A Cuban couple was yesterday fined $60,000 by a city magistrate after admitting to overstaying in Guyana.
Wilkar Poque Carreno, 27, was charged with overstaying his time in Guyana from June 18 to June 30 after being permitted to stay from April 16 to June 18. Margueis Moreno Ozuna, 25, was also charged with overstaying her time in Guyana from June 30 to July 30, after being permitted to stay from June 16 to June 29.
Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that the couple entered the country legally and they acquired permission to stay. He then indicated that the couple worked at Rossignol Butchery on Church Street even though they did not have work permits.
The prosecutor stated that the Ministry of Social Protection found the couple at Rossignol Butchery and discovered that they had overstayed. He then stated that the couple was arrested and taken to the CID Headquarters, where they were charged.
The couple was represented by an attorney who stated that the owners of Rossignol Butchery had brought the couple to Guyana to work.
Magistrate Ann McLennan fined the couple $30,000 each, with an alternative of two weeks imprisonment.
