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Six other people from the illegal gathering on Lazaro Island were fined $ 3,000 each yesterday.
British citizens William Edwin Dunford, 32, Richard Henri Lagesse, 31, Lowri Mair Jeffs, 31, Zoe Louise Cronk, 30, Jeff Richard Alexander, 32, and Singaporean Natalie Joanna Sarkies, 29, are They each found guilty on one count of breach of Covid-19 regulations.
The regulation prohibits social gatherings of more than five people who are not staying in the same residence.
The group of 12 took a ferry to St John’s Island around 11 a.m. on Aug. 8 before walking to the beach on Lazarus Island.
There, they participated in various activities before taking a ferry back to the mainland at around 6pm.
Deputy Prosecutor Timotheus Koh said Sarkies posted photos of the trip on social media, with all 12 of them.
The photos were posted on various platforms, drawing public attention and causing public alarm.
A Labor Ministry spokesman said that the five foreigners convicted yesterday were permanently banned from working in Singapore and that their former employers canceled their work passes.
Another member of the group, Briton Paul Jonathan Gold, 32, was fined $ 3,000 on October 14.
Five others from the group have yet to be addressed.
Brits Helen Ann Sullivan, 30, Joshua Adam Roth, 31, James Riby Oram Trimming, 31, and Edward John Joseph Lee-Bull, 32, are expected to return to court on December 4. Vietnamese Luong Thi Thu Ha, 31, is expected to return to court on December 11.
If convicted under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, first-time offenders can be jailed for up to six months or fined up to $ 10,000, or both.
Repeat offenders can be jailed for up to one year or fined up to $ 20,000, or both.– DAVID SUN
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