The Ethnic Relations Commis-sion (ERC) has instituted charges against four woman who have allegedly committed offences capable of resulting in racial or ethnic violence or hatred among the Guyanese people.
Tiffany Greene, Lashona Chester, Stacy Smarty, and Glynis Gibons, all appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where the charge was read. They all pleaded guilty to the offence which stated that during March 2020, they used Facebook to excite hostility or ill-will on the basis of race.
The offenders offered their apologies to the Magistrate who subsequently issued them a stern warning before handing down fines of $100,000 each.
In December of last year, the ERC took legal action against three offenders who committed offences capable of resulting in racial or ethnic violence or hatred among the Guyanese people. The offenders John Gobin, and Steve Anthony Barakat, were arraigned before Magistrate Rondell Weaver on December 9. Gobin pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined $20,000, while Barakat pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail in the sum of $30,000. His matter was adjourned to January 20th, 2021 for trial.
Meanwhile, Chester, could not be served in December as efforts to locate her were unsuccessful.
The Magistrate subsequently ordered that steps be taken to summon her and the matter was adjourned to January 20.
She was fined on Wednesday.
