Three residents of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), were on Wednesday granted $100,000 bail each on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Jevion Jones, 24, a miner from Caribese Hill, Bartica; Conroy Cox, 31, a pump attendant from Third Avenue, Bartica; and Romario Smartt, 29, a gold miner from Sixth Avenue, Bartica have been charged. The three appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to them.

They each pleaded not guilty and were granted cash bail in the sum of $100,000, along with a bond. They will make their next court appearance on July 24, 2026.