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A Berbice businessman and fuel distributor is now hospitalised after he was attacked by armed bandits on Monday. The
The injured Deon Primus in hospital
Lawlessness continues under this administration.
afc/apnu police as usual a day short and a dollar late. They need to focus on crime prevention rather then arrests after the fact. Now the 13 year old's life is destroyed as this child will carry the psychological scars forever and may never recover. But the bandit should not worry as Granger will grant him amnesty in the yearly ritual of releasing criminals of "minor crimes" back into society to rob, steal, rape and plunder.
A Middle Road La Penitence man is receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to his left leg which he sustained when he tried to escape from a policeman who was about to arrest him.
The wounded Jaime lamaison
The man whose name was given as Jaime Lamaison was being arrested for an alleged rape he had committed earlier yesterday.
According to reports, Lamaison is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a house at Middle Road, La Penitence.
“People see the girl come running out the house with she bloody clothes. Then he beat out,” a source in the area told this newspaper.
The police were called in and they remained on the lookout since they were certain that he would return home.
Sure enough, Lamaison turned up to collect some of his clothes around 18:45 hours.
A police rank who was a part of the team hunting Lamaison, confronted him and during efforts to arrest him, shot Lamaison in his leg.
He was placed into a police vehicle and taken to the Georgetown Hospital for medical attention.
As usual, the afc/apnu police focus on soft targets such as business people rather than the drug lords who are the govt paymasters. This owner spending money to clean up and beautify an eyesore and the incompetent govt response was to jail and stop progress over a few mangroves.
An ongoing standoff between the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) and Celina’s Atlantic Resort (CAR) over current expansion works yesterday saw four workers being arrested.
Work at Celina’s on Tuesday.
Charges are now likely against the resort operators for possible damage to the integrity of Kitty seawall, MPI said yesterday.
CAR, which has embarked on a US$5M ($1B) renovation at the hangout spot, is planning to have a modern entertainment facility complete by May next year in time for Guyana’s 50th Independence celebrations.
However, the Ministry says that the construction works are unlawful. Despite several cease work orders, CAR has refused to adhere.
Celina’s has insisted that its leased which was updated in 2011 allowed it to carry out works.
The ministry had been preparing this week to approach the courts for an injunction to stop the works.
A statement from MPI yesterday confirmed that following a formal complaint to the Criminal Investigations Department, four workers were taken into police custody after ranks visited the Kitty seawall site in the afternoon.
“For quite some time now, MPI has been concerned about the ongoing construction due to the risk it poses to sea defence. After MPI sought assistance in the matter (yesterday), the police legal advisor was contacted and informed of the situation. In turn, advice was given that the police may proceed to prosecute CAR under the Sea Defence Act,” the ministry explained.
When police visited the site at around 16:30 hrs, employees were at the time engaged in work. “While three persons were arrested on the spot, one subsequently came in. The employees were three operators and a mechanic. A police official has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the extensive and detrimental work undertaken by CAR.”
According to the ministry, the employees have all singled out the same person as their employer. “Additionally, the police are hoping that the arrests will send a clear message to both employees and employers at CAR and will act as a deterrent in the future.”
Meanwhile, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, applauded the police’s swift response.
“I must commend the police for doing their job,” Minister Patterson emphasised. “The Ministry takes the protection of the sea defence and the preservation of our protection extremely seriously and we will continue to monitor the situation.”
The workers were expected to be released on station bail last evening.
On Tuesday, Celina’s spokeman, Bobby Vieira, was adamant that the current construction activities were not unlawful, but in conformity with permission granted under its lease which was renewed in 2011.
He said that the US$5M facility will boast a restaurant, bar, mini-golf course and kids’ park next year. A number of guest rooms are also planned.
At least three cease orders were issued this year to Bernard Yhun, whose name appears on the lease that was issued in 2003, under the Bharrat Jagdeo government.
Yhun has reportedly taken on an overseas-based Guyanese as a partner and developer.
Vieira said Tuesday that Celina’s has its permits and licences all paid up.
