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Essequibo man fined over illegal departure

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson ordered a man who admitted to leaving Guyana via an unauthorized port to pay a $20,000 fine or serve a 12-month sentence when he appeared at court.

Danniram Alli

Danniram Alli, 42, a dealer in footwear of Lot 7 Taymouth Manor, Essequibo, pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Alli admitted that on August 7 he departed Guyana by sea from a port not authorized for such departure. He told the court that he left Guyana via the illegal port, entered Venezuela and then journeyed from Venezuela to the Mexico/Texas border where he was caught. The man said he had been denied a United States visa when he applied to the embassy in 2006 and in January. “My family is over there in the US and I wanted to be with them,” he said in his defence.

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9 Responses to “Essequibo man fined over illegal departure”

Bossman
on October 9th, 2008 8:15 am

Danniram, you just made things worst for yourself. Having a deportation record will set you back from having a visa. Have some patience.

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Bossman
on October 9th, 2008 12:39 pm

Daniram was planning to surprise his wife and family.

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tiger
on October 9th, 2008 3:24 pm

i would’nt condem you son, but wish you better luck next time backtracking, who would.nt want to escape guyana’s whims and tribulations.

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ICON
on October 11th, 2008 7:40 pm

Guyana - The land of many Danirams.

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Caesar
In reply to the above comment on October 11th, 2008 8:51 pm:
Some win and some don’t. I can however understand this man’s desperation when I see illegal Mexicans over here,only speaking Spanish, looking for work.

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evileyes
In reply to the above comment on October 12th, 2008 10:48 am:
you said it correct and nothing more to add…….
andreau
on October 13th, 2008 11:40 pm

Just poor luck.

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john brown
on October 13th, 2008 11:46 pm

the man had the decency to apply and they denied him. there are many illegal groups here and they have representation and benefits too. keep trying my brother u will succeed at last……….lol.

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bbuckman
on October 14th, 2008 1:07 am

maybe he should have got the scoop from the mexicans,they enter the us very easy.

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