Essequibo speedboat captain, vendor fined $580,000 for traffic offences

Two men from the Essequibo Coast were fined a combined $580,000 after pleading guilty to a series of traffic offences at the Charity Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Adrian Deane, 33, a speedboat captain of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, was charged with driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, unlicensed driving, failing to have identification marks displayed on the front and rear of his vehicle, operating an unlicensed motor vehicle, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
The offences occurred on Monday, February 16, 2026, at Good Hope Public Road, Essequibo Coast. The charges were laid under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, as amended by Act 17 of 2022, and the Motor Vehicle Insurance Third Party Risk Act. When the matter was called before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir, Deane pleaded guilty to all charges.

He was fined $200,000 for driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, with six months’ imprisonment in default of payment. For unlicensed driving, he was fined $30,000, with three months’ imprisonment in default. He was fined $50,000 each for failing to display identification marks on the front and rear of the vehicle, with three months’ imprisonment in default for each offence.
Additionally, he was fined $10,000 for operating an unlicensed motor vehicle, with two weeks’ imprisonment in default, and $40,000 for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, with three months’ imprisonment in default. The total fines imposed on Deane amounted to $380,000.
In a separate matter, Einstein Farouse, 61, a vendor of Lot 4 East Public Road, Lima, Essequibo Coast, was charged with driving while his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The offence occurred on Sunday, February 5, 2026, at La Belle Alliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast. The charge was also laid under the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act. Farouse pleaded guilty when he appeared before Magistrate Mohabir and was fined $200,000, with six months’ imprisonment in default of payment.