By Alric Lindsay
Awardnath (Howard) Deosaran appeared in the Summary Court today, November 26, 2024, on behalf of himself and Centre For Women, Family & Child Health, a business he directed. Guilty pleas were entered into for a long list of charges connected to failure to contribute to a pension plan for employees, failure to pay arrears of contributions into the pension plan and failure to pay wages. He was bailed to return to Court at a later date.
Detailed guilty pleas
Guilty pleas entered into by Deosaran today were as follows:
| Description | Amount |
| Failing to comply with a directive from the Director of Labour and Pensions to pay arrears of contributions into a pension plan | $8,936.15 |
| Similar charge | $9,406.79 |
| Similar charge | $7,679.53 |
| Similar charge | $3,357.66 |
| Similar charge | $12,594 |
| Similar charge | $1,217.84 |
| Similar charge | $4,900.57. |
| Similar charge | $12,624.14 |
| Similar charge | $9,855.43. |
| Similar charge | $9,645.63 |
| Similar charge | $3,755.69 |
| Similar charge | $843.15 |
| Failure to pay wages to Dr Christine Chen | $160,000 |
| Total | $244,816.58 |
Bail conditions
Given the above guilty pleas, Chief Magistrate Hernandez implemented the following bail conditions:
- Deosaran must provide a security for $5,000.
- Passport must be surrendered to the Court.
- Not to go within 100 yards of any airport or seaport.
- Stop notice to be put in place.
- Report to the George Town police station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 10 am and 5 pm.
