{"id":337671,"date":"2025-03-01T07:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T11:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=337671"},"modified":"2025-03-01T00:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:39:42","slug":"carnival-monday-hours-extended-acting-police-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/carnival-monday-hours-extended-acting-police-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Monday hours extended, acting police chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337672\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-337672\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Davidson-Valerie-speaking-at-Friday-Press-Conference--642x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Davidson Valerie speaking at Friday&#8217;s Press Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Government of Dominica has extended the Carnival hours on Carnival Monday (March 3).<\/p>\n<p>Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie made the announcement during a press conference held on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will report that the government of Dominica has extended the Carnival hours on day one, that is on Monday the 3rd of March 2025 by one hour,\u201d he revealed, \u201cTherefore, Carnival will be celebrated from 4:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Monday 3rd March, 2025. And from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valerie also\u00a0implores everyone to comply with the orders which will be circulated islandwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarnival 2025 is governed by a Carnival order issued by the Honourable Minister of National Security and Legal Affairs in keeping with the Peace Preservation Act chapter 15:04,\u201d Valerie said. \u201cThe order makes provisions for the conduct and management of the Carnival and to regulate the proper behaviour of persons and also the preservation of the peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He made it clear that this is not applicable only to revelers in Roseau.\u201cSection \u00a05 :1 of the order mandates the prohibition of noisy instruments in a public place before 4:00 AM and after 11:00 PM on Monday, March 3, 2025, and before 8:00 AM and after 10:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He said revelers who intend to wear masks must have registered with the Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) and have obtained a registration number tag which must be displayed visibly to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNotwithstanding, no person should wear a mask before 8:00 AM and after 6:00 PM on Carnival days, \u201dValerie stated.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded the public that it shall be an offence for anyone to carry a lighter torch or be armed with any weapon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirearms, cutlasses, knives, ice [pick], glass bottles, all of these are not to be permitted in the band,\u201d he warned. \u201cIt is an offence to have any of these in the band. And if the police find someone carrying these weapons they will be arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt is an offence also to discharge or \u00a0let off or assist in discharging or letting off any fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valerie told Carnival organizers that they must adhere strictly to the approved routes for Carnival Street Jump-up in the City of Roseau, town of Portsmouth, and villages islandwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have once again partnered with DIGICEL and DOMLEC \u00a0to install cameras along the Carnival routes and other strategic areas in the City of Roseau,\u201d Valerie noted.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he encouraged revelers to conduct themselves in an orderly manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge you to be responsible and act responsibly,\u201d he urged. \u201cAnyone who infringes or commits any offence during the Carnival will be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Government of Dominica has extended the Carnival hours on Carnival Monday (March 3). 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