A 21-year-old gold miner of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, has been charged and fined after pleading guilty to multiple traffic-related offences committed under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act.
Keon Johnson appeared before the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Monday, February 2, 2026, where he was charged with Dangerous Driving, Breach of Conditions of the Prescribed Certificate of Fitness, and Driving a Motor Vehicle while His Breath Alcohol Level Exceeded the Prescribed Limit. The matter was heard before His Worship Magistrate Teriq Mohamed.
During the court proceedings, the charges were read to Johnson, who entered guilty pleas to all three offences.
For the offence of Dangerous Driving, Johnson was fined $40,000 or, in default of payment, one month’s imprisonment. He was also fined $10,000 or two weeks’ imprisonment for breaching the conditions of the prescribed certificate of fitness. Additionally, for driving while his breath-alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, he was $200,000 or four weeks’ imprisonment.
The court imposed a total fine of $250,000, with an alternative sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment should the fines not be paid.
The charges were brought under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as authorities continue to enforce road-safety laws in the Bartica district.