No gun robberies reported in city for two weeks
- police Christmas security plan appears successful
The plan outlined by the Guyana Police Force’s ‘A’ Division to ensure a safe environment for city dwellers and shoppers throughout the Christmas season certainly appears to be bearing fruit.
Asst. Commissioner George Vyphuis
One month since its implementation, there appears to be a significant decline in armed robberies in the city and its environs.
In fact most of the Police Divisions are recording low crime since the beginning of the season.
“For the past two weeks, I have reported no gun robbery,” boasted ‘A’ Division Commander George Vyphuis.
Maybe it’s still early days yet and many would say “knock wood”, in the hope that the situation remains the same as it is presently. And to ensure that it is so, the police have reintroduced its Aberdeen patrols, where armed ranks on foot patrol along Sheriff, Regent and Robb Streets, as well as sections of Vlissengen Road.
Assistant Commissioner Vyphuis did point out though that there were still the odd robberies committed by bandits on Honda CG motorcycles.
“We are getting one, one…a few people on bikes doing petty robberies, but we will continue to work to keep a lid on crime,” he said.
“People should be given an opportunity to spend their hard earned money without people who do not want to work, taking it away from them,” Assistant Commissioner Vyphuis said.
But while the crime plan seems to be working, many would agree that the traffic situation still leaves much to be desired.
Although there is a slight reduction in fatal accidents, following last month’s horrific run, the congestion in the city remains a challenge for the police, so much so that through the Ministry of Works, they have had to “relax some of the traffic lights.”
Officials from the police traffic department are now convinced that the traffic lights in the city are presenting a problem with the way they are calibrated.
The relaxing of some of the traffic lights has seen a vast improvement in the free movement of traffic.
“When the traffic lights are on, one side of the traffic is stagnated even though no traffic is coming from the other sides. What we have now is self-regulation and it seems to be working,” a traffic officer told Kaieteur News.
And those who are still inclined to drink and drive will certainly have to re-think their position as the police have upped the ante on offenders.
The East Coast of Demerara is one area where this is being done in earnest. Recently this newspaper observed a relentless campaign in that district to nab offenders.
A police rank on the East Coast of Demerara administers the breathalyzer test to a driver during an intense campaign on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Commander Vyphuis lamented the attitude of some vehicle operators who clog up the busy downtown areas by their inconsiderate use of the limited parking spaces.
“People don’t want to park and walk. They park in front of the store they want to purchase from and then go to the next and do the same. It cannot work!” he declared.
He suggested that shoppers who are using their vehicles in the city, park at one convenient location and do all their shopping before returning to their vehicles.
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Former Member
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Drugb bruck the scale. hahahahahaha!
This old wh&re should tell us about his immoral behavior:
C'mon godee wallah tell us more, when your muslim friend and you used to look at TV enjoying each other, did you, an old wh$ore remember that. Because of your godee you had to take it from the back.......figure you enjoyed that a whole episode lot..........well you told us that on GNI. All the old posters would have know this, that your are an anti man.
Those were your best times when you were taking it from the back.
As Mits would say "You are a fag. Run along now and go suck your goadee."
Drugb is barn to dance. 
Former Member
I apologize as I spoke too soon. The AFC/PNC bandits have regained their touch.
