A St George bus driver has been charged with violating Section 13 (1)a, of the 2020 Emergency Powers (Covid-19) Regulations.
Officers at the Traffic Department laid the charge against Kelly Fraser of D’arbeau, St George, a driver of the number one (1) bus route on Thursday, 26 March 2020 about 10:05 am after he was stopped in traffic along The Carenage en route to the Town of St George, with a busload of passengers, in contravention of the 2020 Emergency Powers (Covid-19) Regulations.
Section 13 (1)a of the Emergency Powers (Covid-19) Regulations states that no person shall offer for hire or seek to travel on any motor omnibus, unless there is or would be, not more than one passenger per row in the motor omnibus in a staggered formation.
The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) is appealing to persons to comply with the regulations of the 2020 Emergency Powers (Covid-19) Regulations.
A person who contravenes or fails to comply with these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and, on summary conviction, liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months and to forfeiture of any goods or money in respect of which the offence has been committed.
Office of Commissioner of Police
Pure ignorance, and not facing reality. This is the only way to help keep the covid 19 away. ISOLATE and practice good hygiene.Keep your distance from other people.
It is incredible the kind of things we allow to happen to us, as intelligent people in a smart world. We have smart devices in our hand all day and night , but do the most Sealy things.
The bus driver is using the passengers as sardines in a can for his purse,
and the passengers are allowing themselves to be used and abused. putting themselves and their families at great risk for the gain of what?
This is not business as usual people, times have changed, things have changed but behaviors and attitudes seem stuck for the worse. Its incredibly stupid.
One person per row??!! This will not stop Corona. Grenada, stay at home unless you need the hospital! PLEASE!!! <3 love London x
Very well done!!! The fine should be 5000 a 1000 is to small !!! like these dont realize what the world is facing and this threat grenada is not ready for an extreme outbreak.
Unbelievable!!