I know this guy. He use to come to my house to change my money. I pray for his safety.

This govt is a joke.

Berbice Bridge robbed

The Berbice River Bridge may very well be rethinking its decision to lower their fare after the company was hit with a $5M robbery on Wednesday.
The take included both cash and cheques.
Reports are that around 06:00 hrs on Wednesday, operatives at the  De Edward, West Bank Berbice River end of the bridge were in the process of making a deposit  at the nearby Republic Bank when they were robbed by a lone gunman with a hand gun.
According to Chief Executive Officer of the Berbice Bridge Company, Omadatt Samaroo, the Supervisor was in the vicinity of the Republic bank and had just exited the vehicle to make a deposit into the safety deposit box when a lone bandit appeared and pointed a gun to her head and demanded she hand over the cash that was in two night deposit bags.
The man grabbed the bags from the startled employee, jumped the bank fence and escaped in the nearby cane fields.
It is not sure if the BBCI staff was accompanied by any security detail, however people in the vicinity stated that none was available.
It was a regular practice by the BBCI not to have security details accompany their employees when they are depositing money.
It is understood that security details at the Bank who are usually unarmed scampered for cover, some hiding under tables when they saw the man with the gun.
The matter was reported to the police who responded promptly and scoured the area. A man was subsequently nabbed in the vicinity and is in custody. He is said to have been seen with a change of clothes.
Investigations are continuing.

APNU stronghold Linden appears to be a safe haven for criminals as they use the town as a staging area for robberies. 

Lindeners charged with $$M armed robberies

Three Lindeners were yesterday remanded to prison after they pleaded not guilty to charges of armed robberies, when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Nicolai Carmichael, 22, of Lot 28 Blueberry Hill, Wismar Linden; Dexter Mc Calmont, 22, of Lot 103 Block 22 One Mile, Wismar Linden and Khalil Mustafa, are accused of robbing Shawn Bissoon of a Bedford truck valued $12M, fuel and other items to the value of $14,160,000—property of Julius Ferreira.
The men were further accused of robbing Bissoon of a cell phone and cash.
The trio was alleged to have stolen a $37,000 gold band belonging to Lakeram Shabdar during the robberies.
The incidents were allegedly committed at gunpoint on October 3, at Mabura Access Road.
Carmichael, Mc Calmont and Mustafa pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mustafa and Carmichael were charged with two other armed robberies.
It is alleged that the two men, while armed with guns robbed Marlon Bissoon  of a Bedford Truck, several barrels of diesel, gasoline and hydraulic fuel, a quantity of beverages and two ladders—total value of $15.2M property of Ryan Ferreira.
The last charge alleged that the men also robbed Marlon Bissoon of a cell phone and $35,000 in cash while brandishing a gun. The two men denied both charges. Police Prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones objected to them being granted their pretrial liberty on all charges.
The Prosecutor’s objections were upheld by the Magistrate, who wished the men a Merry Christmas before ordering them remanded. They will make their next court appearance on December 30, at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.

Don't worry, the emperor will pardon them and order their release if they are found guilty. They might not even be charged, seeing most of the money went to the PNC as a fund raiser.

Sophia man shot during robbery December 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes A Sophia resident was in the wee hours of Christmas Eve shot when he was attacked by a lone gunman who relieved him of a bag containing alcohol and clothing. Lloyd Scott, 34, of B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was shot and injured to his left foot and hand by the perpetrator. He was admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital. According to information, Scott was on his way home when he was attacked by the gunman who demanded valuables. Scott reportedly put up a fight but the gunman discharged two rounds hitting him twice. Scott reportedly raised an alarm and persons ran to his rescue. He was taken to hospital where he was admitted. The police have launched an investigation into the incident.