Bandits nab $7.8M Public Works Ministry payroll
ARMED bandits yesterday entered the finance office of the Ministry of Public Works and robbed two payroll clerks of close to eight million dollars, which represented the payroll for the ministry’s field workers. This publication was informed that the two male bandits stood for almost half an hour at the guard hut inside the ministry’s compound, awaiting the return of the payroll clerks and their armed escort. They reportedly told the female security guard occupying the hut that they were workers from an interior location. The guard was reportedly not alarmed at the presence of the men, since they were outfitted as workers from the ministry, with safety vests and hats. However, when the vehicle with the payroll returned to the ministry, the two bandits pounced on the payroll clerks, gun-butting the female guard on the head, disarming the escort who had accompanied the payroll, and seizing the briefcase with the payroll. As the bandits beat a hasty retreat from the premises, the briefcase with the payroll fell and approximately two hundred thousand dollars came out and was retrieved by Ministry personnel. Public Works Minister Robeson Benn told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday afternoon that he received a call just after noon informing him of the development. He said that, among other things, he was told that the men, after robbing the ministry, fled the area on CG motorcycles. Asked if the fact that the men were dressed as ministry employees had raised the concern of revisiting the dress code and means of positively identifying ministry workers, Minister Benn responded in the negative. He, however, pointed out that the ministry would be revisiting its security arrangements, including those for its staff. He admitted that the ministry does not have security cameras, and that the ministry would have to rely on the security cameras from nearby businesses and other buildings to see if any useful footage could be delivered to the police. Minister Benn pointed out that the ministry would be working very hard to ensure that the workers who were affected by the robbery are paid in a timely manner, and in time for the Christmas season. He said the Finance Minister had already been informed of the development, and the matter would have to be investigated. Meanwhile, a letter detailing the events and theft of the money was being drafted by the Permanent Secretary of the Public Works Ministry for delivery to the Minister of Finance. The police have been called in, and investigations are ongoing.
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Drugb bruck the scale. hahahahahaha!
Originally Posted by asj:
Originally Posted by Mitwah:
Drugb bruck the scale. hahahahahaha!
This old wh&re should tell us about his immoral behavior:
C'mon godee wallah tell us more, when your muslim friend and you used to look at TV enjoying each other, did you, an old wh$ore remember that. Because of your godee you had to take it from the back.......figure you enjoyed that a whole episode lot..........well you told us that on GNI. All the old posters would have know this, that your are an anti man.
Those were your best times when you were taking it from the back.
As Mits would say "You are a fag. Run along now and go suck your goadee."
Drugb is barn to dance.
Hahahahahahahah!
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
I apologize as I spoke too soon. The AFC/PNC bandits have regained their touch.
Bandits nab $7.8M Public Works Ministry payroll
ARMED bandits yesterday entered the finance office of the Ministry of Public Works and robbed two payroll clerks of close to eight million dollars, which represented the payroll for the ministry’s field workers. This publication was informed that the two male bandits stood for almost half an hour at the guard hut inside the ministry’s compound, awaiting the return of the payroll clerks and their armed escort. They reportedly told the female security guard occupying the hut that they were workers from an interior location. The guard was reportedly not alarmed at the presence of the men, since they were outfitted as workers from the ministry, with safety vests and hats. However, when the vehicle with the payroll returned to the ministry, the two bandits pounced on the payroll clerks, gun-butting the female guard on the head, disarming the escort who had accompanied the payroll, and seizing the briefcase with the payroll. As the bandits beat a hasty retreat from the premises, the briefcase with the payroll fell and approximately two hundred thousand dollars came out and was retrieved by Ministry personnel. Public Works Minister Robeson Benn told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday afternoon that he received a call just after noon informing him of the development. He said that, among other things, he was told that the men, after robbing the ministry, fled the area on CG motorcycles. Asked if the fact that the men were dressed as ministry employees had raised the concern of revisiting the dress code and means of positively identifying ministry workers, Minister Benn responded in the negative. He, however, pointed out that the ministry would be revisiting its security arrangements, including those for its staff. He admitted that the ministry does not have security cameras, and that the ministry would have to rely on the security cameras from nearby businesses and other buildings to see if any useful footage could be delivered to the police. Minister Benn pointed out that the ministry would be working very hard to ensure that the workers who were affected by the robbery are paid in a timely manner, and in time for the Christmas season. He said the Finance Minister had already been informed of the development, and the matter would have to be investigated. Meanwhile, a letter detailing the events and theft of the money was being drafted by the Permanent Secretary of the Public Works Ministry for delivery to the Minister of Finance. The police have been called in, and investigations are ongoing.
You shoulda stay quite. now look what you gone and cause. It is as though the criminal were waiting for you to say something.
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