September 6 , 2020
The bodies of two missing West Coast Berbice youths were this afternoon discovered at Cotton Tree Village.
According to information gathered, the two lads who are from Number Three Village, were reported missing since last evening after leaving home to head to the Cotton Tree backlands.
Relatives today carried out numerous searches and it was only around 5 pm that the bodies were discovered.
Police sources have indicated that the both bodies have marks of violence.
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What the hell going on in this country. Cotton Tree is where one of our Berbice youth died from child birth, with her baby daughter.
Trouble brewing in the homeland ,it's mentioned one of the youth is the cousin of former Minister Nicolette Henry .There are X marks on one of the body.
The Afro-Guyanese populace have reached their brink. Cars and tires are currently burning on the street. Like I said, a civil war will result.
@Rochelle posted:The Afro-Guyanese populace have reached their brink. Cars and tires are currently burning on the street. Like I said, a civil war will result.
This is a scary scenario for a place that I love very much. But I understand the situation well.
This is a horrible crime, condolences to the families.
@Rochelle posted:The Afro-Guyanese populace have reached their brink. Cars and tires are currently burning on the street. Like I said, a civil war will result.
Wilding is back??
My condolences to the families. I hope that the police solve this horrible crime promptly. This crime appears to be racially motivated and is totally unacceptable.
Whoever killed these boys has no feelings about killing a human. Most likely that person has killed before. Looking at the crime scene tells me that the boys were suddenly ambushed. That person came upon them in silence thus he knows how to move threw bushes in silence and knows the vegetation that makes noise when a human is moving threw the bushes. Also, that person was observing the boys without the boys knowing that they were being watched.
Statement from Opposition Leader Joe Harmon on murder of teen cousins in West Berbice.
"I am sickened and horrified by the gruesome killing of two young boys - cousins, Joel Henry (19 years old) and Isaiah Henry (16 years old) â whose bodies were today found in the village of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice.
Today marks another horrific and tragic day in our beloved country with two boys senselessly cut down in the prime of their youth.
I, on my own behalf, and on behalf of the APNU+AFC Coalition and all Guyanese, extend deepest condolences to their parents, siblings and relatives who have been thrown into a state of shock and mourning.
The APNU+AFC Coalition calls for an immediate, full and thorough police investigation into this heinous crime and the apprehension of the killers without any delay. We commit to doing everything necessary to ensure that justice is served in this matter to the fullest extent of the law.
We recognize and understand the pain, anger and anguish the relatives and villagers of No. 3 Village (where the boys are from) are experiencing at this time. I call on them to remain vigilant but to allow the police to conduct their investigation in a timely manner.
I shall endeavour to visit with the relatives to extend condolences and offer support in person during the course of the day tomorrow, Monday.
Finally, in my capacity as Leader of the Opposition, on Thursday last, I formally wrote to the Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie seeking a meeting at his earliest convenience on or before Monday, September 7th. I was most disappointed with the Commissionerâs response, that he is busy and is not available to meet until Friday, September 11th. This is most regrettable and unfortunate and moreso in light of this heinous crime."
STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. IRFAAN ALI ON MURDER OF TEENAGERS IN BERBICE
It is with a heavy heart that I was informed of the brutal and senseless murder of Isaah Henry and Joel Henry of West Coast Berbice. I have since spoken to the Minister of Home Affairs and Commissioner of Police urging them to deploy all needed resources to bring the perpetuator(s) to justice. We cannot and would not tolerate this type of brutality in our communities and country. I can understand the pain of the families and community and my prayers and thoughts are with you. Whilst we await the swift work of the police to bring those responsible to justice, I urge residents from the communities to be patient and support the police in ensuring justice is served. I ask you to act lawful and responsible in demonstrating your anger and hurt. As President, I can understand the emotions but, I ask that the police be given an opportunity to do their job. I also assure all of you that I have asked for a constant update on the progress of investigations by the Police to be shared with the media, community and country.
September 6th, 2020
This is the same sort of things that happened to Indians living in the Buxton area a few years back. People killed and bodies burnt, people missing and kidnapped never to be heard of again, never.
I think the PPP was the government when those horrendous acts were taking place. They were paralyzed then. Let's see what they do this time around. I would expect Cotton Tree to be turned upside down not to upset the PNC.
This is a despicably repugnant act and these two young men did not deserved to die in this way.
I don't see this as political. Ali needs to address this and not Bharat Jagdeo. The police must act swiftly to bring the murderer(s) to justice.
Condolences to the family of the two young men. Very sad. 
Sean posted:My condolences to the families. I hope that the police solve this horrible crime promptly. This crime appears to be racially motivated and is totally unacceptable.
How did you come to this conclusion?
@Mitwah posted:This is a despicably repugnant act and these two young men did not deserved to die in this way.
I don't see this as political. Ali needs to address this and not Bharat Jagdeo. The police must act swiftly to bring the murderer(s) to justice.
Condolences to the family of the two young men. Very sad.
X is associated with occultism (voodhoo) and devil worship . From the reporting, the bodies were slashed with X. Some ppl think it is to do with voting. Never know in Guyana, ppl are crazy there. The other day, one lady stabbed a lil girl, supposedly possessed.
That country is lossing its moral soul. Government concerns about power and less about the wellbeing of the people.
Only a MONSTER will do something like this. My condolence to the FamilyThe great PPP Govt will get tot the bottom of this crime and the guilty will be punished. thank god for the PPP. President Ali already authorized the full Force of the Police Dept to work on this immediately. There are Teams on the ground as we speak!!
@seignet posted:X is associated with occultism (voodhoo) and devil worship . From the reporting, the bodies were slashed with X. Some ppl think it is to do with voting. Never know in Guyana, ppl are crazy there. The other day, one lady stabbed a lil girl, supposedly possessed.
That country is lossing its moral soul. Government concerns about power and less about the wellbeing of the people.
So far there are no reports about findings of paraphernalia associated with Voodoo rituals.
They will not be looking there, it would be the last place they would even considered. It is assumed to be racially motivated. Sorry for the person they arrest, guilty or not. The race is to charge some one, and the way it looks, they looking for Indians.
Back in Burnham days, young children were found dead after being missing for a while.
Back in those days, girls by the name Lillowattee went missing.
@Mitwah posted:Back in those days, girls by the name Lillowattee went missing.
banna...you stupid.....how many Lillowattie you know went missing???
This event has the potential of a race war, with retaliations, given the rhetoric on social media and the APNU site.
Hopefully, the PPP address this quickly and bring the perpetrators to justice.
@VishMahabir posted:banna...you stupid.....how many Lillowattie you know went missing???
Do your research Mr. perpetual student.
@seignet posted:They will not be looking there, it would be the last place they would even considered. It is assumed to be racially motivated. Sorry for the person they arrest, guilty or not. The race is to charge some one, and the way it looks, they looking for Indians.
Back in Burnham days, young children were found dead after being missing for a while.
There were few missing children ,turned out it was done by kidnappers .The Burnham gov't was blamed that the kids was used for rituals. Those incidents was discussed on a thread here.
@VishMahabir posted:This event has the potential of a race war, with retaliations, given the rhetoric on social media and the APNU site.
Hopefully, the PPP address this quickly and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Some people don't know to keep their mouths shut ,they want one minute fame on FB. Disgraceful commentaries by some ,wanted to post here ,changed my mind.
Three persons inclusive of the owner of a coconut estate have been arrested and are assisting police with investigations into the brutal murders of two cousins Joel Henry, 19, and Isaiah Henry, 16, of No. Three Village, West Coast Berbice.
The bodies of the two were found yesterday.
During a press conference this morning, acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie disclosed that in addition to the owner of the coconut estate, a handyman and the ownerâs son have also been arrested.
He noted further that the Criminal Investigation Department has deployed six ranks from the Major Crimes Unit and is preparing to send additional ranks to aid in the investigations.
Hoppie also stated that the ranks are currently processing the crime scene and will be using every available technology in the force to crack the case.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn during the press conference said that there should be no excuse for the attack on the cousins and labelled the attack as âvicious.â He reassured all Guyanese that no stone will be left unturned during the course of the investigation.
