“There are always opportunities to improve in everything that you do. He said from the beginning of the event at 8 pm, organisers tried reminding the crowd to adhere to the regulations.Īnd although he labelled the event a success, Gomez said there was room for improvement. It’s possible that some people did not adhere to it but we did our best to encourage it throughout the night,” Gomez said. “We tried our best, we made announcements throughout the night, encouraged social distancing and mask-wearing and that kind of thing. Gomez admitted there were some issues throughout the night with managing the crowd. Guardian Media spoke to St Louis’ manager, Lyndon Gomez, who said there were approximately 2,200 attendees – with half being accommodated in the Grand Stand and the other half in the Carnival pods at the venue. It would also depend on the senior officer who is present, I don’t think that is a decision any officer would take lightly,” Hill said. “It would have to be an extreme situation, police officers can make judgement calls and to shut down an event would depend on the circumstances. Hill could not say how many officers would have been at the event.Īsked if police could have shut down the event if there were breaches of the regulations, Hill said that would most likely only be done in a case where extreme measures were needed to preserve life and safety. “He said there were no reports of that nature,” Hill said. Hill said he was informed of this by Senior Superintendent of the Port of Spain Division-Brandon John. The concert was headlined by Aaron “Voice” St Louis and featured performances by Nadia Batson, Nailah Blackman, Mical Teja, GBM Nutron, Farmer Nappy, Lyrikal, KI and Jamaican dancehall artiste Kranium.īut in an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Public Information Officer of the T&T Police Service, Sheridon Hill, said there were no reports of any breaches of the Public Health Regulations at the event. Patrons in the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, at the Vibes with Voicey in concert on Thursdayĭespite the presence of thousands of people – many without masks and not appearing to adhere to COVID-19 social-distancing protocols – in the Grand Stand for a soca concert on Thursday night, police have said they have received no reports that Public Health Regulations were breached.ĭespite this, video and photos of the show ‘Vibes with Voicey’ were subject to strong condemnation by many on social media yesterday, with many predicting a post-Carnival spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of the activity.
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