Bartica man fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to DUI 

A 39-year-old Bartica resident, Andel Marslowe, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) when he appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Courts.
Marslowe, of Lot 5 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, was charged with driving a motor vehicle while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to Section 39A(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02 (Amended Act 17 of 2022).

He pleaded guilty and was fined $200,000, with an alternative of three months’ imprisonment if the fine is not paid.
The charge against Marslowe follows a recent series of similar cases in the mining town. Just a day earlier, two other men appeared before the same Magistrate on separate DUI charges.
Police said 28-year-old Nasio Forde, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was fined $250,000 or three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. He was also fined $10,000 for breaching the condition of prescribed fitness.
Meanwhile, 33-year-old Lorenzo Singh, of Bartica, also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $400,000 or three months’ imprisonment. Singh faced three additional charges: breach of insurance ($25,000), obscured ID mark on motor vehicle ($130,000), and unlicensed driver ($40,000), bringing his total fine to $595,000.
The Guyana Police Force has repeatedly urged drivers to desist from operating vehicles while under the influence of alcohol, noting the increased patrols and DUI enforcement exercises in Bartica and surrounding communities.