‘Reckless act’ draws $6,000 fine Article by December 24, 2020 A day after the Barbados Government reassured the public of its confidence in the country’s COVID-19 monitoring mechanism, a man appeared in a Bridgetown Court after he jumped the balcony of the hotel where he was quarantining. This incident follows reports of a protocol breach by a visitor which led to a possible “cluster” and circulating videos of persons socializing, in large gatherings, without masks. Today Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes strongly condemned the actions of Tyrique Anderson Akeem Thornhill who admitted breaching the rules of hotel quarantine. Thornhill told the No.1 District “A” Magistrates’ court that he was locked out of his room and jumped from the balcony out of an “element of fear”.