ESSEQUIBO Magistrate Dylon Bess on Tuesday at the Anna Regina Court, sentenced Pomeroon miner, Kelvin Manie, to 16 months in prison for break and enter and simple larceny.

The police alleged that between May 20 and 31, in the Lower Pomeroon River, Manie, 25, broke into the dwelling house of Leslie Benjamin and stole an amplifier valued $360,000, property of Benjamin.
He is also alleged to have, on May 15 at Charity on the Essequibo Coast, stolen one S4 Samsung Galaxy phone valued $85,000, the property of one Raywattie Narine.
Manie pleaded guilty to the break and enter charge, but not the simple larceny charge. He was unrepresented in court. (Rajendra Prabhulall in Essequibo)