Dominican women charged for overstaying in Guyana

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Rosanna Romero, 22, and Arelis Adames, 37, of the Dominican Republic were on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts arraigned for overstaying in Guyana.
It is alleged that between April 8, 2017 and November 12, 2017, at Georgetown, Romero failed to comply with conditions subject to which any permit had been granted, that is to say having been permitted to stay in Guyana from March 8, 2017 to April 7, 2017, she overstayed the said period.
Meanwhile, Adames was slapped with a similar charge detailing that between April 22, 2017 and November 12, 2017, she failed to comply with the conditions of a permit, which allowed her to stay in the country from March 22, 2017 to April 21, 2017.
Both women pleaded guilty to the aforementioned charges.
The Spanish-speaking duo, appearing in the company of an interpreter, told Magistrate Fabayo Azore that they came to Guyana seeking employment in order to maintain their financially-stricken families.
Upon arriving in Guyana, they had both stayed at the Rio nightclub before seeking employment in the interior gold mines.
The women indicated that they did not attempt to have their stay extended and omitted to give a plausible explanation for such.
They were both ordered to pay a fine of Gy$30,000 with a default sentence of three months in prison.
While Romero indicated her ability to pay the fine, Adames was not as fortunate. She told the Magistrate that she would serve the default sentence of three months.
Romero will be deported, and Adames will follow after serving her sentence.

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