Thirteen persons including two teens in Denham Town, Kingston were on Friday arrested and charged for breaching the COVID-19 nightly islandwide curfew.

The police say they were arrested between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. after they failed to heed several warnings to leave the public thoroughfare and go home.

Charged are:

* 18-year-old Sherika Whyle,
* 20-year-old Robert Groves,
* 20-year-old Odane Wilson,
* 21-year-old Kale-Ann Bogle,
* 23-year-old Sidoney Fogo,
* 24-year-old Rosanna Ebanks,
* 27-year-old Devour Anglin,
* 36-year-old Tamara Brown,
* 37-year-old Susan Satchell,
* 45-year-old Rohan Wade,
* 61-year-old Cecil Witter,
* A 17-year-old girl and
* A 15-year-old girl.

The police are reminding persons that the curfew was put in place for public safety, and breaching the order could result in fines of up to $1 million and imprisonment for up to one year.

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