PM Reminds Citizens Of Fireworks Restrictions This Divali Weekend
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November 6, 2026
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC has issued a reminder to citizens on the use of fireworks this Divali long weekend.
In a statement on social media on Friday, she reminded citizens that fireworks may be discharged on public holidays between 8pm and 9pm only, without requiring a permit.
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The legislation also prohibits the discharge of fireworks within half a mile of hospitals, airports, zoos, registered animal shelters, farms where animals are reared, forest reserves and national parks.
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