News Briefs

Elephant Man faces whopping $100 fine

If dancehall artiste Elephant Man is convicted in a Parish Court for breaches of the Immigration Act, he could be fined a grand penalty $100.

Elephant Man, whose real name is O’Neil Bryan, was yesterday charged with the offence.

He is to appear in the Corporate Area Parish Court on April 15.

Last week, Elephant Man allegedly failed to declare to an immigration officer that he had travelled to Germany, one of the countries from which Jamaica has restricted travel.

Jamaicans returning home from any restricted countries are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

 

Bad Boy Trevor charged for COVID breach

Actor and director Garfield Reid, more popularly known as ‘Bad Boy Trevor’, has been taken into custody after cops reportedly raided a pool party held at a house in Plantation Heights, St Andrew, Sunday night, law-enforcement sources have said.

Reid has since been charged with breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act, the State of Emergency Act, the Spirit Licence Act and the Noise Abatement Act, according to law-enforcement sources.

Kenniel Smith, who cops alleged was manning a bar at the party, was also charged with breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act, the State of Emergency Act and the Spirit Licence Act.

Both men are to appear in court on April 24.

Entertainment events have been banned in Jamaica to limit the spread of COVID-19.

 

Britain on full virus lockdown

LONDON (AP):

Britain has become the latest European country to go into effective lockdown to deal with the threat of the novel coronavirus pandemic, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday sweeping curbs on everyday activity, including the banning of any gatherings of more than two people.

As well as instructing the public to “stay at home” for all but a few exceptions, Johnson said he was ordering shops that do not sell essential goods, such as food and medicines, to close immediately.

Under the measures, people will only be allowed to leave home for a few “very limited purposes” to relieve the pressure on the National Health Service, Johnson said.

These include shopping for basic necessities “as infrequently as possible,” one form of exercise a day done alone or with household members, medical reasons, or travelling to work that cannot be done from home or that is “absolutely necessary”.

 

Second coronavirus case in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):

Less than 24 hours after announcing its first case of COVID-19, Dominican health authorities yesterday reported that a 51-year-old man had become the island’s second positive case.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment said that the man, a Dominican citizen, had returned here from the United Kingdom.

The ministry said that in keeping with public health practices, it has initiated aggressive contact tracing to identify every individual who may have come into close contact with the patient.