File photo,: Yachts anchored in Chaguaramas.
Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
The yachting industry has been largely shut down since the start of the pandemic, the Yachting Association (YSATT) said in a recent release, and it is pleading with Government to allow international yacht arrivals.
Sea and air borders were closed on March 22 in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Arrivals into TT need an exemption granted by the Minister of the National Security to enter the country.
“The yacht services sector in Trinidad is world class and operates as a direct foreign exchange earning industry; this income is being lost. The customers to this industry directly and indirectly support several thousands of local incomes and their families; their livelihood is being lost,” YSATT said on Friday.
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