (assuming they are running again at some point) and customs at Roadtown. (Fires and smoke getting better here in Marin lately, thank goodness)
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: Winterstale]
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09/03/2020 07:18 PM
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Winterstale:
There's always VI Airlink from STT to EIS. Also Island Birds and Ace Flight Center.
If we can go (in November), we're booked to fly AA into STT and then take VI Airlink to Anegada. I fully expect they will have to stop at Beef Island to have us clear in there and then take us on to Anegada. Of course, that's if we can get in at all . . .
Last edited by ecm56; 09/03/2020 07:20 PM.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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09/04/2020 06:47 AM
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DO you have a link for that , would love to watch and have not had luck googling it.
linkThanks Jason....1 November is at 17:52 mark. I thought he did a pretty good job
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: bailau]
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09/04/2020 08:01 AM
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That would be great...I would like to use my credit as soon as possible. However, the 14 day quarantine is a deal killer. It would be great if the government could "certify" some of the private local residences as quarantine houses as that might help the landlords kick start their businesses back up and staying somewhere down there other than a government facility for 2 weeks would be attractive... We applied, were inspected and approved by the Health Ministry, and were inspected by the Security company to house quarantine guests. Haven't housed a single person. With the exception of Sugar Mill, I have not heard of any expats housing quarantine guests. And to be fair, I don't really know Dennis and Mary's immigration status; they could be belongers. When Phase 3 starts to allow tourists back there will no longer be a quarantine. I wouldn't worry about that, it's just a question of when.
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: tradewinds]
#233821
09/04/2020 02:34 PM
09/04/2020 02:34 PM
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MrEZgoin
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I don't know what the odds are, but I think they are better than un-imaginable. Case numbers will include the recovered and the asymptomatic. Number of ventilators doesn't seem to have been much of a news issue in other places after the initial hand-wringing.
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: Phase 2 Re-entry
[Re: MrEZgoin]
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09/04/2020 03:20 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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I don't know what the odds are, but I think they are better than un-imaginable. Case numbers will include the recovered and the asymptomatic. Number of ventilators doesn't seem to have been much of a news issue in other places after the initial hand-wringing. 52 is our active cases. 63 total with 1 death and 10 recovered. 2 currently hospitalized but not serious.
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