Press Statement from the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda

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JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda –The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda during its weekly meeting held on Wednesday, 3rdFebruary 2021 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, reviewed the regulations and guidelines enacted recently to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Antigua and Barbuda,  made a number of changes to the protocols to further protect the citizens and residents of Antigua and Barbuda.

Cabinet therefore decided on the following:

  1. All learning institutions, to include Pre-Schools, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary will move to remote learning with immediate effect for fourteen (14) days; in the first instance, resuming on February 22nd;

  1. Citizens and residents are reminded that government has instituted a waiver of duties and ABST on the importation of all computers and related devices for educational purposes;

  1. Church Services and Funerals are limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25) persons with the exception of Official and State Funerals which are managed by the State;

  1. Persons sentenced to or placed on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison or any other penal institution will be subjected to a COVID-19 test prior to their entry and upon their departure from the institution to protect the prison and general population;

  1. Only authorized and approved taxi operators will be allowed to collect visitors and returning nationals and residents from the V.C. Bird International Airport;

  1. The Government will further increase targeted COVID-19 testing across the state to include but not limited to teachers, nurses, airport workers, military and police officers;

  1. Government will move to appoint at least fifty (50) additional special constables to ensure stricter compliance with all COVID-19 protocols;

  1. The Cabinet reminds the general public of its responsibility to each other by adhering to the various protocols designed to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Cabinet also reiterated that all should practice proper hand sanitization protocols, the wearing of mask and observing social distancing.

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15 COMMENTS

  1. You cant be saying 25 at funeral and because it is state you have more, it is inconsistent, if you are fighting a deadly virus it should be consistent.

  2. Some wisdom was exercised here. I am not sure where parents of young children will put their preschoolers in order to get to work though.

  3. The permanent secretaries operate in the 18th century. They still have people working 8 hours in some ministries. No thought to assignments, checking in online or even staggered work days or hours. This is crazy and stupid. Being productive does not mean you have to be on the building. In fact there are many workers who burn through work days doing nothing .
    Also who will look after all the children now at home with their parents out working,? Look again trouble!

  4. This is the ‘big announcement’ the PM touted on FB on Sunday?
    What a ting!

    Dear reader, please be careful and look after yourself & your loved ones.

  5. But gee I thought only certified taxis were supposed to pick up passengers at the airport anyway

    They didn’t follow their own protocols for months

  6. Why are churches still open? Online church like the rest of the world. Let’s be real here. We are almost a year into the pandemic, and it’s like it just began in Antigua. Children all over the world are attending school online. The quicker we adjust to our new normal, the better. Get it together.

  8. And the UPP and the Member for Barbuda decline to vote for the continuence of the State of Emergency powers. Had the government not seen the wisdom to do so they would not have been able to pass all these new regulations without going back to parliament.
    And yes Mr. Tabor the Pubic Health Act would not cut it either.

  9. By the way I am for a total lockdown like in Barbados and St. Lucia. A section of the public just do not care nd re not adhering to the protocol. School children for one are just not concern. Just look at them at the bus stations. They do not wear their mask to cover their nose. Only their mouth if that much. We need rude awakening in this country.

  11. ’50 special constables to enforce covid regulations’.
    Where pray tell will you find 50 people to be special constables who
    a) consistently practice correct mask wearing, distancing & sanitation themselves
    b) will ticket police officers & civil servants & taxi/bus drivers who consistently do NOT practice masking & distancing?
    c) will ticket connected persons who behave recklessly and disregard regulations
    &
    How will you find funds to pay them, on time, each month?

    In theory a good idea
    Not quite seeing how it will realistically work.

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