Closed for business: Over 300 stores take stand against crime
Friday 12 February 2021
Reshma Mohammed and her daughter Arianna hold candles outside the Red House, Port of Spain, on Monday during a vigil for murder victim Andrea Bharatt and others who lost their lives to violent crimes. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE -
Over 330 businesses, mostly small and medium enterprises, have decided to close their doors on Friday as part of a nationwide stay-at-home strike in protest against violence against women and in support of Andrea Bharatt’s family.
Prayers, protests and candlelight vigils have been held all across the country after the discovery of the 23-year-old court clerk’s body in the Heights of Aripo on February 4.
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