Reprinted from Sis SaraI-
Greetings to all I live in the British Virgin Islands and with ALOT of prayer from the idrens and sistrens on the islands the Rasta Law is finally removed......Bayblon cyann stop us...Rasta taking ovah.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Legislators remove Rasta Law from books

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands -- Rastafarians can now legally visit this British Caribbean territory, following the removal of an executive order banning the religion's adherents from entering, the government said.

The 23-year-old ``Rasta Law'' ordered immigration authorities to refuse entry to rastafarians and ``hippies,'' most commonly identified by their dreadlocks.

The Legislative Council struck the order from the books Wednesday, after a survey determined most islanders were in favor of its removal, Chief Minister Orlando Smith said.

``A lot has changed in the BVI and the world since that order was made,'' and it is no longer possible to tell who is a Rasta or a hippie based on hairstyle, he said Thursday.

For years, the religious group and rights activists have criticized the order as unconstitutional in judging visitors based on their locks.

Though the order has not always been enforced, many Rastafarian visitors have complained of harassment at the airport.