“We have the lease here which allowed the property to be developed. We have the restaurant and liquor licence paid up-to-date. You can’t have that unless you had permission in the lease that allowed you to build in the first place.”
Vieira said that works being done are not any new buildings.
“What is happening here is that workers are replacing a few windows in a building and raising the level of the area by 12 inches. What is wrong with that? The mangroves are not being destroyed by clearing the vegetation.”
The tussle with Celina’s has reportedly caused some friction between a number of ministries in the Government, with some ministers for the development and others worried about environmental impact.
Vieira noted that Celina’s is paying up to $500,000 monthly for security of the place.
Yhun was ordered to cease all work and remove the equipment and workers from the site.
In 2003, the land was leased for 50 years to Yhun for tourism purposes, for the establishment of a sea view resort. The land, east of the Kitty groyne and north of the seawall, was 1.54 acres, with Yhun asked to pay $1.5M every two years.
The lease was reportedly extended in 2011 to 100 years.
Celina’s lease barred it from undertaking any work without permits from Environmental Protection Agency. The business entity was also specifically barred from disturbing mangroves east of the property without consent of the Board.
Vieira on Tuesday claimed that no mangrove was disturbed, just vegetation.
Yhun was also told that he must move any equipment and materials to and from the area by the way of the sea. He was forbidden to move any construction plant, equipment and materials over the sea defences without the Board’s permission.
The young afc/apnu supporters continue to wreak havoc on Guyana as they seek to match the 50% pay raise by their masters in parliament.
A 57-year-old man is nursing a gunshot wound to his right side chest at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after being shot by one of two young bandits early yesterday during a botched robbery.
Wounded: Patrick Rose
The incident which left Patrick Rose, of Lot 29 First Street, Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) hospitalized, occurred around 04:20 hrs at the man’s home.
According to reports, Rose was getting ready to leave home when the men confronted him. He was shot when he tried to chop one of them.
At the hospital yesterday, Rose, an electrician said that the men seemed young and were not masked.
“I had a job in Berbice so I wanted to leave home early so that I could come back early. I got up and I took my vehicle outside the yard. I was going to park another vehicle in the garage because a man was supposed to come weed the yard,” Rose recalled.
He added that it was while he was in the garage that he was shot. “These two people come up to me and tell me not to move but I tried to run in the house and close the door but one of them pushed the door and come in the house while the other one waited outside.”
Determined not to allow the men to get to his family who were sleeping in the house, the father of three said that despite the men instructing him not to move, he dashed to his kitchen where he would normally keep a cutlass.
“I pulled the cutlass and pelt a chop and he (one of the gunmen) jumped back and that’s when he fired a shot at me,” the electrician recounted.
He added that when the shot was fired, both men ran away. “I was determined not to allow them in my house. I didn’t want them to tumble my place because I didn’t have money. I don’t keep money at home.”
The man said that crime in Kaneville has increased. The man recalled witnessing a robbery just over two months ago during which three young bandits robbed a van.
Early this year, residents in Kaneville had called on the government to set up a police outpost in the area in an effort to tackle crime in the community. Kaneville is located between Craig and Diamond.
“The criminals normally commit the crime and run and hide in Kaneville. Most of the times when these things happen, police at Grove Station take forever to come.”
Police are yet to take a statement from Rose.
Kaieteur is not relegating crime to the back pages while the afc/apnu crooks are busy with securing sport money for the Christmas season.
Gunmen are still at large after robbing a member of the staff of Hamid’s General Store on Saffon Street , yesterday. At approximately 16:30 hours, Nicola Kurt, the Store Supervisor for Hamid Hardware was robbed of all her personal belongings and the day’s sales from the hardware store.
According to Frank Nichols, the security guard on duty at the store, Ms Kurt was playing with a child awaiting her daily transportation unaware of what was about to happen. A black Nissan Bluebird approached with three masked men armed with guns.
One of the masked assailants emerged with a handgun and attacked Ms Kurt and helped themselves to the store’s $713,000. They then escaped in the said vehicle.
