A Jamaican who said he came here to see his daughter was on Wednesday fined $30,000 and ordered to be deported for illegally entering Guyana when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Brait Thompson, who told the court he came to Guyana to see his daughter, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on July 23 he entered Guyana by sea without the consent of an immigration officer.
The prosecution’s facts stated that on the day in question, the defendant entered Guyana illegally via speedboat through Springlands, Corentyne, from Suriname, and had