Benn appealed to the protesting residents of the neighbouring communities to act in the interest of law and order.
âWe have to bring things back to a more peaceful situation and to allow the opportunity for the police force as a whole to access areas to do their investigations,â the Home Affairs Minister stressed.
It was stated that the force will be mobilizing additional resources to remove debris left behind by protestors and work to clear the thoroughfare.
âI want to continue to appeal to the residents in the communities out there, those upstanding and reasonable persons in the communities to bring their influence and appeal to bring calm to this situationâĶ Police have brought assets into the area to try to open up the roads again,â Benn underscored.
Residents of Region Five are continuing the protest along the main public road in Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice, over the murders.
Isaiah, 16 and Joel, 18, went missing on Saturday after they left home to head to the backlands to pick coconuts.
After the teenagers failed to return on Saturday afternoon, a massive search was launched. The bodies with multiple injuries were found yesterday afternoon.
Residents are calling on the Guyana Police Force to conduct a thorough investigation and nab the perpetrator/s at the earliest.
@Rochelle posted:The Afro-Guyanese populace have reached their brink. Cars and tires are currently burning on the street. Like I said, a civil war will result.
And you will lose. Mark Phillips does not make jokes.
The PPPC government restores political and economic stability and rolls out its transformative projects to put Guyana back on track for all Guyanese. You confirmed that the PNC which is now a black party is very disruptive and very obstructionist.
@Ramakant-P posted:And you will lose. Mark Phillips does not make jokes.
The PPPC government restores political and economic stability and rolls out its transformative projects to put Guyana back on track for all Guyanese. You confirmed that the PNC which is now a black party is very disruptive and very obstructionist.
That's what he was pulled in for ? perhaps he is toothless.
Twenty three years of governance created lots of bullies and murderers ,they ply their trade with impunity. Their mindset is "abhiee time" ,abhiee control the Police,Judiciary and the Military ,abhiee gat protection.
@Mitwah posted:Do your research Mr. perpetual student.
Name us at least 2 Lillowattie...that were reported in the news
@Django posted:Some people don't know to keep their mouths shut ,they want one minute fame on FB. Disgraceful commentaries by some ,wanted to post here ,changed my mind.
Best to leave it alone....until the facts are out...
@VishMahabir posted:Name us at least 2 Lillowattie...that were reported in the news
Check the archives. This was discussed here previously.
@Django posted:That's what he was pulled in for ? perhaps he is toothless.
Twenty three years of governance created lots of bullies and murderers ,they ply their trade with impunity. Their mindset is "abhiee time" ,abhiee control the Police,Judiciary and the Military ,abhiee gat protection.
That is in the past. It is what they do now that matters the most.
If you bring in 23 years of PPP rule when they completed over 3500 projects, then you will have to bring the 28 years of PNC rule where they bankrupted the country.
@Ramakant-P posted:That is in the past. It is what they do now that matters the most.
If you bring in 23 years of PPP rule when they completed over 3500 projects, then you will have to bring the 28 years of PNC rule where they bankrupted the country.
Sell that to someone else.
@Django posted:Sell that to someone else.
They all are in denial. They don't want to see progress and that's why they support the AFC and PNC/R to obstruct all the projects the PPP will be doing.
The best is yet to come.
@Ramakant-P posted:They all are in denial. They don't want to see progress and that's why they support the AFC and PNC/R to obstruct all the projects the PPP will be doing.
The best is yet to come.
Why derailing the thread ?
@VishMahabir posted:banna...you stupid.....how many Lillowattie you know went missing???
bro, lots of young children went missing. dead on the seashore considered sacrifice.
@Mitwah posted:Check the archives. This was discussed here previously.
The Stanleytown event where a Lilowattie was made a sacrifice.
@Rochelle posted:The Afro-Guyanese populace have reached their brink. Cars and tires are currently burning on the street. Like I said, a civil war will result.
It is appears to be true based on the way these murders occured that someone or some persons are hell bent on starting a race war.
But u appear to be rather eager about this. Let there be a full investigation, leaving no stone unturned. And whoever is responsible for this dastardly act MUST face the full brunt of the law.
The death penalty needs to be re instated. Jagdeo abolished it. Here's the time for redemption.
@Ramakant-P posted:They all are in denial. They don't want to see progress and that's why they support the AFC and PNC/R to obstruct all the projects the PPP will be doing.
The best is yet to come.
Leh me help out toates hay since he ain't deh bout yet.
Chupidness nah gat cure.
The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC) today strongly condemned the killings of the two teens, Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice over the weekend and called for swift action by the police to apprehend those responsible.
The Commission is also pleading with Guyanese, especially those residing in the West Coast Berbice and nearby communities to remain calm and allow the Police to do their work.
âThe ERC remains firm that, first and foremost, the law must take its course. The Commission therefore, appeals to Guyanese to desist from any activity which can contribute to unnecessary tension as it is hopeful that those responsible will be brought to justiceâ, a release from the body said.
The Commission also strongly urged leaders, both nationally and at the community levels, to demonstrate responsible behaviour and to not use the pain of the tragedy to heighten racial tension. The ERC extended condolences to the relatives and friends of the young men.
It said that it remains committed to taking whatever course of action it deems necessary to assist in the de-escalation of tensions and the mending of fractured relations among citizens.
âThe ERC reiterates that investigations by the Police must first take precedence before the ERC acts to defuse any unwanted developments resulting from the tragic occurrences a few days agoâ, the release said.
The double murder is already blown out of proportion before the investigation is completed. My sympathy to families.
It's alleged PPP Millionaire involved with brutal murder of the two youths. Waiting on the News Reports.
Stand off with Police .
@VishMahabir posted:Name us at least 2 Lillowattie...that were reported in the news
Tonka sissy and Dularie data....there. You na know dem?
@Totaram posted:Tonka sissy and Dularie data....there. You na know dem?
Everyone rememba Dularie data, she grandma born in 1949.
@Django posted:Stand off with Police .
This doesn't look good as the day is coming to a close.
Even if the accused is found not guilty, he kok duck with the protestors. They might as well leave Guyana.
Obviously, them two boys were caught stealing coconuts, tuff price to pay for another person Nuts. Sorry, the penalty was too severe for the crime.
It would be better to chop off them hands. Granger should tell them ,new Sheriff in Town, this nah PNC time.
@kp posted:Obviously, them two boys were caught stealing coconuts, tuff price to pay for another person Nuts. Sorry, the penalty was too severe for the crime.
It would be better to chop off them hands. Granger should tell them ,new Sheriff in Town, this nah PNC time.
KP aka Rev Al aka Reshma Persaud (stole that young girl's name and using it) you Venom hateful Jaganite dogs got what you were looking for "the beginning of the destruction of Irfan's Presidency" to get back at President Jagdeo. Bunch of dogs.
@kp posted:Obviously, them two boys were caught stealing coconuts, tuff price to pay for another person Nuts. Sorry, the penalty was too severe for the crime.
It would be better to chop off them hands. Granger should tell them ,new Sheriff in Town, this nah PNC time.
You are so extremely repugnant. Are you a human?
@kp posted:Obviously, them two boys were caught stealing coconuts, tuff price to pay for another person Nuts. Sorry, the penalty was too severe for the crime.
It would be better to chop off them hands. Granger should tell them ,new Sheriff in Town, this nah PNC time.
Where did you pull that from ?
Let's allow the police to do their investigation before rushing to judgment. Three people are being questioned by the police. The bodies were found on the farmer's land and one would expect the police to question the farmer. We cannot jump to the conclusion that this crime was politically or racially motivated without presenting hard evidence. I know politicians are eager to exploit the deaths of these two men.
Let's not jump to conclusion. Allow the authorities to do their investigation. Murders are not new to Guyana. It's something happens all of the time.
@kp posted:Obviously, them two boys were caught stealing coconuts, tuff price to pay for another person Nuts. Sorry, the penalty was too severe for the crime.
It would be better to chop off them hands. Granger should tell them ,new Sheriff in Town, this nah PNC time.
