7 arrested for breaching COVID-19 curfew

Five men and two women were arrested in the wee hours of Saturday for breaching the COVID-19 curfew, the Police have said.
They were taken into custody for being in spaces that violated the gazetted measures, which limit the occupancy of bars and restaurants to 40 per cent capacity.
According to the Police, the arrests were made at around 01:00h, when a party of Police went into the Vigilance Station district and arrested the following persons: Ganesh Shamsundar, 30, a construction worker of Section ‘B’ Non Pareil; Khishawn Kingston, 36, of Guyhoc Gardens, Georgetown; Annie Barry, 26, a hairdresser of ‘C’ Field Sophia; Shemroy Callender,36, and Yulita Chase, 30, both of Hendriques Street, Triumph East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Two other males, who were not identified, have been arrested. They have all been charged and placed on bail to attend the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court ECD.
The Government has extended the national curfew for January 2022, and it is expected to remain in effect from 00:00h to 04:00h. The measures were effective from January 1, and will stay in place until January 31, unless earlier terminated, extended, or amended by notice of the Health Minister after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions.
In addition, from 04:00h to 23:00h, stakeholders can continue to access services at banks, markets, supermarkets, grocery shops, gas stations, postal or shipping services, beauty salons, barbershops, hardware stores, clothing stores or other maintenance services.
The Government has warned that any person failing to comply with these measures would be committing an offence under Section 48 of the Public Health Ordinance, and is liable on summary conviction to the penalty provided under that section. (G9)