Among those sick with COVID are the residents of Guinea Grass and Shipyard. Both villages have been locked off according to protocols meant to mitigate the spread, but news tonight is that they aren't locked off from each other.
There are also reports that residents of those villages who were away when their communities were locked down have been allowed to return, seemingly exposing themselves at their own risk. And this morning we asked Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvette whether there was any validity to those reports.
Reporter
"When it comes to Guinea Grass, there are concerns because people from Guinea Grass are being allowed to return home when it was said that no one should go in, no one should go out. Can you comment on that?"
ACP Joseph Myvette - Head, NCIB
"Well that was not brought to our attention, but wherever that is the case those persons will be dealt with. I am certain that there are several standing checkpoints in those areas. I know of one near Santa Martha and one on the Guinea Grass road and there should be one somewhere between San Felipe and August Pine Ridge somewhere in that area."
Reporter
"But sir, whats the policy there? If I am from that community and I am willing to be exposed, can I go home?"
ACP Joseph Myvette - Head, NCIB
"No, that is not the case. As you are aware when these regulations came into effect it is pretty much that those person who are inside are contained in order to try and contain the virus and those person who were out were sufficient warning that this regulations are going to come into effect when it did."
Reporter
"There are also concerns from that same area that persons are being allowed to enter Guinea Grass from Shipyard. Should that be happening?"
ACP Joseph Myvette - Head, NCIB
"There is no checkpoint between Guinea Grass and Shipyard. Those 2 areas are both under the same state of emergency, so persons can travel between the two."
Reporter
"I'm getting word that the chairman of Guinea Grass is concern about instances like for example where the AG allowed people to return to work in Shipyard before the clamp had really come down."
ACP Joseph Myvette - Head, NCIB
"That is an issue that will be address also. Essential workers will be allowed in and out of those areas to do their work and in deed persons do live in those areas who are essential workers, so they will be allowed to move in and outside of those areas."
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