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A Barataria man in his early thirties was detained for breaching the curfew on Monday night after he claimed he was put out by his girlfriend.
Police said members of the North Eastern Division on patrol between 8 pm and 11 pm found the man at Boundary Road Extension and asked him why he was out while the curfew was in effect.
Police said he told them he had an argument with his girlfriend, who put him out.
Officers said they suspected the man was lying and were wary of any such excuses. He was arrested.
During their patrol, police also found a shotgun and six rounds of 12-gauge ammunition in the area.
The exercise was led by ACP Belfon, Snr Supt Maharaj, Supt Ramjohn and ASP Parriman, with field operations by Sgt Quashie, Cpl Gordon, and PCs Mieres, Dass and Nanan.
The post Barataria man's excuse for breaking curfew: My girlfriend put me out appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
With a breakaway ruling out commute along their normal Gordon Town road route, Christmas tree farmers have seen their journey from Penlyne Castle to Constant Spring Road in Half-Way Tree more than double this year. As the Christmas shopping season...
Senegal has been widely praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with few infections and life returning to normal, but the reason behind its success still divides experts.
The government enacted a raft of anti-virus measures when the pandemic reached the West African nation. But some experts believe that herd immunity may explain the low level of cases.
With a mostly youthful population of some 16 million people, the country has recorded some 16,000 coronavirus cases and 331 deaths to date, according to the health ministry.
Like many African countries, Senegal would have racked up many thousands of deaths had it experienced an outbreak similar to the kind that ravaged Europe and the United States.
Senegal is \"one of the model countries in terms of implementing Covid-19 prevention measures and it has reaped the benefits,\" World Health Organization official Nsenga Ngoy said during a virtual press conference this month.
The government closed its borders, schools and mosques when the virus first hit in March, as well as banning large gatherings and travel between cities, and imposing a night-time curfew.
It also undertook medical care for ailing COVID-19 patients, and aggressively isolated people who had come into contact with positive cases.
Authorities encouraged mask-wearing and social distancing too, measures that Ngoy said would continue to play a key role in keeping infections at bay.
Abdoulaye Bousso, one of the government officials in charge of Senegal's coronavirus response, said that the measures staved off a collapse of the country's health system.
Herd immunity hypothesis
Mysteriously, however, Senegal has been registering fewer cases despite lifting its anti-virus measures -- and despite the fact that mask-wearing and social distancing have slackened considerably.
The Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha in July saw swathes of the country travel to their home towns to celebrate with their families -- without a discernible effect on infection rates.
Likewise for last month's \"Magal\" religious festival, which saw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descend on Senegal's second largest city Touba.
Referring to the Islamic festivals, Bousso told AFP that \"perhaps the question of immunity needs to be brought to the fore\".
Massamba Sassoum Diop, the head of the emergency-healthcare organisation SOS Medecins Senegal, agreed.
\"We are aware that in Africa in general, and in Senegal in particular, we don't have the deaths we should have had,\" he said.
The doctor is convinced that a substantial part of the population has already acquired immunity, and estimated that proportion at around \"60 percent\".
The virus swept through Senegal's mostly young population between March and August, Diop suggested, offering an immunity that may explain the decline in deaths and infections.
He pointed out that most recorded infections are in people between 20 and 60 years old, and that it is patients older than 65 who are most likely to die of COVID-19.
\"It spread around the count
By Russ Bynum The Associated Press A Georgia judge denied bond Nov. 13 for the father and son charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, saying he's concerned the White men took the law into their own hands and endangered neighbors when they pursued and shot the Black man on a residential street. […]
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MONTEGO Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams says there will be no grand market in the second city next month as COVID-19 cases climb steadily in the western end of the island.Williams made the announcement during Thursday's virtual COVID Conversations held at S Hotel in St James.
A number of interest groups have found it unsettling that an obviously battered woman was turned away from a police station that houses a Domestic Violence Mediation Unit, resulting in a call for these units to be unveiled and their locations widely publicised.Law enforcers are also being urged to focus on ensuring that abusers are booked for the crimes committed, instead of encouraging victims to return home and work things out with their partners.
At least 22 people have been killed in southern Chad in the latest instance of deadly ethnic violence between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers, the communications minister said Friday.
Today the United States celebrates Thanksgiving; a tradition that reportedly dates back to 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast, although it was not until nearly 250 years later in 1863, that the then president Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday.
The article A hot COVID-19 mess appeared first on Stabroek News.
The recent increase in novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Bartica is the result of residents refusing to adhere to preventative measures, according to Mayor Gifford Marshall, who says the region has since recommended the reinstatement of a 12-hour curfew and restrictions on non-essential movement.
The article Bartica residents’ irresponsible behaviour to blame for surge in COVID-19 cases - Mayor appeared first on Stabroek News.
The ruling party in his native Zimbabwe has declared him an enemy of the state.
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stocks are pulling a bit lower in afternoon trading Friday as worries about the worsening pandemic undercut growing optimism about a coming coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, as of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 132 points, or 0.5%, at 29,349, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. Treasury yields were holding steady, while stock markets around the world made only modest moves. Wall Street has suddenly begun to teeter-totter this week after a big November rally swept both the S&P […]
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In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new round of curfews from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to slow the spread of the coronavirus in California. Businesses say they have already altered hours to comply with health restrictions and some county sheriff’s offices plan not to enforce. Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced a month-long curfew […]
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[RFI] In a move a little over a month before the presidential election, Uganda has revoked the media accreditations of all foreign journalists, including those already registered to cover the 14 January polls, according to the government-run Media Council of Uganda on Thursday.
