TWO Haitians have been fined $30,000 each after they pleaded guilty to the charge of overstaying their time in Guyana.
The men: Herswoosley Martin, 36, and Berthany Louyeus, 28, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday morning at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It is alleged that Martin between April 2, 2017 and July 17, 2017 at Georgetown, failed to comply with the condition subject to which a committal was granted for him to stay in Guyana from March 1, 2017 to April 1, 2017. Martin pleaded guilty to the offence.
It is also alleged that Louyeus between March 29, 2017 and July 17, 2017, at Georgetown, failed to comply with the condition subject to which a committal was granted for the Haitian national to stay in Guyana from February 28, 2017 to March 28, 2017. Louyeus pleaded guilty to the offence.
According to Police Prosecutor, Arwin Moore, the defendants who hail from Haiti entered Guyana via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, using their Haitian passports. They were each granted one month in Guyana. There was no extension of stay made.
In addition, Prosecutor Moore stated that on July 17, 2017, the police carried out a raid exercise at an abandoned house at Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice, where the defendants were found. Both Martin and Louyeus showed the police their Haiti National Passports. It was discovered that they overstayed their time in Guyana, which resulted in the men being arrested and charged. The two men were fined $30,000 each, and if in default will spend six weeks in prison.