CourtJudicialLocal NewsNewsWorld TV star fined $12,000, bailed for jumping quarantine by Fernella Wedderburn 06/01/2021 written by Fernella Wedderburn Updated by Sandy Deane 06/01/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 289 British reality TV star Zara Holland was Wednesday morning fined $12,000 for breaching coronavirus quarantine when she appeared at the District “D” Magistrates Court. Holland pleaded guilty to breaching COVID-19 Directive No.4 by leaving Sugar Bay Hotel where she was staying pending the results of her COVID-19 test without a reasonable explanation. Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes ordered her to pay the fine in seven days. If Holland fails to pay the fine, she will spend the next nine months in prison. Holland, 26, is currently out on $20,000 bail with a surety to guarantee that the fine is paid. The former Love Island star was stopped at the Grantley Adams International Airport on December 29 attempting to skip the island before her test results came through. Her lead attorney Andrew Pilgrim QC said Holland had received two negative COVID-19 tests and accepts that her attempts to leave the country was “foolish.” He added that she accepted “full responsibility” for her error. Chief Magistrate Weekes also declared in court that contrary to public opinion the “court does not just jail anyone” but always does a means assessment as to whether a convicted person can pay a fine in relation to such charges. Fernella Wedderburn You may also like Update: Road fatality victim named by police 11/05/2025 Masked men escape with cash, firearm in brazen Bridgetown robbery 11/05/2025 Mothers serenaded and honoured during church service 11/05/2025
