Photos by Orlando Charles
With many stores being shuttered around George-town by the COVID-19 lockdown, hundreds are now without jobs or dealing with pay cheque cuts.
For businesses that are still open, a number of them have taken to rotating staff to avoid having to lay off persons.
Outside of Courts at their Main Street branch, a long queue formed as persons turned up to pay bills and make queries on their accounts. General Manager of Courts, Clyde de Haas said that the company is not allowing any sales during the current lockdown. With regard to whether any employees were laid off or had salaries cut, the GM said that they are currently “trying to buy time” and not have to resort to either of the two options just yet, indicating that all the staff there are still employed with the company. However, while those entering the building were required to sanitise their hands and maintain distance, those waiting outside of the store were not keen on following social distancing standards.