Really? Chop off their hands? For what, a few coconuts? U are too extreme..
@Mitwah posted:You are so extremely repugnant. Are you a human?
That guy is so warped with hate, its not worth responding to his post.
Interview with one of the victim mother ,they have land why would they steal ?
Courtesy Benshop Radio 107.1 FM
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@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Let's allow the police to do their investigation before rushing to judgment. Three people are being questioned by the police. The bodies were found on the farmer's land and one would expect the police to question the farmer. We cannot jump to the conclusion that this crime was politically or racially motivated without presenting hard evidence. I know politicians are eager to exploit the deaths of these two men.
Let's not jump to conclusion. Allow the authorities to do their investigation. Murders are not new to Guyana. It's something happens all of the time.
Some can speculate and inflame an already tense situation. Any small spark can bring back the race riots in the 1960's and some are too dumb to see this happening. This time the British is not around to keep the races apart.
We have our political differences, but this situation is much worse where it can escalate out of control.
@Django posted:It's alleged PPP Millionaire involved with brutal murder of the two youths. Waiting on the News Reports.
Have you received the news reports?
@Bibi Haniffa posted:Have you received the news reports?
PNC propaganda, what report.
@Bibi Haniffa posted:Have you received the news reports?
You are a mother; no condolences from you?
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Let's allow the police to do their investigation before rushing to judgment. Three people are being questioned by the police. The bodies were found on the farmer's land and one would expect the police to question the farmer. We cannot jump to the conclusion that this crime was politically or racially motivated without presenting hard evidence. I know politicians are eager to exploit the deaths of these two men.
Let's not jump to conclusion. Allow the authorities to do their investigation. Murders are not new to Guyana. It's something happens all of the time.
In Guyana everything leads to racism issue.
@Bibi Haniffa posted:Have you received the news reports?
The Police slow in their investigation, so no reports from the media. There was posts on Social Media ,how come you missed it ?
@kp posted:PNC propaganda, what report.
Was there any propaganda when stated ,stealing of coconuts ?
Up to now I've yet to see what this PPP millionaire look like. I will reserve my opinions for the time being until the investigation is complete but I must say that there are some very sick people out there.
@Sheik101 posted:Up to now I've yet to see what this PPP millionaire look like. I will reserve my opinions for the time being until the investigation is complete but I must say that there are some very sick people out there.
We can all be multi-millionaires if we change our American dollars and go back and live in Guyana. But we will be the target for death.
@Django posted:The Police slow in their investigation, so no reports from the media. There was posts on Social Media ,how come you missed it ?
Social Media is saying that the killing was some kind of PNC rituals sacrifice, chop of a star on their heads.
Django you stated that something will happen at the end of month. Do you know if the killing was part of the plan so to cause civil unrest. PNC was known to sacrifice their own to start disturbance. DJ maybe this time you are correct.
@Sheik101 posted:Up to now I've yet to see what this PPP millionaire look like. I will reserve my opinions for the time being until the investigation is complete but I must say that there are some very sick people out there.
Bhai ,check out Social Media ,there is a picture of the suspect .Wanna bet if the shoe was on the other foot it would have been splashed on the forum.
@kp posted:Social Media is saying that the killing was some kind of PNC rituals sacrifice, chop of a star on their heads.
Django you stated that something will happen at the end of month. DJ maybe this time you are correct.
Can you post the link .
Regarding your last paragraph ,the actions of the current government causing lots of things to happen ,one seat power seems to go over their head.
@Former Member posted:We can all be multi-millionaires if we change our American dollars and go back and live in Guyana. But we will be the target for death.
Most can't match the people residing there ,they are minions in comparison.
The protest at Hopetown
September 8 ,2020
Five persons were in police custody yesterday in con-nection with the gruesome murders of Isaiah and Joel Henry of Number Three Village, West Coast Ber-bice and protests over the killings continued in Regions Five and Six and saw the police firing off pellets and tear gas at Hopetown to clear the road.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum last evening confirmed with Stabroek News that five persons were in custody assisting with the investigation. Autopsies on the victims have been scheduled for tomorrow.
Initially police in the region had placed a farmer, who owns rice land and a coconut estate, into police custody. Later, his son and a handyman were arrested.
According to a police source on the ground, ranks from the Major Crimes Unit after arriving in the region placed two labourers who work with the farmer in police custody yesterday.
Fire at Number 28 Village
Protest at Union
Fire at Bath
Fire at Number 53 Village
Up to press time, protest actions were still ongoing in Number 4 and Number 5 Villages, Number 28 Village and Hopetown, West Coast Berbice. In Region Six residents took to the streets in Union, Corentyne and Number 1 Village, Corentyne.
At Number 28, protesters placed several pieces of old machinery, trees and wood across the road in an effort to stop the flow of traffic, while at Hopetown protesters placed a small wooden building in the middle of the road along with old machinery parts and later started a fire.
Traffic for most of yes-terday was at a complete standstill in Region Five as there were blockages between Number 4 and Number 5 Village, at Number 28 Village and at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice.
The majority of road users had to turn around, while others got out of the vehicles and walked past the blockage and then boarded another vehicle.
One person told Stabroek News that they had to exit vehicles several times since they needed to get to the Fort Wellington Hospital to visit a patient.
Last evening, pellets were fired off at Hopetown, injuring APNU+AFC official Carol Joseph.
Meanwhile, over in Region Six, at Number 1 Village, residents came out several times throughout the day but left after police arrived and then returned. At Union Village, Coren-tyne, residents protested on both sides of the road throughout the afternoon and into the evening over the killings.
During a press con-ference yesterday morning in Georgetown, acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie said that in addition to the owner of the coconut estate, a handyman and the ownerâs son had also been arrested.
When questioned about what led to the arrest of the first three persons, Hoppie only noted that the coconut estate belonging to one of the persons in custody was located in close proximity to where the bodies were discovered.
Police in a statement on Sunday had said, âthe bodies of Isaiah Henry and Joel Henry were found about 600 feet from each other in clumps of bushes near to a coconut farmâ.
The policeâs statement also noted, âFurther examination of a nearby coconut farm owned by the suspect now in custody showed what appeared to be blood stains on the ground. Also, a coconut peeler and some peeled coconuts were seen at the said locationâ.
Meanwhile, the acting commissioner also noted yesterday that the Criminal Investigation Department had deployed six ranks from the Major Crimes Unit and was preparing to send additional ranks to aid in the investigations.
Yesterday, when the members of the Major Crimes Unit arrived in Region Five, they were blocked from entering at Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice.
The ranks then exited their vehicle and began pleading with protesters to allow them through while explaining that they were there to offer their assistance.
Although the protesters were not too pleased to allow them through, the ranks while talking walked around the blockage on the road, while their vehicles were left on the opposite side.
Hoppie also stated yesterday that the ranks were processing the crime scene and will be using every available technology in the force to crack the case.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, during the joint press conference with Hoppie said that there should be no excuse for the attack on the cousins and labelled the attack as âvicious.â He reassured Guyanese that no stone will be left unturned during the course of the investigation.
Benn appealed to the protesting residents of the neighbouring communities to act in the interest of law and order. âWe have to bring things back to a more peaceful situation and to allow the opportunity for the police force as a whole to access areas to do their investigations,â the Home Affairs Minister stressed.
It was stated that the force will be mobilizing additional resources to remove debris left behind by protestors and work to clear the thoroughfare. âI want to continue to appeal to the residents in the communities out there, those upstanding and reasonable persons in the communities to bring their influence and appeal to bring calm to this situationâĶ Police have brought assets into the area to try to open up the roads again,â Benn underscored.
At Hopetown, when police attempted to remove the blockages with a machine the persons gathered formed a human barricade which cause the work to come to an abrupt halt.
The protest action over the killings began on Sunday evening.
Isaiah, 16, a student at the Woodley Park Secondary School, and Joel, 18, attached to the Blairmont Estate, went missing on Saturday after they left home to head to the backlands to pick coconuts.
On Friday evening, Isaiah had informed his father that he would be heading into the backlands on Saturday morning to pick coconuts from their farm.
