Three charged with breaching COVID measures

Three persons were charged on the West Coast of Demerara on Friday with breaching the COVID-19 emergency measures.

The Guyana Police Force said Eusbio Amsterdam was charged with failure to wear a face mask.

Amsterdam appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to the charge.

He was fined $5,000 or two weeks in jail if he cannot afford to pay the fine.