2 appear in court for firearm, traffic offences

Two men appeared in separate Magistrate’s courts this week to answer charges related to firearms and traffic violations.
Twenty-three-year-old Heimraj Ramjewan, a labourer of Parika Outfall, Essequibo, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), appeared via Zoom at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Clive Nurse. Ramjewan faced the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm without a licence. Upon the charge being read to him, he pleaded guilty and was remanded to prison. The case has been adjourned to December 2.
In a separate case, 51-year-old Eyon Moore of Two Miles, Potaro Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed. Moore faced three charges: driving a motor vehicle while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, driving without a licence, and breach of insurance regulations.
He pleaded guilty to all charges and was fined a total of $265,000, broken down as $200,000 for the alcohol-related offence, $40,000 for driving without a licence, and $25,000 for the insurance breach. If he fails to pay the fines, he will face three months’ imprisonment.