Missing Berbice money changer found murdered December 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes Dead, Mohamed Baksh Dead, Mohamed Baksh Four days after a Berbice man went missing, his body was found along the 63 Village Seashore, Corentyne, Berbice. The discovery was made at about 07:00h. Mohamed Baksh, 56, of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, was reported missing on December 21. Following the discovery, a post mortem performed by pathologist Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan proved he suffered a fractured skull. The autopsy showed that he died as a result of haemorrhage and shock. The money changer was last seen by relatives at around 08:05h on Monday last, when he reportedly received a call indicating that some elderly people wanted to change some foreign currency. He had indicated that he would be back in two hours and left home. After time elapsed and he did not return home, his relatives attempted to contact him via hone but the calls went unanswered. They subsequently made a report to the Springlands Police Station. The police are treating the incident as murder. Several persons have been questioned in relation to murder including relatives of the dead man.

 

Harbour Bridge shooting victim still unidentified

December 28, 2015

 

THE body of the passenger who was fatally shot in a minibus that was crossing the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Boxing Day is yet to be identified, but police are zeroing in on his assailant.Reports reveal that a minor argument between two men inside a minibus making its way over the Demerara Harbour Bridge to Georgetown resulted in a passenger being shot to death while a bullet grazed Special Constable Randolph Williams, 27, who was sitting two seats in front of the gunman. Williams has been treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

The slain man was shot in the head and was pronounced dead on arrival at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital.
The killer, described as being about five feet, eight inches in height, sporting dreadlocks and carrying a blue haversack, calmly left the scene.

The incident happened at about 18:00 hours on Boxing Day while the minibus was heading from the West Coast of Demerara to Georgetown.

Williams, who was in the seat behind the driver, recalled that the row between the two men began when the suspect asked the other to shut a window, since it was raining. The row reportedly continued as the bus was heading to the eastern end of the Harbour Bridge, and the driver eventually stopped the vehicle and told the two men to disembark.
However, after exiting the bus in the rain, both men immediately rejoined the bus. The victim subsequently opened the window, but the suspect slammed it shut.

Shortly after, passengers heard a gunshot. This was followed by a second shot, which grazed the Special Constable, who resides at Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara

Two dead, three hospitalized following brawl

Two men are now dead after a row reportedly over a woman turned ugly outside a popular Manchester, Corentyne night spot on Sunday night.
The two dead men are Mark Simon of Liverpool, Corentyne and his friend Kempton Gray of Alness, also on the Corentyne.
Simon was hacked to death outside the night spot during the brawl. But although Gray was present during the brawl, the circumstances surrounding his death, a few hours later, are unclear.
Three other persons were hospitalized.  They are Bhiron Robertson, called “Bouse” 31, and Samuel Fraser, called “Charlie”, 32, both of Liverpool, and Gary Tyndall of Courtland, Corentyne.
According to information the fight broke between the now dead Mark Simon and Bhiron Robertson who were both involved in a relationship with a woman called Ann, or “Fluffy Tail” of Alness.
The woman, it is understood, had a relationship with Robertson before moving on to Simon. She subsequently left Simon and went back to Robertson.

During the night she was reportedly partying with her old “fling”, Simon, when Robertson turned up around 23:30 hours.
A heated argument ensued and both men armed themselves, Simon with a cutlass and Robertson with a knife. They began inflicting injuries on each other, forcing other persons to intervene, some to part while others joined in the fight.
Simon reportedly bled profusely from his injuries and died on his way to the hospital.
His rival was chopped about his body and is in a critical condition in the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Gray who was part of the melee reportedly assisted in taking Simon to the Port Mourant Hospital.
At the hospital, he was reportedly pointed out to the police as one of the persons involved in the fight.
Gray, obviously wanting to avoid being taken into custody, hurriedly left the hospital.
It is believed that he was attacked while heading home early after the incident.
No one could say exactly how Gray got his injuries but investigators revealed that they got a call from an unknown caller, informing them that an injured man was in a yard at Clifton.
When they went to the yard they found Gray lying on a step in the yard with injuries to his body and breathing faintly. He was rushed to the hospital by the police.
Gray’s father, Garfield, told this newspaper that he was at home when he received a call from his son, informing him about the brawl.
The man said that his son also informed him that he was leaving the hospital since he was fearful of being attacked or arrested.
The elder Gray stated that sometime around 02:00 hrs he received another call from his son who told him that he was in the vicinity of Tain and Bloomfield and was coming home. The man said that he told his son, “Boy, suppose something happen to you”.
He subsequently got a call around 05:00 hrs that the ambulance had just taken his son to the hospital and that “he deh bad.”
The man said that his son succumbed not long after.
He stated that when he visited the mortuary he observed that his son had a stab wound to his abdomen, a cut on his hand and a blow to the back of his head.
Police are questioning one of the injured men who they believe could shed some light on how Gray met his death.
At Simon’s home, his family declined to comment. They received a call about the incident and subsequently learnt of his death