Stabroek News was told that Isaiah left home just around 5.30 am Saturday and on his way he met his cousin.
It is suspected that after Joel informed Isaiah that he was not working on Saturday, Isaiah asked his cousin to accompany him on the trip and after informing Joelâs relative the duo went about their journey.
After the teenagers failed to return on Saturday afternoon, a massive search was launched.
Isaiahâs father had said they searched the backlands on Saturday afternoon into the evening and early Sunday morning but it was only on Sunday afternoon that the bodies were discovered.
Police in a statement had said, that âIsaiah Henryâs body was seen lying on his back with his head pointing in an eastern direction and feet pointing west.
The body was clad in grey short pants, a light green long-sleeved jersey and was barefooted. A wound was seen on his throat, two to (the left side of his head), one on his forehead and one to the left side (of his) chinâ.
According to a source, who was on the scene, and from video footage seen by this newspaper, Isaiahâs body also bore an âXâ on the right side of his head.
The police said, âJoel Henryâs body was found with the upper half in a hole. The body was clad in black long pants, a green long-sleeved jersey with white fine stripes and barefooted. The body bore a mark around his throat and bruises on the fingers of his right handâ.
The police had also stated, âFurther examination of a nearby coconut farm owned by the suspect now in custody showed what appeared to be blood stains on the ground. Also, a coconut peeler and some peeled coconuts were seen at the said locationâ.
Meanwhile, in connection with the murder possibly being committed at another location, Hoppie said investigators were still on the ground working.
Hoppie also noted that the bodies were found 600 feet apart.
He continued, âEven though they were 600 feet apart the first one closer to the establishment was somewhere around 600 feet outâ.
Questioned about impressions in the grass from the rice field to the coconut estate, Hoppie said that the ranks were still combing the area in search of any possible useful evidence.
Stabroek News confirmed that ranks from the Major Crimes Unit visited the location yesterday.
The Dogs are lose, No Bloody Law and Order. Excuse to burn and destroy the Indian businesses and property. Some here marvel at that kind of destruction.
Let the police do their work, whomever are guilty of the crime must face the ultimate penalty.
@Django posted:Can you post the link .
Regarding your last paragraph ,the actions of the current government causing lots of things to happen ,one seat power seems to go over their head.
Just to clear your name ,post the PPP Millionaire subject, to prove that you are telling the truth.
@kp posted:Just to clear your name ,post the PPP Millionaire subject, to prove that you are telling the truth.
No need to post ,no name to clear ,you are on Social Media check it out . Bear in mind the word "alleged"
@kp posted:Excuse to burn and destroy the Indian businesses and property.
Any such occurrences in the current protest ?
It is wrong to kill two black youths. It is wrong to burn Indian businesses and destroy property and cause more killing. Justice must be served but the investigation is ongoing. This is turning into a political race war. Before justice is served many more lives will be lost.
Should this guy get justice as well?
@Former Member posted:It is wrong to kill two black youths. It is wrong to burn Indian businesses and destroy property and cause more killing. Justice must be served but the investigation is ongoing.
This is turning into a political race war. Before justice is served many more lives will be lost.
Let's hope not ,the Police acting heavy handed in some of the protests.
@Former Member posted:It is wrong to kill two black youths. It is wrong to burn Indian businesses and destroy property and cause more killing. Justice must be served but the investigation is ongoing. This is turning into a political race war. Before justice is served many more lives will be lost.
Should this guy get justice as well?
When this happened ? usually sources are needed.
Any business targeted in the current protest ?
By Editor , Source - News Room - https://newsroom.gy/2020/09/08...-almost-set-on-fire/
These three men were stripped and beaten by protesters at Recess, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara
A 61-year-old mechanic was on Tuesday attacked by 15 young men a short distance from his Recess, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home while three others were stripped, beaten and almost set on fire.
This occurred during protest action at Mahaicony over the brutal murder of 16-year-old Isaiah and 19-year-old Joel Henry whose mutilated bodies were found at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB) on Sunday.
The protests started at No. 5 Village, WCB where the teens resided and quickly spread to other villages including Recess and Calcutta in Mahaicony.
Dr Anesa Kandhai told the News Room that her father, Shyam Kandhai left his home to purchase items at his sisterâs shop located on the Recess Public Road at around 11:00h and on his way back, he was stopped by a group of 15 young men on bicycles.
One of the men was armed with a hammer while the others were armed with wires which they used to hit him about his body.
âMy dad just came out on the public road, less than two minutes from where weâre living and went to his sisterâs shop to grab something, came out, entered his car and these guys blocked the road with bicycles, Dr Kandhai noted in a Facebook live video earlier Tuesday.
The man was struck to his head with the hammer and a scuffle ensued. The father of three was rescued by a nearby resident and subsequently taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital where he was treated and sent away.
The family is calling for peace to prevail before the situation worsens.
âIâm here urging every Guyanese to let peace reign because at the end of the day, if we continue with this mentality, weâre going to lose people that we love,â Dr Kandhai urged.
Meanwhile, the News Room has also confirmed that two other men were beaten and stripped on the Recess Public Road during the protest while a minibus was torched by the same 15 young men. They also tried to set the men on fire but they were rescued by residents.
Additionally, another man, identified as âKunkieâ was also beaten.
Someone is fanning the flame to encourage protestors to destroy Guyana and make the country ungovernable and they look to social media like this to pour more fuel. We saw it in Linden and Agricola. We say it with Courtney Crum's death. Now we are seeing it again. Maybe the investigation may tell us a different story.
Meanwhile, the News Room has also confirmed that two other men were beaten and stripped on the Recess Public Road during the protest while a minibus was torched by the same 15 young men. They also tried to set the men on fire but they were rescued by residents.
Where is the picture of the torched bus ? the reporter camera battery went dead ? Can some one post the FB live video of Dr.Khandai.
https://www.facebook.com/anesa...ts/10160292451409745
@Former Member posted:It is wrong to kill two black youths. It is wrong to burn Indian businesses and destroy property and cause more killing. Justice must be served but the investigation is ongoing. This is turning into a political race war. Before justice is served many more lives will be lost.
Should this guy get justice as well?
My web search put to me to Spanish web site. This is a hoax. Admin should delete when no source is given.
@Mitwah posted:My web search put to me to Spanish web site. This is a hoax. Admin should delete when no source is given.
Post the link. I can recall seeing this image some where .
News Room is no more CREDIBLE ,it's owned by Vishok Persaud the brother of Vindi Persaud children of the late Reepu Daman Persaud .Vishok father-in-law is Tony Viera.
It sent here " Man left with severe head injuries" https://www.bing.com/images/se...xoNWLuD9SqbotqVTdP9c
If Fox can't provide the source or link, than Admin should delete. The Guy in the picture looks like a Hispanic.
All news source is credible regardless if it's run by Indian family management. This is why people lose faith in GNI's new management. GNI is not a balanced site anymore.
@Former Member posted:All news source is credible regardless if it's run by Indian family management. This is why people lose faith in GNI's new management. GNI is not a balanced site anymore.
Where is the source for your picture?
@Former Member posted:All news source is credible regardless if it's run by Indian family management. This is why people lose faith in GNI's new management. GNI is not a balanced site anymore.
'All news sources are credible.....' What world you living in, are you a kid still in diapers ?
@Django posted:Meanwhile, the News Room has also confirmed that two other men were beaten and stripped on the Recess Public Road during the protest while a minibus was torched by the same 15 young men. They also tried to set the men on fire but they were rescued by residents.
Where is the picture of the torched bus ? the reporter camera battery went dead ? Can some one post the FB live video of Dr.Khandai.
https://www.facebook.com/anesa...ts/10160292451409745
Imagine these *******s had a hammer and wire beating my dad. Had it not been for a decent black brother who came to his aid, God knows how worse he it would have been. These mofos bashed him in the head, their main aim was his head. This is really too much.
Django should ask where is the evidence that these two men were killed by a PPP millionaire. Don't just ask for evidence when the victim is Indian.
