Rupununi tractor operator fined $32,500 for being without a licence and DUI

A man who pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and operating the vehicle without being the holder of a licence in the Rupununi was yesterday fined $32,500 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Paul Lio was charged on September 13 at North Rupununi with driving motor tractor 2389 when he was not the holder of a licence. In addition the accused operated the vehicle while being under the