Murder accused escapes from New Amsterdam Prison

A manhunt is underway in Berbice to recapture murder accused Neshan Jagmohan, who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison sometime on Sunday.
Kaieteur News understands that Jagmohan, a remand prisoner, was discovered missing when a check was made on his cell in the solitary confinement block of the prison on Sunday night.
Prison officials could not be reached for a comment, despite repeated calls from this newspaper.
However, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that the police have joined in the search for the murder accused.
A source told this newspaper that investigators are trying to ascertain how Jagmohan managed to cut his way through a steel grill to escape.
Jagmohan was committed to stand trial for the murder of businessman Devindra Deodat, called Dave, on October 7, 2013 at Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne. He was initially charged for the murder with his older brother, Ramnarine.
Deodat, the owner of Cool Runnings Trucking Service, was chopped and shot dead after a group of masked men stormed the grocery shop which he and his wife, Mala, 29, operated. The bandits also chopped Deodat’s wife in the head and shot her father, Rafeek Abdul, 47, in the left arm.
During the murder/robbery, two of the three attackers were allegedly unmasked, allowing the victims to identify them at a subsequent identification parade.
Both Neshan Jagmohan and his brother are known to the authorities, and according to investigators, one of them was released from jail the same day that Deodat was slain.
During the robbery the assailants managed to escape with $560,000, a gold band, a laptop computer and a cell phone.

The wanton imbibing of alcohol is being blamed for yet another murder, this time at Supply, Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara, where an uncle is in custody for stabbing his nephew to death.
Sheldon Richards, a 43-year-old labourer was killed around 15:10hrs on Sunday, after a heated, drunken row with his mother’s brother just outside his house. His death was the second domestic murder on the East Coast of Demerara for Sunday.
Police in a statement said that Richards and another man who is his relative were imbibing at his home at Supply, Mahaica, ECD, during which an argument ensued. Subsequently, Richards is reported to have struck the other man to his head with a piece of wood and the man retaliated and stabbed him to his chest.
The police said that Richards was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, while the suspect was treated and sent away, and is in police custody assisting with the investigations.
No one could say what started the argument between the two men, but for Richards’ mother Doreen Rajoo, the incident has “divided my heart in two.”
According to Rajoo, her son, a known alcoholic, who does odd jobs in the neighbourhood lived with her, while her brother visits from time to time. She said that although the killing took place just outside her yard while she was inside, she cannot say what started the altercation.
“I was at home, but me been in me bedroom lock-up. I don’t know, I can’t say nothing, nothing where dem is concerned, because when he (Richards) come and he drunk, me does go in an lie down,” Rajoo told this newspaper.
Neighbours also could not say what led to the fight, except that after stabbing Richards, his uncle raised an alarm, resulting in several persons rushing to the scene.
But Richards appeared to have died before anyone could have provided any assistance to get him  medical attention.
For Rajoo, Richards is the second of her nine children to have died within a year—last year she buried her eldest son. She was consoled yesterday by members of the Cops and Faith Community Network (CFCN), which included Pastor Nirmaldeo Sarwan, who lamented the use of alcohol.
Following a brief prayer session with the bereaved family, Pastor Sarwan urged that there is no retaliation and a repeat of Sunday’s incident. He prayed against alcoholism, which has been blamed for a lot of the violent behaviour among young men, and said that Richards’ murder should be a lesson to the community. He said that he was heartened by the fact that the dead man’s mother has placed her faith in God to see her through the period of grief.
Apart from Pastor Sarwan, the Cops and Faith team included Pastor Ganesh Nauth, Police Sergeant Sharmain Clark and Corporal Jermaine Tyndall.
Meanwhile, Pastor Sarwan led another Cops and Faith team to Bare Roots, Bachelor’s Adventure yesterday, where they met with the mother and other relatives of Kevon George who was also stabbed to death on Sunday morning. He expressed similar sentiments there and stressed the need to curb violent behaviour among young people.
Post mortem examinations were performed on both bodies yesterday and the perpetrators are expected to be arraigned in court soon.

