The Guyana Police Force yesterday denied disrupting a church service in Settlement, Mabaruma, Region One and arresting several members of the congregation, stating instead that a pastor agreed to accompany a musician to the police station where the latter was given a warning on noise nuisance and sent away.
According to a statement issued by the GPF, noise nuisance complaints started pouring in back on March 3, where a neighbour, Sheldon Baharally, wrote to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to complain about noise nuisance caused by loud music coming from the church. In response, on Wednesday, September 11, EPA officials met with the Regional Commander, Superintendent Krishna Ramana, at the Divisional Headquarters Office to discuss the complaint.