{"id":110036,"date":"2020-05-02T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=110036"},"modified":"2020-05-02T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T19:30:09","slug":"police-says-no-beach-before-may-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/police-says-no-beach-before-may-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Says No Beach Before May 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Police have <\/span><\/span>increased their patrols around the beaches in Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span> in order to <\/span><\/span>ensure <\/span><\/span>strict <\/span><\/span>compliance from <\/span><\/span>beachgoers <\/span><\/span>over the Labour Day<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> Holiday weekend.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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No<\/span><\/span> will be <\/span><\/span>allowed <\/span><\/span>on <\/span><\/span>any beach <\/span><\/span>before <\/span><\/span>Tuesday 5<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> May, 2020 as set out in the curfew restrictions.<\/span><\/span> Thereafter, any<\/span><\/span>one <\/span><\/span>who wishes to go to the beach <\/span><\/span>for the purpose of bathing or exercising <\/span><\/span>must do so between the hours of 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. <\/span><\/span>Weekends <\/span><\/span>or <\/span><\/span>holidays are not allowed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No more than two pe<\/span><\/span>rsons<\/span><\/span> from the same household will be allowed to be on any beach during the allotted time. Likewise, n<\/span><\/span>o<\/span><\/span> food, <\/span><\/span>music <\/span><\/span>or any form of <\/span><\/span>gathering <\/span><\/span>or p<\/span><\/span>icnicking <\/span><\/span>will be <\/span><\/span>allowed<\/span><\/span> to take place<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Boat owners, <\/span><\/span>who wish to utilize their boats, may <\/span><\/span>only <\/span><\/span>do so<\/span><\/span> for the purpose <\/span><\/span>fishing, <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>not leisure<\/span><\/span>. Any form of lo<\/span><\/span>itering, liming or sightseeing<\/span><\/span> is strictly prohibited<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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The public is further reminded that <\/span><\/span>only <\/span><\/span>two persons from the same household <\/span><\/span>should <\/span><\/span>be seen travelling <\/span><\/span>in the sa<\/span><\/span>id<\/span><\/span> vehicle<\/span><\/span> at any given time<\/span><\/span>. The social distancing guidelines must always be followed, and the mandatory wearing of mask<\/span><\/span> in public <\/span><\/span>is expected<\/span><\/span> to be adhered to.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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The Police Administration wishes everyone a<\/span><\/span>n enjoyable <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>incident-free Labour Day weekend, and trust all efforts will be made to stay safe and <\/span><\/span>be <\/span><\/span>protected from the Coronavirus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Police have increased their patrols around the beaches in Antigua and Barbuda in order to ensure strict compliance from beachgoers over the Labour Day, Holiday weekend. No will be allowed on any beach before Tuesday 5th May, 2020 as set out in the curfew restrictions. 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