Essequibo man remanded for firearm possession 

– another gets 36-month sentence on damage to property charge

Mc Cortney Williams, 39, a farmer of Woodland Wakapou, Lower Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon–Supenaam), was remanded to prison on an illegal possession of a firearm charge.

He appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Regina Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty but was remanded to prison until March 30, 2026.
Meanwhile, Joshua Holder, 21, a labourer of Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with malicious damage to property, was on Tuesday sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment.
He was accused of committing the act against Cleveland Stephen, a butcher of Dartmouth Village, on March 14, 2026.
He appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge after the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied. As such, the 36-month jail sentence was imposed.