2/19/2023 0 Comments Voice returns very village voiceyHundreds of social media users weighed in on the event yesterday, with many condemning the attendees for not adhering to the Public Health Regulation. She did not respond to further requests for comment. The matter would be best addressed by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.” Questions for the Minister were sent to the ministry’s corporate communications manager, Candace Alcantara.Īlcantara responded a short while later, saying, “Good day. Guardian Media tried reaching out to Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh for a comment but he did not answer calls to his cellphone. He said there were several events planned for the weekend and the NCC will try to ensure that attendees adhere to the regulations. “We have a lot of staff on the ground, we have guards trying to make sure (that people adhere) but no matter what you do, some people will always try to flout the law, whatever law it is.” He said the NCC has staff who were present during the event to facilitate it. I see people walking down the street right now without a mask, anywhere you go, you will see always a few people who will flaunt the laws,” Peters said. “I don’t think that was happening on a large scale, there may have been people who were not wearing their masks but I don’t think it was widespread enough to say that people weren’t adhering to what they are supposed to do. However, Peters said neither the NCC, nor the TTPS could “police” every attendee. NCC chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters said he too had not received any reports of breaches of the Public Health Regulations at the event. It’s the first time that anyone did an event like this in the North Park area and there were some challenges in terms of managing it from the NCC (National Carnival Commission) standpoint, but I think the initiative was good, I think it’s good they are trying to provide some sort of employment to people in the entertainment industry,” Gomez said. “There are always opportunities to improve in everything that you do. He said from the beginning of the event at 8 pm, organisers tried reminding the crowd to adhere to the regulations.Īnd although he labelled the event a success, Gomez said there was room for improvement. It’s possible that some people did not adhere to it but we did our best to encourage it throughout the night,” Gomez said. “We tried our best, we made announcements throughout the night, encouraged social distancing and mask-wearing and that kind of thing. Gomez admitted there were some issues throughout the night with managing the crowd. Guardian Media spoke to St Louis’ manager, Lyndon Gomez, who said there were approximately 2,200 attendees – with half being accommodated in the Grand Stand and the other half in the Carnival pods at the venue. It would also depend on the senior officer who is present, I don’t think that is a decision any officer would take lightly,” Hill said. “It would have to be an extreme situation, police officers can make judgement calls and to shut down an event would depend on the circumstances. Hill could not say how many officers would have been at the event.Īsked if police could have shut down the event if there were breaches of the regulations, Hill said that would most likely only be done in a case where extreme measures were needed to preserve life and safety. “He said there were no reports of that nature,” Hill said. Hill said he was informed of this by Senior Superintendent of the Port of Spain Division-Brandon John. The concert was headlined by Aaron “Voice” St Louis and featured performances by Nadia Batson, Nailah Blackman, Mical Teja, GBM Nutron, Farmer Nappy, Lyrikal, KI and Jamaican dancehall artiste Kranium.īut in an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Public Information Officer of the T&T Police Service, Sheridon Hill, said there were no reports of any breaches of the Public Health Regulations at the event. Patrons in the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, at the Vibes with Voicey in concert on Thursdayĭespite the presence of thousands of people – many without masks and not appearing to adhere to COVID-19 social-distancing protocols – in the Grand Stand for a soca concert on Thursday night, police have said they have received no reports that Public Health Regulations were breached.ĭespite this, video and photos of the show ‘Vibes with Voicey’ were subject to strong condemnation by many on social media yesterday, with many predicting a post-Carnival spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of the activity.
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