GNI is a platform for racial tension. We see it with the PNC government and we see it play out here. All of us know where that picture came from, but we must provide a source when its an Indian man get sliced by the now opposition thugs.
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Django should ask where is the evidence that these two men were killed by a PPP millionaire.
Don't just ask for evidence when the victim is Indian.
Billy Ram ,there are posts on Social Media ,use the skills it will be found.
All post on the forum required the source ,it's the rule.
@Former Member posted:GNI is a platform for racial tension. We see it with the PNC government and we see it play out here.
All of us know where that picture came from, but we must provide a source when its an Indian man get sliced by the now opposition thugs.
Where is't from ? the rules of the Forum is to provide source .Everyone wants their own way ,when not getting their way ,the forum is biased.
When you want to associate yourself with fire, expect to get burnt.
@Former Member posted:When you want to associate yourself with fire, expect to get burnt.
Stick to the rules of the forum ,that's all .
Show us the evidence. Don't come here with Harmon's nonsense. Granger and Harmon are trying to blame the government and its Indo supporters for this crime. You cannot indict all Indians for a crime. Indos don't indict all blacks for racially-motivated crimes of murder and kidnapping.
@Former Member posted:GNI is a platform for racial tension. We see it with the PNC government and we see it play out here. All of us know where that picture came from, but we must provide a source when its an Indian man get sliced by the now opposition thugs.
Speak for yourself. What is the source of your picture?
Mit talkin _hit. It never fails. This is who he is - always trying to cast doubt on hard facts indicting the PNC for electoral fraud and blatant corruption.
@Tola posted:'All news sources are credible.....' What world you living in, are you a kid still in diapers ?
Are you a Jerk??
@Former Member posted:When you want to associate yourself with fire, expect to get burnt.
Don't act like a child. Were is the source for the photograph ?
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Mit talkin _hit. It never fails. This is who he is - always trying to cast doubt on hard facts indicting the PNC for electoral fraud and blatant corruption.
Show me where I talked about you.
@Django posted:It's alleged PPP Millionaire involved with brutal murder of the two youths. Waiting on the News Reports.
Where did you pull that from, Fake News?? I think you know too much ,otherwise show the source.
@kp posted:Where did you pull that from, Fake News?? I think you know too much ,otherwise show the source.
Take your time and read very slowly what he posted.
@Mitwah posted:Show me where I talked about you.
I can't. You were talking yourself. That could be indictable.
@kp posted:Where did you pull that from, Fake News?? I think you know too much ,otherwise show the source.
Now bhai , no picture posted ,no source needed .As stated saw it on Social Media and left it there.
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Show us the evidence. Don't come here with Harmon's nonsense. Granger and Harmon are trying to blame the government and its Indo supporters for this crime. You cannot indict all Indians for a crime. Indos don't indict all blacks for racially-motivated crimes of murder and kidnapping.
What the above about ?
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:I can't. You were talking yourself. That could be indictable.
I saw you standing next to Miss Haniffa. Would you like me to post the picture?
@Mitwah posted:I saw you standing next to Miss Haniffa. Would you like me to post the picture?
Yes.
Why is the admin is making this a featured thread that is anti-PPP and racially motivated if he wants a balanced view from members? Something is amiss.
@Django posted:Now bhai , no picture posted ,no source needed .As stated saw it on Social Media and left it there.
Print the PPP Millionaire names.
@Former Member posted:Why is the admin is making this a featured thread that is anti-PPP and racially motivated if he wants a balanced view from members? Something is amiss.
Mitwah and Tola are having a PNC Field day. I hope they are keeping WAKE for the dead brothers.
@Former Member posted:Why is the admin is making this a featured thread that is anti-PPP and racially motivated if he wants a balanced view from members? Something is amiss.
Why are are you questioning the Admin ?
The Forum belongs to no Political Parties in Guyana. Everyday members are allowed to share their views by adhering to Forum Rules.
@Django posted:You don't seem to get it !!!!
So, you only need Source when there is a Picture involved???? If so, this is NEW on the Forum or are you exempted from posting source?? Just asking so "I can get it"
Action speaks louder than words.
@kp posted:So, you only need Source when there is a Picture involved???? If so, this is NEW on the Forum or are you exempted from posting source?? Just asking so "I can get it"
What are you getting at ? is it an intention to create confusion ?
@Django posted:Why are are you questioning the Admin ?
The Forum belongs to no Political Parties in Guyana. Everyday members are allowed to share their views by adhering to Forum Rules.
Very ruff awakening for a Newbie, tell him who is the BOSS!
Admin should delete the fake picture and posts related to it.
@kp posted:Very ruff awakening for a Newbie, tell him who is the BOSS!
Perhaps isn't a newbie ,looks like a seasoned poster.
@Django posted:It's alleged PPP Millionaire involved with brutal murder of the two youths. Waiting on the News Reports.
Another allegation is PNC did this to frame the PPP and start unrest. Waiting on Official News Report. Condolences to the families.
@Mitwah posted:Admin should delete the fake picture and posts related to it.
https://newsroom.gy/2020/09/08...-almost-set-on-fire/
News Room have the same picture.
@alena06 posted:Another allegation is PNC did this to frame the PPP and start unrest. Waiting on Official News Report. Condolences to the families.
We will find out sister Alena ,all are waiting on the Credible News Reports.
@alena06 posted:Another allegation is PNC did this to frame the PPP and start unrest. Waiting on Official News Report. Condolences to the families.
He is indulging in provocative behavior.
@Former Member posted:He is indulging in provocative behavior.
Any reasons to go after the Admin (s) ? should the admin (s) be voiceless ?
@Mitwah posted:Take your time and read very slowly what he posted.
LOOK!!! stay in the basement, mind your business.
With all due respect, we are having a balanced discussion.
@Django posted:Any reasons to go after the Admin (s) ? should the admin (s) be voiceless ?
When you go in the trenches, your skin MUST get Mud.
@Former Member posted:With all due respect, we are having a balanced discussion.
You are wan funny Fox.
@kp posted:When you go in the trenches, your skin MUST get Mud.
No problem ,if it's deserved . At the same time ,have to watch what's happening here ,messages pops up on my email.
The monstrous murders of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry over the weekend must be rapidly investigated by the police and the perpetrators brought swiftly to justice. The only way in which this can be done is if investigators are permitted to carry out their work unhindered. The Guyana Police Force must also employ the full array of its investigative repertoire including DNA testing and other forensic tools to ensure that an iron-clad case is built.
In the meanwhile, and as a mark of ultimate respect for the grieving families, those seeking to make political hay from these heinous killings should desist from doing so. Those who feel aggrieved and are protesting must do so without breaking the law and trespassing on the rights of others. It is important that the rule of law prevails at all levels in this matter.
@Mitwah posted:I saw you standing next to Miss Haniffa. Would you like me to post the picture?
I don't know what game you are playing. Please go ahead and post the picture and let me see. I don't know Bibi.
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:I don't know what game you are playing. Please go ahead and post the picture and let me see. I don't know Bibi.
OK as soon as I get her permission.
@kp posted:When you go in the trenches, your skin MUST get Mud.
From where I am standing, I can throw you a rope and help you up and hose you down.
Who will take responsibility for the folks in the street if they should get coronavirus? I recalled Granger and Harmon wanted people to break the COVID-19 guidelines and assembled at the high court so they can hand in their election petition.
PNC activists from other parts of the country are there creating a major problem. Why don't they allow the authorities to carry out their investigations?
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:PNC activists from other parts of the country are there creating a major problem. Why don't they allow the authorities to carry out their investigations?
That is too much to ask for and still, they want justice. How can you get justice if you can't let authority do its job? I can say the people who indulged in this behavior are just as uncivilized as their leaders.
@Mitwah posted:From where I am standing, I can throw you a rope and help you up and hose you down.
I am not at your house today, maybe you also have cock eye.
These Jaganite dogs want to live with these evil racist haters. You dogs get what you deserve.
This is wrong and uncalled for.
Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Crime, News September 8, 2020 0 Comments
The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory located at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
With seven persons now in custody concerning the killing of two youths at a coconut estate at the back of Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, police Tuesday afternoon said they were preparing to dispatch crime scene samples to a laboratory for testing.
