Two female nationals from the Dominican Republic who were intercepted by Police ranks during a raid on the Bollywood Night Club at Providence were on Friday last fined and deported by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Cynthia DeSantos and Stephanie Pereira, both 27 years old, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and accepted that they overstayed in Guyana.
The charge against the women stated that between October 2 and November 10,
13while being granted a permit to stay in Guyana for a one-month period, they overstayed their time.
According to Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the defendants were found in the Bollywood Night Club by ranks, along with the Social Protection Ministry representatives.
The women were taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) where an investigation carried out showed that they had both overstayed their time in Guyana.
As such, they were arrested and charged with the offence. They told the Chief Magistrate that they were in the process of applying for an extension.
Magistrate McLennan, however, fined both of the women $15,000 and ordered that they be escorted to the nearest airport and deported.
Lovestruck Dominican also deported
Meanwhile, as reported in Sunday’s edition of the Guyana Times, another woman from the Dominican Republic who claimed that she fell in love with a Guyanese and as such, overstayed in the country was also fined and ordered deported by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Friday last.
Jane Uribe, 22, admitted that between August 11 and November 3, 2017 at Georgetown, she failed to comply with conditions under which a permit was granted; that is, having been granted a stay for the period of July 12 to August 11, she overstayed her time in Guyana.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore told the Court that Uribe entered Guyana and was granted a one-month stay.
However, on November 3, a raid was carried out by the Police, along with officials of the Social Protection Ministry, on the same Bollywood Club at Providence, and she was found at the drinking spot.
In a plea of mitigation, Uribe told the Chief Magistrate that she had come to Guyana on a holiday, but subsequently met a Guyanese man and fell in love. When questioned as to the whereabouts of the man, Uribe could not answer.
As such, she was deported and fined $15,000. Failure to pay the fine will result in three weeks’ imprisonment. (Kizzy Coleman)
