Berbicians fined over illegal fuel

Two Berbice residents last Monday pleaded guilty to illegally transporting fuel and were fined $400,000 bringing the matter which has been before the court since 2007 to a conclusion.

Lendrick Ramdowar and Steve Ramdowar, both of Bath Settlement, Berbice where charged with transporting petroleum in bulk quantity without the requisite licence contrary to the Petroleum and Petroleum Products Regulations enacted under the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Act.

The GEA, in a press release, while pointing out that this is the