Rupununi farmer fined $65,000 for multiple Traffic Offences

Jun 27, 2026 News

(Kaieteur News) – A 26-year-old farmer from Potarinau Village in the Central Rupununi has been handed a total fine of $65,000 after pleading guilty to a string of traffic violations before the Lethem Magistrates’ Court.

Abel Mandook appeared on Thursday before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan, where he admitted to four separate offences committed the previous day on the St. Ignatius Public Road, Central Rupununi, while operating motorcycle CR 548.

Rupununi farmer fined $65,000 for multiple Traffic Offences

Fined: Abel Mandook

Mandook’s guilty pleas covered the following offences:

Driving without a licence — fined $25,000- or two-weeks’ imprisonment in default
Breach of Insurance — fined $25,000- or two-weeks’ imprisonment in default
Carrying a pillion rider without a safety helmet — fined $5,000- or one-week’s imprisonment in default
Operating an unlicensed motor vehicle — fined $10,000- or one-week’s imprisonment in default

Should Mandook fail to pay the combined $65,000 in fines, he faces a total of six weeks behind bars.

The case serves as a timely reminder to motorists — particularly in hinterland communities where traffic enforcement may be less frequent — that the laws governing licensing, insurance, and road safety apply equally across all regions of Guyana. Riding without a valid licence or insurance not only carries legal consequences but puts both the rider and others on the road at serious risk.

The offences were committed on Wednesday, 24^th June, 2026.

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