Earlier yesterday, the move by Sea Lots residents to march into Port-of-Spain around noon was thwarted by vigilant police officers who warned them that anyone found to be in groups of more than 25 would be breaching the Public Health Ordinance and would be charged as a result.
Following an hour-long stand-off with officers of the Guard and Emergency Branch (GEB) and the Riot Squad at Pioneer Drive – some of the residents opted to return to their homes and left on foot in groups of 25.
The threatening move prompted several officers to search the premises while other officers moved to intercept residents as they emerged from along the Sea Lots waterfront and sought to join those who had been blocked at Pioneer Drive.
Insisting they were not about burning debris and blocking roads as they did on Tuesday, the hundreds of young men who were armed with placards claimed while yesterday was about peace and love, it was also to protest the tragic death of Beetham resident Ornella Greaves.
Greaves, a 30-year-old mother of five who was pregnant, was among three people shot around 10 am at Beetham Gardens on Tuesday as she recorded the fiery protests being staged by residents and other demonstrators in her area.
