Six people arrested in Tobago for violating the COVID protocol and SOE
Four people, including a juvenile, were arrested in Tobago for breaking State of Emergency Regulations (2021).
On May 15, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said a daily 8:59 pm to 5:01 am curfew is set to begin from May 16 under the Public Health Ordinance.
According to Inspector (Ag.) Alicia Piggott of the TTPS Tobago Division, two restauranteurs, were also held for breaching Public Health Regulations (2021).
Speaking to Guardian Media yesterday evening, Inspector Piggott said the people, who broke the SoE, were not yet charged.
” There was also a minor involved,” she said.
She first spoke of the arrests on Tobago Channel 5’s morning talk show Rise and Shine on May 17 with host Deryck Brathwaite (Brother B).
“Up to last night, there were four people who were outside during the curfew hours and could not explain as to why they were outside,” Piggott said then.
The TTPS’s Tobago media ambassador also noted that the Public Health Ordinance, which ordered restaurants closed, remains in place.
She advised persons to obey the SoE regulations by exercising at home and not drinking in public spaces.
She said organizations wishing to apply for curfew passes could write to the Commissioner of Police. However, in Tobago, organisations can send applications to ACP William Nurse.
“So you would send to the ACP what is the company’s name, what the company does, and once the ACP is satisfied, (the passes will be issued)… the police would also look at it and see if your company is an essential service.”
She also reminded the public that the fine for breaking curfew is $250,000.
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