âWe have recovered some evidence from the crime scene and we are in the process of packaging them and we will be submitting those evidence to the Guyana Forensic Laboratory at the earliest opportunity,â Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum said at a joint press conference hosted by Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie and Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess.
Mr. Blanhum assured that a thorough and âcomprehensiveâ investigation was underway to bring the perpetrators to justice. He ruled out the killing of the youths was politically motivated, contrary to suggestions from pro-Afro-Guyanese stakeholders. âThere is no absolutely no evidence whatsoever to support that contention,â he said. However, he declined to say what was the motive behind the hacking to death of Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry. âAt this point in time, we would not disclose anything pertaining to motive to the public. We have a very tense situation and I will want to appeal to members of the public to allow the investigators to conduct the investigation,â he said.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum
The Henrys, who were cousins, left their homes early last Saturday morning to pick coconuts to sell but a search was launched after they did not return home. A search party and police Sunday afternoon located their bodies aback Cotton Tree with chop and stab wounds.
The Crime Chief said the seven persons include persons from Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice. The others are the owner of the coconut estate where the bodies were found, his son and a handyman.
Meanwhile, Mr. Blanhum told a joint press conference by police and army chiefs that police were searching for two masked men who robbed one of three persons at gunpoint. âThat matter we are treating with priority and we will make sure we that we make earnest efforts to arrest those individuals,â he said.
The Guyana Police Force confirmed that several persons were robbed and vehicles burned, but the Joint Services would not tolerate this for much longer. âThe Joint Services will take all legal action necessary to ensure that law and order remain in this beloved country.. so we call on the people of Guyana to engage in peaceful protest action, Brigadier Bess said.
Granger and Harmon should listen carefully that the double murder is not politically motivated. Well, since they defy all the court rulings, this will fall on deaf ears. That's the confidence they gave me as a Guyanese.
Indians must also protest and demand justice for their losses. All lives matter. Fair is fair.
@Former Member posted:Granger and Harmon should listen carefully that the double murder is not politically motivated. Well, since they defy all the court rulings, this will fall on deaf ears. That's the confidence they gave me as a Guyanese.
Indians must also protest and demand justice for their losses. All lives matter. Fair is fair.
I thought with you, Black lives did not matter. Like you drank some Lake water and ketch sense?
@Mitwah posted:I thought with you, Black lives did not matter. Like you drank some Lake water and ketch sense?
Why are you TROLLING MEN on this forum? You must have a boring life or looking for some action.
@kp posted:Why are you TROLLING MEN on this forum? You must have a boring life or looking for some action.
Ask yourself why are you trolling me? Sorry, I don't swing your way.
Mitwah and KP ...
The focus of this thread is ...
Cease with your unrelated posts on this thread.
Thank-you.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
@Former Member posted:Mitwah and KP ...
The focus of this thread is ...
"Bodies of two missing West Coast Berbice youths discovered"
Cease with your unrelated posts on this thread.
Thank-you.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
Maybe they are tired of seeing all the blood and gore the last few days. 
@Former Member posted:Mitwah and KP ...
The focus of this thread is ...
"Bodies of two missing West Coast Berbice youths discovered"
Cease with your unrelated posts on this thread.
Thank-you.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
Why is KP responding to my questions that were not directed to him?
Can you not see how he is trolling me?
I extended the Olive branch to him via PM and he told me to go F*** myself.
@Former Member posted:Mitwah and KP ...
The focus of this thread is ...
"Bodies of two missing West Coast Berbice youths discovered"
Cease with your unrelated posts on this thread.
Thank-you.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
@Mitwah posted:Why is KP responding to my questions that were not directed to him?
Can you not see how he is trolling me?
I extended the Olive branch to him via PM and he told me to go F*** myself.
Mitwah ...
1. If you continue with such matters; You will be suspended.
2. I have given you far more than adequate warnings in the past on your uncalled-for mannerism on the forum.
3. Unconcerned about your private messages.
Be advised. Conduct yourself accordingly.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
FITE!!!!!!FITE!!!!!FITE!!!!!
It is a good Saturd..oops..Mond...oops...Tuesday night for a good ole fashion fite in yo rassss.
@Former Member posted:Mitwah ...
1. If you continue with such matters; You will be suspended.
2. I have given you far more than adequate warnings in the past on your uncalled-for mannerism on the forum.
3. Unconcerned about your private messages.
Be advised. Conduct yourself accordingly.
Demerara_Guy = Moderator
You and I have a history. I don't expect you to be fair to me.
Why are you not asking KP to stop trolling me?
@cain posted:FITE!!!!!!FITE!!!!!FITE!!!!!
It is a good Saturd..oops..Mond...oops...Tuesday night for a good ole fashion fite in yo rassss.
It looks like I have to bring up the Bollywood matter. I still have the Emails.
The torched bus of a Bath resident
September 9 ,2020
Seven persons are now in custody and police are searching for three others in connection with the gruesome murders of teenage cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday con-firmed the arrests during a virtual press briefing, where he also said there was no evidence to suggest that the crime was politically-motivated, even as protests in Region Five over the killings intensified.
Initially, police arrested the owner of the coconut estate where the suspected crime scene was found, as well as the ownerâs son and his handyman. However, they later arrested two of his labourers and yesterday two coconut vendors who also work with the farmer were taken into police custody.
One of the beaten persons
Paddy truck on fire
Road users stuck due to the protest along the number 1 Public Road ,Corentyne yesterday morning.
The persons in custody reside in Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Ber-bice, and Number Five Village, West Coast Ber-bice, the Crime Chief said yesterday.
Blanhum added that no murder weapon/s were located as yet.
While he said there was no evidence to suggest that the crime was politically-motivated, Blanhum refus-ed to give any details about the suspected motive.
Meanwhile, a senior police source yesterday told Stabroek News that one of the primary suspects was transported to George-town for further ques-tioning.
According to the source, the two coconut vendors were arrested after ranks from the Major Crimes Unit received information that they would often visit the coconut estate in the backlands.
The source said, that they were told, that two of the suspects were seen in the area on the day that the teens went missing.
Blanhum yesterday took the opportunity to appeal to protesters to desist from obstructing investigators.
He noted that when ranks from the Major Crimes Unit arrived, they were denied entry to the suspected crime scene, while crime scene ranks were stuck in the region overnight on Monday.
âNo peaceâ
What started out as peaceful protesting on Sunday over the murders degenerated yesterday when road users were attacked.
The main access road in the region was blocked with old machinery, pieces of wood and tyres at several locations, includ-ing at Number 5, Bellevue, Number 28, Number 40 and Hopetown, resulting in the disruption of traffic for the entire day.
Hours after news broke on Sunday evening that the teensâ bodies were dis-covered, residents took to the streets to call for swift justice. There were chants of âNo justice, no peace.â
A fire was first started at the bridge separating Number Four Village and Number Five Village, West Coast Berbice, resulting in a total shut down in traffic on Sunday evening also.
The protest on Monday quickly spread across the region, with persons taking to the streets to support the call for justice. However, yesterday the situation deteriorated after Joint Services members â including soldiers and firemen â were deployed on the ground to clear the road. This infuriated those gathered at various loca-tions, which resulted in a further attack on the persons who were caught in the protests.
Several trucks, cars and other vehicles were emptied, damaged or set ablaze, while some drivers and passengers were attacked and robbed.
At Number Five Village late Monday evening, some of the persons gathered set a truck afire in the middle of the road. The owner, Lakeram Persaud, of Number 36 Village, Corentyne, said, they last spoke with the truck driver around 2 pm on Monday, when he informed them that he was stuck in the traffic.
However, the driver has since related that around 7 pm, in Number Five Village, he was ordered out of the truck. âHe still deh over deh trying to come over but he tell we how them people say because an Indian name deh on the truck them got to burn it down. Me lil son name deh on we truck. He say them take he out and put one cutlass on his neck and he tried to get away in somebody yard and the truck left middle the road and them light it,â Persaud explained.
Persaud, said he was told that before 8 pm, the truck, GXX 3749, was destroyed.
