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Baroombar dancers charged for violating immigration laws
Eleven Hispanic exotic dancers from a location at 23 North Road, Bourda, were brought before the court on allegations of illegal entry and breaching the conditions of their stay in Guyana. Evelyn Ramirez, Josephina Pereira, Lydia Viragos, Cedilla Asana, Marcella Arenas, Patricia Ortega, Chivalries Rameez, Llaylene Curerttes, Bithynia Asana Beltane, Leila Ortiz Hernandez and Llana Eman Genome, faced Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
While Ramirez, Perriera, and Viragos were charged for entering the country illegally, in that they entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of immigration authorities, the
Some of women who were charged.
other accused were arraigned for failing to comply with the conditions of their travel permit given that they overstayed the time granted by the authorities. Most of the women said that they were guilty of the allegations but at least three women entered a plea of not guilty.
One woman vehemently denied that she was guilty of the crime as she was unaware that she had overstayed her permitted time.
She explained that a guy named “Jason” from the club, in which they were all employed as dancers, took US$150 from them as reassurance that he would get them a three-month extension of stay. The woman claimed that the guy collected their passports and promised to return it with the granted extension.
Some time later, Attorney- At- Law Latchmie Rahamat entered an appearance on behalf of the women.
Rahamat said that although her clients who hail from the Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela and Colombia were unaware that the immigration stamps in their passports had expired, they have accepted the facts and have shown remorse.
The lawyer asked leniency as she stated that her clients had thrown themselves at the mercy of the court saving it valuable time. The three women who initially pleaded not guilty then decided to change their pleas then, as the lawyer claimed that they did not quite understand the nature of the offence.
The Chief Magistrate ordered the women to pay a fine of $30,000, each, with an alternative of three months imprisonment.
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