Ghana national fined for illegal entry into Guyana

A citizen of Ghana, West Africa, who entered Guyana illegally, is now facing deportation after being fined for the crime.

Henry Vanderpipe, 37, pleaded guilty in a city court yesterday to entering Guyana by sea on November 29, at Springlands, Corentyne, without presenting himself to an immigration officer.

“Am very sorry, it will never happen again,” was all Vanderpipe said after Magistrate Ann McLennan asked him if