2 Essequibo Coast men fined $495,000 for vehicle licensing offences

Two men from the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), were fined when they appeared at the Anna Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to multiple motor vehicle and licensing offences.
Talesh Persaud, 30, a labourer of Colombia, faced charges for obscured and missing ID marks on his vehicle and driving an unlicensed and uninsured motor vehicle. The offences occurred on December 11, 2025, at Anna Regina Access Road. Persaud was fined $100,000 for having an obscured front ID mark, $100,000 for failing to have a rear ID mark, $40,000 for driving an uninsured vehicle, and $10,000 for driving an unlicensed vehicle. Defaulting on the fines would result in imprisonment ranging from one to three months.
Meanwhile, Baney Lall, 52, a labourer of Lima Sand, was charged with failing to have ID marks on both the front and rear of his vehicle, driving without a licence, and breach of insurance. These offences occurred on January 20, 2026, at Cotton Field Access Road. Lall was fined $75,000 each for failing to have ID marks on the front and rear, $30,000 for driving unlicensed, and $40,000 for breach of insurance. Each fine carried a three-month imprisonment default.
Both cases were heard before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir.