Hefty fines for Venezuelans who broke covid19 rules
Friday 7 May 2021
Four Venezuelans who went fishing by a river on Thursday in search of food landed in court on Friday for breaching the covid19 regulations.
Siparia magistrate Nizam Khan fined the four a total of $64,000 on Friday after they each pleaded guilty to two charges – gathering for recreational purposes without permission from the National Security Minister and being in a group of more than five.
A husband and wife from Avocat Village in Fyzabad were also jointly charged for the same offences. They were fined a total of $16,000.
The court heard that WPC Ramdeen was driving in her private car on Thursday and saw six people at the Rio Negro river off St John’s Trace in Avocat. She got out and asked them the reason for the gathering.