Maloney first community declared closed area under new law

The Mal­oney Build­ings Hous­ing De­vel­op­ment has be­come the first com­mu­ni­ty to be de­clared a closed area un­der the Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions Act, 2026, with res­i­dents now sub­ject to a night­ly cur­few be­tween 9 pm and 5 am.

The de­c­la­ra­tion was made by Pres­i­dent Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo through Le­gal No­tice No. 847, dat­ed No­vem­ber 10, while a sep­a­rate or­der, Le­gal No­tice No. 848, im­posed the cur­few on the com­mu­ni­ty.

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How­ev­er, the move has al­ready sparked un­ease among res­i­dents, with Trinci­ty/Mal­oney MP Camille Robin­son-Reg­is ac­cus­ing the Gov­ern­ment of im­pos­ing re­stric­tions with­out ad­e­quate­ly in­form­ing those af­fect­ed.