Police ranks along with other business owners are working together to gain CCTV footage to apprehend the criminals.
The robberies continues as primarily afc/apnu supporters are criminals feeding off the labour of others. The Chinese represent soft target for these political operatives as they continue to get their piece the pie from robberies while their masters in office enjoy 50% increase in salary and left them nothing.
A 53-year-old man was shot early yesterday at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara, (EBD) during a botched robbery.
The victim has been identified as Zhifa Lu. He was shot once to the left foot by one of two armed men. The incident reportedly happened some time around 07:20 hrs.
According to reports, four Chinese nationals went to the wharf to purchase fish when the incident occurred.
Kaieteur News was told that when the men arrived at the wharf, they parked their vehicle outside and walked into the compound. While in the compound, a white tinted car pulled up and parked alongside the Chinese nationals’ vehicle.
An eyewitness yesterday said that two armed men exited the white car and broke into Lu’s vehicle and collected all the valuables, including the battery.
“They packed the things into their car and they sit and waited on the men (Chinese national) to come out the wharf. But a li’l while later, only one man (Lu) come out from the wharf and walk towards his vehicle. That’s when one of them bandits rush up to he,” the eyewitness recalled.
Kaieteur News was further told that a fight ensued after which two shots were fired one of which struck Lu.
“After the shooting, the man run through a crack that lead straight out to Rahaman’s Park and the other gunman drive away…like he went to meet up the shooter. They didn’t get anything from the Chinese man other than what they took from his vehicle,” the eyewitness said.
He further added that Lu was rushed to the hospital where he was treated and sent away.
A source at the wharf yesterday said that robberies have become a norm at the wharf. “Every day someone always gets robbed outside the wharf. The police would usually be here but what happens is when the police leave, people from the inside would inform these guys and that’s when they show up and rob people.”
Investigations are ongoing.
It looks like there is no discrimination from AFC/APNU bandits who rob and kill without regard to race or creed. They even rob and kill their own in their quest to match the 50% raise of their masters in parliament.
-relatives fear the worst
With carjacking making a grand return to the local criminal landscape within the past year, relatives of 55-year-old taxi driver Colin Clarke fear the worst after he and his silver-grey Toyota Allion motor car disappeared since Friday.
Missing Taxi driver Colin Clarke
Clarke, who is popularly called “Ole Boy” of Crane Housing Scheme, was reportedly last seen Friday afternoon on the West Coast Demerara where he operates.
His distraught sister, Maureen Clarke, is convinced that something bad has happened to her brother since he is not the type to stay away from home for long periods without informing relatives.
“I don’t know if somebody hire him and do he something. Since Friday we haven’t seen or heard from him. The police at Vreed en Hoop say they have no trace of the car,” Maureen Clarke said.
She told this newspaper that the car HC 4993 is owned by her niece’s mother. Clarke will usually pick it up every morning from Sister’s Village to carry out his daily work.
He would normally return the car around 19:00 hours every day, but this did not happen on Friday last.
Another sister, Gwendolyn Clarke, said that on Friday she received a telephone call from her brother’s daughter, whose mother owns the car.
“He daughter call me about minutes to ten, rowing about the car, how Colin didn’t bring in the car. I told her to cool down, that something must be happen. I then call my sister, Maureen, and she confirmed that Colin did not come home,” Gwendolyn Clarke explained.
The following day, the police were contacted and along with relatives, they began making enquiries about his whereabouts.
With every passing day, relatives’ hopes of finding Clarke alive are dwindling.
“I fear something bad happen. My brother is dead; my brother is not alive,” wailed Maureen Clarke.
“Tomorrow (Tuesday) is my birthday and I can’t see my brother,” she added.
Clarke’s disappearance comes exactly one month after another taxi driver, Shurland Dalloo, went missing.
Dalloo’s body was found one week later in a canal at Onverwagt, No 27, West Coast Berbice.
