Ten people were taken before the Court on Wednesday 8th April 2020 for breaching curfew restrictions.
Five were convicted and sentenced as follows:
Glenroy Joseph of Piggotts pleaded guilty and was fined $5000 with $2500 to be paid by April 9th and the balance by 15th April 2020 or six months in prison.
Kayarene McPherson of Barnes Hill, Megan Martin of Cedar Grove, Naomi Goodridge and Abigail Bryce both of Lightfoot also pleaded guilty and were each fined $2500 with $1000 to be paid by April 9th and the balance by 22nd April 2020 or serve three months in default. The charges against the others were withdrawn.
They were arrested by Police after they were found on Public Work’s Compound after curfew hours.
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Now the Magistrates are applying the law properly because their initial position of having the persons who were found guilty of breaking the curfew regulations to pay a fine forthwith was incorrect. A person cannot be asked to pay a fine forthwith. He must be given time to pay and in some cases his means must be investigated.
Ok so let’s give you the benefit of being right this time. Score: Times Tabor got it right 1. Times Tabor got it wrong 999,999. Please dont break the millionth mark.
Lol lol. He and his son Damani nak wan head. Can’t decide which of them more attention-starved and hyperbolic
So what happened to the people who went over to prickly pear island and nearly put the operators in trouble ah wah because them white and have money? Why them ah target poor black people alone??! Why we nuh hear nothing else about that incident as in them a get charged same way??? I tell you boy if corona was I’m charge of the law they wouldn’t get away justice for everybody!
The white people need jail time, too. Guilty is guilty.
It is rather strange since a lawyer on a radio program this morning voice his objection to the magistrate charging people and expect them to pay forthwirh that the magistrate is now giving people time to pay.
He even mentioned that since 1961 the privy council saying that forthwith doesn’t mean NOW. You have to give the person reasonable time.
Are our magistrate not off at with the laws? What have become of the 1/3 reduction for pleading guilty and not wasting the courts time. Something still not making sense
Lock up lock up lock up…if Corona virus reach a jail, dem go Lego jail man…how are they even practicing social distancing in a jail
MAMA ALWAYS SAY IF TICK BRUCK IN YA EAR, A DISOBEDIENT CHILD WOULD BE WORTHY OF DEATH & WHO CANT HEAR, WILL FEEL….. The courts are doing a great job so far…… The law is to be respected and no one is considered bigger than law… If the authorities say TAP A YARD….. WELL DO UM…. IF U CHOOSE OTHERWISE & COMMIT THE OFFENCES, JUST MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES ……
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