3 Essequibo Coast drivers fined over $345,000 for traffic offences

Three men were fined a combined total of $345,000 when they appeared before the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on traffic-related offences. The matters were heard on Friday last before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir. Tyron Mack, 31, a construction worker of Lot 37 Aurora, Essequibo Coast, was charged with refusing to consent to the taking of a breathalyser test, being an unlicensed driver and breach of insurance. The offences occurred on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at La Union Public Road, Essequibo Coast. The charges were instituted under Section 39(e)(5)(a) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02 for refusing a breathalyser test, Section 23(1) of the Act for driving without a licence and Section 3(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:03 for breach of insurance. Mack pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined $20,000 for refusing the breathalyser test, with a default sentence of two months’ imprisonment.

He was also fined $10,000 for being an unlicensed driver, with two weeks’ imprisonment in default and $25,000 for breach of insurance, with two months’ imprisonment in default. The total fine imposed was $55,000. In a similar case, Anil Williams, 20, a labourer of Lot 18 Hibernia, Essequibo Coast was also charged with refusing to consent to the taking of a breathalyser test, driving without a licence, and breach of insurance. The offences occurred on the same date at La Union Public Road. Williams pleaded guilty when the charges were read to him in court. He was fined $20,000 for refusing the breathalyser test, $10,000 for driving without a licence and $25,000 for breach of insurance. The total fine amounted to $55,000. Default sentences ranging from two weeks to two months’ imprisonment were attached to the fines. Meanwhile, Kumar Moses, 37, a labourer of Lot 99 Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, was charged with driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, being an unlicensed driver and breach of insurance.

The offences occurred on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Onderneeming Access Road, Essequibo Coast. The charge for driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit was laid under Section 39A (1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as amended by the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act No. 17 of 2022.
Moses pleaded guilty and was fined $200,000 for the alcohol-related offence, with six months’ imprisonment in default. He was also fined $10,000 for driving without a licence and $25,000 for breach of insurance. The total fine imposed was $235,000.

In a separate matter, Actar Jay, 49, a taxi driver of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, was charged with dangerous driving. The offence allegedly occurred on December 21, 2025, at Perseverance Public Road, Essequibo Coast.
Jay appeared before Magistrate Mohabir on the same day and pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was instituted under Section 36(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02. He was granted bail in the sum of $50,000. The matter was adjourned to August 7, 2026, for the commencement of trial.