Ferryboats at a standstill at Blowing Point Port 
Closed Passenger Terminal
A tell-tale sign, that Anguilla’s borders to incoming passengers, except returning Anguillians, as part of the approved repatriation process, is the ferryboats that idly, but necessarily, remain at anchor in the inshore waters at the Blowing Point Port. As a consequence the temporary, but well set-up, Passenger Terminal Building has also been closed.
Since March 20, when Anguilla began its shutdown, to avoid the community spreading of the coronavirus, the island’s borders and ports have been officially closed for specific periods, only to be further extended later on.
Now, Governor Tim Foy, OBE, who has responsibility for the security of Anguilla, issued a statement on June 18 to further extend the closure of the island’s borders to July 14. The statement is also about Anguilla’s repatriation and quarantine regulations. It reads as follows:
Statement from H.E. Governor
Border closure, repatriation and quarantine regulations
Border closure
- On 18 June, Executive Council agreed to extend the regulation closing ports to 14 July while keeping the previously agreed exemptions unchanged. These exemptions tightly limit the permitted movement of vessels and aircraft to those:
i. used for cargo and medical purposes, including medical evacuations;
ii. carrying passengers out of Anguilla; and
iii. returning Anguillians home as part of the approved repatriation process.
There will be no relaxation of these restrictions around the elections. Our borders will remain closed until the 14 July except for the tightly defined exemptions noted above which will continue to be rigorously enforced.
Repatriation and quarantine regulations
- Anyone coming to Anguilla under the repatriation process is bound by the Quarantine (Covid) Rules, 2020 signed by the Minister of Health on 5 June 2020. These regulations require a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all. Anyone failing to comply with these Regulations – including the requirement to stay within the approved quarantine premises throughout the quarantine period – commits an offence pursuant to section 7(2) of the Quarantine Act. There will be no exception to or relaxation of the Quarantine (Covid) Rules because of the election.
- As of 19 June, 478 Anguillans have registered their interest in returning home. Of these, 355 have had their applications approved and 103 have returned home. By 26 June 60 persons currently in quarantine will have completed the 14-day quarantine period and, provided they have tested negative for Covid-19, will be released.
Tim Foy
Governor