The fully clad and decomposing remains were found in a desolate area that is accessible by dam, about three and a half miles off the West Berbice Public Road.
Dalloo also operated on West Coast Demerara but was based at Parika. His car too, a silver grey Toyota Carina, has not been recovered.
Police believe that the taxi driver was taken to the location and slain.
His corpse with its head bashed in was then dumped into the canal and covered with weeds.
Meanwhile police on the East Coast of Demerara are still searching from a silver grey Toyota Premio which was stolen from its owner last Saturday night at Bachelor’s Adventure.
This newspaper understands that the driver of the car, who hails from Mahaica, had picked up three men to take them to Bachelor’s Adventure, about seven miles away.
When the car reached Church Road, Bachelor’s Adventure, the men held up the driver and relieved him of the car.
Indians however continue to be the favorite targets of the afc/apnu bandits as they normally walk around with more cash and present softer targets.
The police are still on the hunt for a bandit who around 19:00 hrs on Thursday, robbed a businesswoman at Rosignol, West Bank Berbice. During the heist, the thief who was armed with a handgun, held up business woman Yashwanttie Deodatt, called Varisha, 21, of Lot 186 McKenzie Street, Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice and robbed her of a number of items before escaping.
During the robbery the thief was able to steal $300,000 in local currency, two cellular phones, one gold chain, two gold bangles, one gold finger ring, US $500 and a further $10,000 in cash.
According to information the woman resides in a two storey wooden and concrete building which houses a grocery shop on the lower flat. The victim was about to lock up the shop, when the bandit entered and pointed a gun at her and demanded money and gold.
The bandit took a green Adidas bag which was in the shop and contained $300,000. The thief also grabbed $10,000 which was in a box in the shop. He then took her upstairs, where she gave him the jewellery and US$500 which was under a mattress. He then took the cellular phones from on the bed relieved her of the jewellery she was wearing before escaping down the street.
The bandit who was unmasked was described an East Indian, dark in complexion with low cut hair, tall and slim. He was clad in a green and white stripe jersey, short pants and was carrying a short gun in his hand.
The victim is positive that she can identify the bandit if she sees him again.
The police were contacted and arrived promptly on the scene.
The afc/apnu police seem complacent in stemming the tide of crime, especially those commited by CG bandits.
– Vagrant hit by stray bullet
Two bandits on a CG Motorcycle yesterday escaped with more than $1.8M in cash after shooting a City Constable, who was escorting a Mayor and City Council (M&CC) clerk to the bank with the day’s proceedings.
A homeless woman was wounded in the process. The incident happened shortly after 18:00 hrs on Orange Walk, Bourda.
The Constable, Aaron Henderson was shot twice to the groin area. He is said to be in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Savitri Singh, a homeless woman was hit to the left thigh by a stray bullet. She too is in a stable condition at the hospital.
According to information received, Henderson, who was armed, was escorting a clerk to a city bank when the incident occurred.
Kaieteur News was told that the duo were about to enter a vehicle, which was parked on Orange Walk, when a man, jumped off a CG motorcycle and approached the couple with two guns in his hands.
“While walking, this man shooting all the time, the clerk dropped the bag with money and run. The constable was going to shoot but he got shot before and the bandit just grabbed the money and escape with his partner on the bike,” an eyewitness said.
This newspaper was told that it was while the man was firing shots in the air and at persons on the pavement, Singh was wounded.
The CG motorcycle had no number plate, according to eyewitnesses. The incident is being investigated.
Even the old are fair game, especially if guilty of being Indian.
The window which the bandits removed to gain entry into the house
Eye pass as even the blind take up the afc/apnu mantra to make Indians pay for 2 decades of marginalizing the blacks.
Nigel Ellis, one of the men accused of robbing and terrorizing several persons at a Mahaicony Supermarket, has been granted bail to the tune of $600,000 by the High Court.
Charged: Nigel Ellis
Ellis was recently discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He is now permanently blind in both eyes after being shot by a vigilante.
Attorney Adrian Thompson presented a bail application for the accused two weeks ago.
