Several people were convicted in the St. Johns Magistrate’s Court for breaching the mandatory curfew restrictions that are currently in effect.
Over the weekend police arrested and charged Josh Mathias of St. Johnson Village, Juan Looby of Cashew Hill, Addis Joseph of Villa, Kadeem Morrisey of Golden Grove, Blaibin Rodriques of Kentish Road and Randy Davis of Five Islands, all for Failing to Comply with Mandatory Curfew.
They appeared before the Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to the charges. Josh Mathias, Juan Looby, Blaibin Rodriques and Randy Davis were fined $5000 forthwith or six months in prison; while Addis Joseph and Kadeem Morrisey were sentenced to six months in prison.
Three others were charged for similar offences and were convicted, reprimanded and discharged.
The police prosecution department has revealed that a total of 17 persons were arrested and charged on curfew related violations in just four days.
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So how some ppl fine is more than the others?
Young people need to abide my the curfew law. If you are not going to the supermarket and the pharmacy, or you are not an essential service workers. Stay home!! Stay home!! Stay home people Stay home please. $5000 is a lot of money in this hard time.
Those two guys that went up to the prison could a carrier of coronavirus. Did the authority run a text on them before sending them to prison? There are a lot of innocent people in that prison who are on remand waiting for their court hearing.
Young people need to abide my the curfew law. If you are not going to the supermarket and the pharmacy, or you are not an essential service workers. Stay home!! Stay home!! Stay home people Stay home please. $5000 is a lot of money in this hard time.
Stay home especially you young people. Forget about the weed and alcohol. Just stay home off the streets.
Those two guys that went up to the prison could a carrier of coronavirus. Did the authority run a text on them before sending them to prison? There are a lot of innocent people in that prison who are on remand waiting for their court hearing.
What is the reason given.Why those two men were sentenced to jail time.
Maybe they don’t have the money?
Thinking Antiguan: That is an assumption on your part.The story should have said that.I for one deal with facts not fiction.And I do not assume.If all persons committed the same crimes.There are options given to the Courts to adjudicate sentences. Caught breaking the curfew.The Court could fine you,fine you and jail you,jail you and not fine you.I also see where they give a slap on the wrists.Convict you,reprimanded you and discharged you.Why were those persons discharged without a fine. Isn’t that a double standard?
So some confine, some pay and some reprimanded for committing the same offence?
No 1/3 off for first offence and another 1/3 for not wasting the court’s time etc….
According to the PM the court must consider the social situation in the country with thousands of people without an income Mr PM does that rule apply to the ordinary folks or just the 1%ers,,,,
I hope they test these people before sending them to prison. If these people have the virus and take it into the prison it will be devastating. Not only the prisoners will suffer what about the officers they have to go home to their families also. Prime minister think before making these rational decisions. I think it should just be s fine
The illiterate and the poor will be fined and incarcerated. Sad hearing that young people are jailed for the curfew violations and nothing is being done to the people who attended the party on the private island. I am all for social distancing and the reduction of the overall infection rate, but prison for 6 months for your 1st offense is a bit extreme. But then again, losing ones life to a virus is extreme.
They was send straight to prison with out no fine.
WOW WOW.
I’ll bet my life that all these offenders were black and poor.
Are the police patrolling uptown villages too? Cause I usually take my smoke walks around 3 am in Hodgesbay.
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