Trio fined over theft of outboard engine

Three men were fined and a woman had the charge against her dismissed after they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday charged with stealing a $580,000 Yamaha engine.

Rolex Williams, 17; Reon De Santos; Tony Rampersaud, 20, and Scarlett Gonsalves, 21, were all read the charge which stated that between March 31 and April 1 at Itiban Landing, Cuyuni River, they stole a 75hp Yamaha engine valued $580,000, property of Daniel McKenzie.

While Williams, De Santos and Rampersaud pleaded guilty to the charge, Gonsalves, who only spoke Spanish, pleaded not guilty with the aid of an interpreter.

Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that on the day in question McKenzie, who is a businessman,