According to the devastated man, he bought the truck last year for $5.5 million to transport rice from Berbice to Georgetown. He said he was still paying in installments for the truck.
As of yesterday afternoon Persaud was unable to head over to Region Five to have a view of what was left of his truck, while the driver had not yet returned home.
Meanwhile, in Hopetown Village, West Coast Berbice, several trucks transporting paddy were emptied and then set on fire in the presence of the Joint Services on the ground.
According to a resident, three paddy trucks were seeking to pass after the blockage was cleared by soldiers on the ground.
However, the protesters demanded that the trucks empty their consignments then pass. Stabroek News was told that the drivers agreed to empty their trucks, after which the protesters set them ablaze one at a time.
Meanwhile, according to information gathered, the trucks belonged to a rice farmer of Number 3 Village, West Coast Berbice.
Recess
In Recess, Mahaicony, a mechanic was attacked by a group of young men while on his way home from his sisterâs shop in his village. His daughter, Dr. Anesa Kandhai, said one of the persons was armed with a hammer, while the others were armed with wires, which they used to hit her father.
According to Kandhai, her father after leaving the shop was confronted by about 15 young men on bicycles at the head of his street, which caused him to slow his car, âThen they dragged him out and started beating him with the hammer and wire. He had a scuffle with them and they ended up hitting him in the head,â the woman said.
After the man was struck in his head, a resident then intervened and rescued him.
The man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was treated before being discharged.
At least three other persons were assaulted in the same area, while a bus was set on fire.
Stabroek News was told that a large number of residents from Region Six were stuck in the middle of the protest since Sunday. One young woman said, âThe soldiers came and cleared and some people got out but we were so far back in the traffic that we are still here.â
The young woman, who is with her husband and in-laws, sought refuge at a relativeâs house.
Stabroek News was told that there was a standoff between residents and army ranks at Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice yesterday also.
Additionally, residents of New Amsterdam yesterday also held a peaceful protest supporting the call for justice the Henry cousins.
The bodies of Isaiah, 16 and Joel, 18, were found on Sunday with multiple wounds, one day after they went missing after they left home to head to the backlands to pick coconuts. Residents of Region Five subsequently began a protest along the main public road in Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice, over the murders.
Sep 09, 2020
â Joint Services urge residents to remain calm or face escalation in response
What started out as a protest for justice to be served for 16-year-old Isaiah Henry and 18-year-old Joel Henry, the cousins whose butchered bodies were found in the Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice backdam, turned out to be absolute chaos and horror for drivers, passengers and people living in Region 5 yesterday.
Roads throughout Bellevue, Number 40 Village, Number 28 Village, Number 30 Village, Hopetown, Burma, Number 3, 4 and 5 Villages were blocked since Sunday night and hundreds of persons who were either heading to Region 6 or heading to Georgetown were stuck in traffic. However, despite heavy police presence, people who were stuck in the lines waiting for the road to clear became victims of robbery and racially fuelled attacks. Several reports reaching Kaieteur News have since revealed the extent of the attacks as many are now suffering from injuries about their bodies including chop wounds. There were also multiple reports and pictures that surfaced showing car windscreens smashed in, vehicles hijacked, and paddy trucks set alight. This publication was told that people were attacked physically and verbally with racial remarks thrown at them, including several who were stripped of their clothing, beaten and robbed before being set free.
According to a 30-year-old truck driver from Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice, he was stuck
in traffic with his truck on Sunday while his uncle who was driving a Toyota Voxy was also in the line. He stated that his uncle was pulled out from his car at Belladrum Village and beaten. He disclosed that his uncleâs car was then taken away from him and until now, they do not know where the vehicle is. The truck driver stated that up to late yesterday afternoon, they received reports that a car was burning in the Number 28 backdam, but they could not go since the situation was hostile and the roads were still blocked with debris and fires. He added too that while the Guyana Defence Force soldiers arrived to assist the police, âthey were driving fast and clearing the road but no soldier or police stayed behind to ensure everyone pass so when they drive up ahead, the people start blocking back the road and people were trapped in between again.â
He stated that the roads had blockades at Burma, Eldorado, Belladrum, Paradise, Seafield, Litchfield, Kingly, Ross Village, Number 30 Village, Number 28 Village, Lovely Lass Village, Number 22 Village, Hopetown and Numbers 5, 3 and 4 Villages.
Meanwhile, three persons who were attacked in the vicinity of the Burma blockade had to be rescued by a public spirited citizen and given shelter and clothing. 
A woman who wanted her identity sealed stated that an old man who was heading home from work with his bag was stripped of this clothing and beaten about his body and head. His bag and wallet with money were stolen the woman said, adding that âthis man was rescued naked because they stripped all of his clothes, robbed him and beat him so bad and then they told him to walk, so our lives donât matter anymore.â The woman stated that shortly after another man had to be rescued, after he was beaten about his head with a hammer and gashed on his arms with cutlass, with blood all over his face and body when he was rescued. Another man who was in a bus with other passengers was said to be returning to Berbice from an interior location and he had with him a large sum of cash, all of which was stolen.
One driver told this publication that the protestors smashed the windows of vehicles that were parked since Sunday night and pulled out occupants from the cars and buses. They then proceeded to beat the passengers and the drivers and take whatever they could from them.
In addition to the string of attacks on people, at least three paddy transport trucks were set on fire. One of the owners told this publication that she only bought her truck last year at a cost of $5.5 million and was paying monthly instalments for it, but all of her hard-earned money and investment went up in flames yesterday. Her truck was set on fire leaving just the burnt out shell; the driver and porter had to be rescued. According to the truck driver, he had a cutlass to his neck and a hammer placed on his head and was directed to park the truck across the roadway and hand over the keys. He stated that he complied, âuntil I turn the truck and jump out the truck, they demanded for the keys. They told me because I am a black man, they na gon do me nothing but this is a coolie truck. They lit the truck first, out it and break it up and burst the fuel tank so the fuel can drain out and then light it back.â
He said he was given money by the persons who rescued him so that he could catch public transportation and return home to Region 6.
âI felt bad that I was attacked by my own,â he said, âThey are depriving me of my money; we all are doing this thing wrong. I tried to run from these people, but it didnât work. Cars were destroyed, Indiansâ car. I slept at the people that rescued us and they gave us passage, I saw police and I ask that they give us a lift at Cotton Tree, and I went and made a report about the truck burning.â
Meanwhile, the other two trucks that were burnt, were set alight in the presence of GDF and GPF ranks who did not attempt to stop the protestors from setting it on fire. During a live video streamed on Facebook, a resident was seen trying to extinguish the blaze. The trucks were transporting paddy and according to an eyewitness, the truck drivers were told to empty the paddy on the roadway before they set the truck on fire. Protestors were seen bagging the paddy on the roadway for themselves.
The driver of a Bakewell truck was also attacked. He said in a Facebook post, âI can understand that justice is needed, but ainât there another way to get it done. [D]o we really need to be this stupid, the truck that brings the bread to the Berbician, one of the best breads that the whole country is familiar with, yâall going to damage and destroy the property? [A]nd call that seeking justice. The same bread that everyone buys to eat, the truck that delivers the bread, we will damage the truck. Is this justice? Is this wise to do? Come on people, we are better than this.â
Police in a joint statement with the Guyana Defence Force yesterday said that they continue to view with serious concern on the ongoing âillegal protest actionâ being carried out by residents. They made it clear that the protests are illegal and represent a threat to the public safety of Guyanese traversing the roadways and âthe robbing of citizens and damaging public property will not result in a solution to the problem but rather cause unnecessary and unwanted tension and anger. This will most certainly distract attention from a proper and professional investigation intended to bring those responsible for these heinous crimes to justice.â They also noted that the gatherings are in breach of the COVID-19 guidelines and as such are reminded that should the situation persist further, âthe GPF will have no alternative but to escalate its response to have the roadways cleared and ensure the return of law and order in the affected communitiesâ. They are calling on residents to remain calm as the investigations intensify into the deaths of the two boys.
Naomi Waddell and friends displaying their placard at the protest.
