THREE Dominican Republic nationals were fined by Magistrate Judy Latchman on Thursday for failing to comply with the conditions under which they were allowed to stay in Guyana.Fiordolizza Tejeda, Keila Perez and Wilaun Caldoror accepted the charge which stated that they overstayed their time permitted in the country.

The trio were permitted to stay in Guyana from February 23 to March 18, but remained until July 13. The Dominican Republic nationals spoke to the court with the aid of a Spanish interpreter and were represented by Attorney Paul Fung-A-Fat.

The court heard that both women had arrived in Guyana as tourists at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and were granted one month’s stay.

However on July 13 at Bartica River Front, police officers stopped the trio and asked them to produce their identification and passports. Upon checking the passports, ranks observed that they had breached the conditions under which their permits were granted.

They were each fined $30,000 with an alternative of four weeks in prison. After paying the fine, the three nationals will be deported to their homeland.