EMA police shut down aerobic burnout

Residents, a report said, called in the police just before midnight when they couldn’t sleep. The event, Aerobic Rave Burnout was held at Yard Vybz at Fanny Village, Point Fortin.

According to a police report, at about 11.10 am, EMA officers received information of an event taking place in Fanny Village and upon arrival heard loud amplified sounds emanating from beyond the property’s boundary lines. The report further said a sound pressure level (SPL) measurement was taken and the promoter was found to be in breach of the noise pollution rules.

Officers also observed that there was no proper placement of music speakers which were found to be facing the homes of the residents.

The promoter was ordered to end the event. Speaking to Newsday yesterday, one senior officer urged affected residents to continue to notify EMA officers whenever persons in their neighborhood are in breach noise pollution rules.