As we told you, the increased freedom for Belizeans comes with the
expectation that everyone will maintain the use of masks, social
distancing, and moving around with an important purpose. The Attorney
General stressed today that public drinking and loitering will not be
tolerated by police.
Here are those comments:
Hon. Michael Peyrefitte - Attorney General
"Let's not forget, there are some laws that are in place that make
certain activities offenses. They will not change and they will be
enforced. You move about with your mask while you are social-distancing
but you must be moving with a purpose to do something. Loitering is an
offence. Public drinking is an offense. Wandering about without a
purpose is an offense. When they say you're lost, you can't play lost.
It is an offense. So, not because we are freeing it up and more and
more businesses can operate all of a sudden now ten men are in the
corner hanging out, drinking; no! It is an offense. You want to drink
your liquor? Drink it at home. Still we should be in any public place
moving and with a purpose to do something or to go somewhere, to do
something specific. We can't be loitering, wandering. Those things are
not helpful in trying to fight COVID19, plus they are illegal."
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