Monday, June 7, 2021
After months of lockdown under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), public beaches and rivers were reopened last Thursday and hundreds of Jamaicans dived into the waters yesterday, the first Sunday after the restrictions had been lifted.Beachgoers at the Hellshire Beach in St Catherine
yesterday. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
With the joy of being able to swim and play in the sand on a public beach becoming a reality after a lengthy shutdown to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, an ecstatic eight-year-old, Tariq Wilson, beamed with joy at Hellshire Beach in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday.
“The feeling of not going out was very hard for me. It felt different than before. All my life I was free to go out on the road and it was like I was addicted to the road. Since 'corona' came it has been a struggle for me and my family to go out and have some fun sometimes,” said the smiling eight-year-old.
Shelly-Ann Robinson (centre) made use of
the opening of the Caymanas River by
getting baptised yesterday.
The Government gave the green light for public beaches and rivers to reopen, effective June 3, for swimming, bathing, and exercising purposes from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Saturday and from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm on Sundays. No beach parties or group games are permitted.
But Tariq had no interest in hosting a party or games session. He just wanted to enjoy the outdoors.
His mother, Melissa Henry, told the Jamaica Observer that online schooling has been particularly frustrating for him. more
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