Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man allegedly failed to wear a mask covering his nose and mouth while breaking the national curfew, prosecutors say.
Police arrested Mark Carey, 47, of Burial Ground Corner, for failing to remain at home and not wearing a mask while in public.
Both regulations aim to contain the local spread of the coronavirus.
Prosecutors say Carey committed the crimes at 11pm on May 5 at Labour Street.
He denied the charges at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.
The prosecutor, Corporal Samantha Miah, objected to Carey’s release on bail due to concerns that he would interfere with a witness in a death threat case.
According to Miah, the curfew breach occurred when Carey allegedly made the death threat.
However, Ferguson-Pratt said since police did not charge Carey with threats of death she couldn’t deny bail on that ground.
She set bail at $1,500 on the condition that Carey reports to the Quackoo Street Police Station on Mondays. His trial is set for July 14.
If convicted of breaking the Covid-19 measures, Carey could face a maximum prison sentence of 18 months and fines up to $10.000.