September 9 2020
Hundreds of persons yesterday assembled at the Square of the Revolution in Georgetown as a show of solidarity for the families of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry, who were found dead at Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice on Sunday.
Eden Corbin, an executive member of the Black Lives Matter Guyana movement, told Stabroek News that the silent protest was organised to take a stand against the injustices done to the Henry teens.
Corbin said as a group they wanted to do more than just express how they felt on social media, hence their decision to take a bigger stand and show Guyana that they stood in solidarity with and supported the persons in Berbice who took to the streets in protest.
He added that he was heartened by the turnout in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and was happy to see persons from diverse ethnic backgrounds coming out to show support.
Corbin estimated that close to 500 hundred persons assembled for the one-hour protest, which began at 12pm.
Shenica Haynes, another member of the Black Lives Matter Guyana movement, stated that it was impossible for any rational thinking human being not to understand the injustices that took place in regards to the killing of the teens.
She explained that the representatives present at the protest were there to show that they will no longer stand by and let injustice continue.
Haynes said Black lives were being increasingly disrespected.
She noted that the organisationâs intention is to gain additional information and address similar issues that took place.
She concluded that the protest was a peaceful one, where people from all walks of life came out to provide support because they understood the importance.
She called on all Guyanese to stand in solidarity to ensure a similar situation never happens.
Meanwhile, Peopleâs National Congress Reform Chairperson Volda Lawrence, who was also present, told Stabroek News that she turned out to be a part of the protest because she was hurt by what took place.
She also charged that the parents of the teens killed, community members of West Coast Berbice and citizens of Guyana were not seeing the type of leadership that she believe should be shown coming from the administration
Lawrence also said Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie needed to be more transparent about the police forceâs investigation.
She said in prior investigations more information was shared with the public as it relates to releasing the identities of the suspects involved and added that the public wanted to know what was happening as she called for the matter to be treated the same way as other high profile cases.
Lawrence also called for that the Commissioner to withdraw the Joint Services âand stop militarising black villages,â as she urged that they understand that people are hurt and scared.
âWill it be my son next? My nephew? My neighbour?â she asked as noted that persons are seeking justice.
Naomi Waddell, a teen who came out to join the protest, told Stabroek News that the protest was a peaceful one to show support for the Henry teens and Orlando Jonas. Jonas, a 26-year-old labourer of Lot 500 Number 1 Road, Corentyne, was fatally attacked by two armed men along the Albion Public Road on Saturday evening while returning home from work.
Colson Roberts, a young man who also joined the protest, told this newspaper that it felt great coming out but he believed that the one-hour allotted for the demonstration was not enough.
Roberts explained that while being stationary gets the message across, he believe a walk would have allowed more persons to be informed and understand that they were passionate and serious about the situation.
He added that racism was a prominent issue in Guyana, and explained that being a part of the demonstration gave him a feeling that suggested the beginning of change.
He also noted the diverse set of persons who came out to show their support.(Readawne Henery)
@Mitwah posted:OK as soon as I get her permission.
Permission granted.
Blacks should stop killing other blacks. They will kill their own "mattie" for an excuse to create disturbances.
These people must be fully compensated by the Guyana state. The state failed to protect them from racism.
@Prashad posted:These people must be fully compensated by the Guyana state. The state failed to protect them from racism.
You need to be locked up in the BMH.
@Bibi Haniffa posted:Permission granted.
This forum is the worse place to trust a posted permission, get it in hard copy.
@Prashad posted:These people must be fully compensated by the Guyana state. The state failed to protect them from racism.
How does the state protect the people from racism in Guyana,[or any other country,] when racist people have a mind of their own ?
@Tola posted:This forum is the worse place to trust a posted permission, get it in hard copy.
And notarized too.
Sep 09, 2020 News 0, Source - Kaieteur News - Online - https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...tivated-crime-chief/
Seven persons in total have now been arrested as investigators swiftly progress their probe into the brutal slayings of West Coast Berbice teens and cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum
The two new suspects were said to be coconut vendors.
Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent, Wendell Blanhum, during a virtual joint press briefing with the Police Commissioner, Nigel Hoppie, and Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess, yesterday disclosed that evidence will soon be dispatched to the Forensic Lab for testing.
âWe have recovered some evidence from the crime scene and we are in the process of packaging them and we will be submitting those evidence to the Guyana Forensic Laboratory at the earliest opportunity,â he told the press.
While it is integral to revisit the crime scene where the mutilated bodies of the teens were found, Blanhum noted that the continued protest action by furious West Coast Berbice residents are hampering that task.
Slain teens: Isaiah and Joel Henry
Nevertheless, he assured that a âcomprehensiveâ investigation is being conducted, adding that investigators from the Major Crimes Unit are on the ground working assiduously to bring the killers to justice.
Teams from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) along with members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) were dispatched to the area with the aim of quelling the unrest.
While public outrage mounted as the days go by, theories of why the teens were killed float around with the central being that the crime was politically motivated.
But the Crime Chief when asked whether this was a possible motive ruled it out.
âThere is no absolutely no evidence whatsoever to support that contentionâĶâ
He declined to reveal what the other possible motives are.
âAt this point in time, we would not disclose anything pertaining to motive to the public. We have a very tense situation and I will want to appeal to members of the public to allow the investigators to conduct the investigation,â Blanhum disclosed.
A murder weapon is yet to be recovered.
In addition, police are also on the hunt for three other suspects.
The Major Crimes Unit took over the case on Sunday last after the bodies of the boys were found butchered in the Cotton Tree backdam.
Police had stated that bloodstains found on the rice land located in close proximity to the land the teensâ bodies were found on, had led to the arrest of the rice farmer. It was during his time in police custody, that one of the farmerâs sons and his handyman were also picked up and taken in custody.
Members of the Major Crimes Unit arrived in Berbice earlier yesterday but were met by protesters who blocked the roads and refused to let them pass.
It wasnât until former President, David Granger, arrived that the unit managed to pass.
It was late Sunday afternoon that the bodies of the boys were found, with their throats slashed, in the backdam. The t-shirt of one of the boys was pulled over his face, while the other was lying face down. Their bodies bore visible marks of violence including chop wounds across their heads and faces.
The post mortems are slated to be conducted on the teensâ bodies sometime today.
@kp posted:âI am not racist, I still love my Indian brothers and sisters,â were the words of Gladson Henry, the father of murdered Berbice teen Isaiah Henry and cousin of Joel Henry as he appealed for the protests calling for justice for his sonâs murder to remain peaceful. âI am not supporting unmoral protestingâĶ if you want to protest, which is your right, you must do it peacefully and in doing it peacefully we cannot be fighting against one another,â the father added. âThe person thaâĶSee Morenewsroom.gyFather of Isaiah says he doesnât support race-baiting protest, attacks on East Indians
This man is much more man than Yours Truly Prashad.
Berbice youths killings link to Billion Dollars lost in Ganja farm burning by police
https://anonnewsguyana.wordpre...RhLCbF5MjH5j4BEgz8bA
So many twists and turns this story got.
@Sheik101 posted:So many twists and turns this story got.
Biased media, fake news and people tell too many different stories about the same situation.
@Former Member posted:Berbice youths killings link to Billion Dollars lost in Ganja farm burning by police
Stay far from those sources of reporting.
@Sheik101 posted:So many twists and turns this story got.
Bhai all kind of stuff are being heard. Saw on a FB post Haresh and the Henry boys are friends ,also he is APNU supporter .
Something is amiss.
@Django posted:Bhai all kind of stuff are being heard. Saw on a FB post Haresh and the Henry boys are friends ,also he is APNU supporter .
Something is amiss.
So who killed him?
@Django posted:Bhai all kind of stuff are being heard. Saw on a FB post Haresh and the Henry boys are friends ,also he is APNU supporter .
Something is amiss.
Remember you said to stay away from rumors and conspiracy theories and wait for the hard facts? FB is not a reliable source.
@Former Member posted:Remember you said to stay away from rumors and conspiracy theories and wait for the hard facts? FB is not a reliable source.
So is GNI.
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