Ellis of Lot 34 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown has been charged with four counts of armed robbery after he appeared in the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Courts on November 18.
He is accused of robbing four persons – Jasoda Singh, Narine Singh, businesswoman Lakeranie Singh and Natasha Bobb – at gunpoint on November 4, at LaRaisonable, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.
The court heard that the defendant allegedly robbed Lakeranie Singh of one Toyota IST, $300,000 cash, a quantity of gold and artificial jewellery, a quantity of phone cards, among other items all totaling $4,367,300. He was also accused of robbing Narine of a Samsung phone, US$300, a wallet and $9,000 cash – total value of $184,000.
It was further alleged that he robbed Natasha Bobb of two gold rings, $80 cash and a Nokia cell phone. And finally he allegedly robbed Jasoda Singh of a BLU phone, a bag and $3000 cash – a total of $19,000.
Additionally, Ellis was charged for illegal firearm and ammunition possession.
Ellis will return to court on January 6, 2016.
Kaieteur News caught up with Ellis yesterday at the hospital. He has denied having any involvement in the robberies. “I still don’t understand the story. How me alone do all these robberies?” He explained that on the date in question, he left his home to follow “a lil girlfriend home in Mahaicony”. The man related that while he was awaiting transportation to head to the city some people started to holler, “watch one deh deh”.
Ellis continued, “they open fire on me and I drop on the ground and start holler for my eyes. They carry me at the hospital the same day and then bring me down to town.”
Murder Accused: Stafarei Alexander
It was reported that around 14:00hrs, on November 4, Ellis was among a group of men that entered the supermarket and held Lakeranie Singh and her employees at gunpoint. They reportedly beat the businesswoman about her body and escaped with cash, jewellery and other valuables.
According to reports, the bandits appeared to be well informed about the supermarket, since they escaped with a DVR, which recorded footage from surveillance located at strategic points on the premises. The men reportedly escaped in Singh’s Toyota IST, with the police hot in pursuit.
Another man, Stafarei Alexander, 33, of Laing Avenue West Ruimveldt was also slapped with the said charges after he appeared before the Chief Magistrate, last month. However, he was remanded to prison and is currently facing a murder charge. He is accused of murdering Linden businesswoman, Shevon Gordon on April 4.
Three other men have also been charged with the woman’s murder.
During the PPP rule, the afc/apnu would have been protesting this shooting by police and cry police abuse. Now they stay quiet as they are in charge.
AFC/APNU fund raising in full swing as we continue to see these types of robberies. The criminal supporters of the ruling party are having a grand old time as they were given the ok by their masters in parliament to rob and steal.
Drugb posted:AFC/APNU fund raising in full swing as we continue to see these types of robberies. The criminal supporters of the ruling party are having a grand old time as they were given the ok by their masters in parliament to rob and steal.
2 shot, hospitalised as bandits escape with 2 M
December 2, 2015 By GuyanaTimesDaring daylight robbery
Two persons have been hospitalised after they were shot during a robbery on Monday in Georgetown. The incident occurred sometime around 18:15h.
According to reports, Revenue Collector Euril Lowenfield was being escorted by City Constable Aaron Henderson at Regent Street and Orange Walk, Bourda, Georgetown, when they were held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
The armed man shot Constable Henderson to his right foot and the perpetrators relieved Lowenfield of the two bags containing approximately $2 million before escaping on a motorcycle along Orange Walk.
However, as they were riding off, the armed man indiscriminately discharged several rounds, one of which struck a bystander, 43-year-old Savitree Singh, to her left foot. Both Henderson and Singh have been admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital for treatment.
Police have since launched an investigation into the robbery.
Inside job!!!!!
guyana is still living backwards in this age and time with all the crime rate in guyana this how these fools will transport money
Another example of sacrificing the low level pushers while the drug lords socialize with govt officials openly.
Football Coach Colin John
Looks like the guns that the afc/apnu handed out to cause distrest in the nation during the PPP tenure are still being used.
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