All night clubs, bars, gaming establishments and gyms shall remain closed and business establishments shall remain closed on Sundays under the Environmental Health Services Covid-19 SRO 26 which has been approved and gazetted on Tuesday August 24th, 2021.
“Opening hours of businesses which are allowed to open at this time is from Monday to Friday 6:00AM to 6:00PM and Saturdays 6:00AM to 1:00PM and all business establishments shall remain closed on Sundays,” Minister for National Security and Home Affairs, Rayburn Blackmoore added while making the announcement on Tuesday.
“I wish to advise the general public that the Environmental Health Services Covid-19 SRO 26 has been approved and gazetted today August 24th, 2021, as previously announced all businesses and establishments shall be allowed open in accordance with the protocols established and published by the Chief Medical Officer (CEO) with the following exceptions,” Blackmoore said. “Restaurants will be opened for take-out and delivery only, barbershops, spas, hair salons, shall be opened with accordance to the protocols established by the Chief Medical Officer.”
He said the protocols have been published and the Ministry of Health will work closely with these businesses to ensure compliance to the protocols.
“Hot water spas shall be opened under the protocols of the Safe In Nature [SiN] programme of the Ministry of Tourism,” Blackmoore noted.
The National Security Minister emphasized the importance of complying with these health protocols and measures which he said have been put in place to protect the public during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He reminded the public that the police force is mandated by law to enforce these protocols, not only within the City of Roseau, but throughout the country.
Let’s give the new restrictions the benefit of the doubt that they just might be positively impactful.
With that said, how on earth does this heartless, soulless, compassionless ruling regimen expect these businesses and their employees to survive without grants . financial assistance and an economic package? Does this administration want to commit mass murder by starvation?
This is what is mind-bogglingly troubling. In these very dire economic times when thousands are joining the unemployment line and many local businesses are going into extinction, Mr. Skerrit has taken $64 000 each month from the treasure for him to live like a plutocrat.
Dominica has by far the largest Cabinet per capita in the Western Hemisphere. Most of these Ministers get north of $8 000 monthly inclusive of the allowances, perks, emoluments and salaries. Despite the economic downturn no reduction of salaries for these gluttonous hyenas. Utterly shameful! Time for them to vacate office.
Please correct your time – it is Saturday from 6:00am to 1:00pm.
ADMIN: Noted with thanks.
Blackmore when are you going to compensate the businesses that remain closed, so that they can pay their electricity, water, telephone bills, etc, etc, etc….
Countries throughout the world has compensated such business in the form of stimulus packages…Why it cant come out from your stuttering tongue???? And what connection do you all in this evil DLP have with the yellow bags that are being given out in the dead of night to selected people in various villages???Aren’t all the people suffering! Why you or liar Skerrit cannot condemn that???
Gang of satans!!!