Duo cons woman out of $1.6M for house lots

A West Bank Demerara woman is calling on persons to be on the lookout for a couple that goes about claiming to have “links” to getting house-lots, with the intention of fraud.
Nazeema Persaud, of Swan Street, Klien, Pouderoyen, is claiming that she was approached by a woman in Bartica who told her that she had “links” to get house lots on West Coast Demerara.
Persaud said that she was sceptical at first but the woman, who identified herself as “Sandy”, was accompanied by a well-dressed male who showed her a business card, claiming that he was a lawyer.
Persaud stated that by the end of the discussion she was completely convinced.
“When I come out of the bush I sometimes give she a $200,000, a li’l $50,000 you know, how much I could afford. She does give me receipts so I never like suspect anything. I give she $1,560,000 in all. Is when I ready to come out back for Christmas I couldn’t find her,” the teary eyed Persaud said.
After making a report at the Vreed-en-Hoop police station, Persaud stated that she was not satisfied with the police efforts to locate the woman who goes by various aliases, so she decided to take matters into her own hands.
She received word of the duo’s location and upon investigating she found out that the male accomplice was not a lawyer but really a construction worker who resides on the East Bank Essequibo.
After inquiring from neighbours, she was told that the couple moved out weeks before Christmas and are currently in Trinidad.
However, Persaud stated that the two were seen in various parts of Vreed-en-Hoop walking about freely.
She said that she has given up all hope of getting her money back, but is calling on other persons to be aware of the smooth-talking duo that usually targets “girls working in the back dam”.
“Them collect money from two other girls but because them (girls) does do certain work in the back dam, they don’t want talk,” she said

Guyana has become a crime haven and business is brisk for criminals under PNC part 2.

It is advisable for overseas Guyanese to stay away from Guyana for their own safety.

Lone gunman robs Onderneeming businessman

An Onderneeming, Sandpit shop owner would be relieved whenever the police manage to arrest and prosecute a lone masked gunman who attacked and robbed him of a gold chain and an undisclosed sum of money, Sunday night, at his premises.
The gunman, who escaped, may have further intentions of launching another attack on the shop owner or other persons in that area.
According to reports, about 10:30 PM Sunday, a police officer who resides in the area received a report from the owner indicating he was attacked and robbed.
According to information, the shop owner and his wife closed their shop and took a walk. They returned to their home only to be confronted by the gunman who was apparently waiting for the shop owner who ventured behind his yard to pick up a sheet from the line.
The gunman, the report added, then proceeded to challenge the shop owner before stripping him of a gold chain and an undisclosed sum of money before escaping.
A report was lodged with the police at the Suddie police station who responded.
Members of the policing group in Onderneening, Sandpit area, are asking the Minister of National Security to engage the group and to make an attempt to resuscitate the group which could be of better service to the police.
(Yannason Duncan

Man’s body dumped at GPHC

Looks like the public taking the law into their own hands as the incompetent afc/apnu continue to mismanage the nation's security.

Wanted for businesswoman’s murder…Escapee’s body found in Demerara River

The body of Robin Maxwell Thomas, who broke out of the Mackenzie Police Station on December 8 with alleged accomplice Stafrei Alexander, has been found in the Demerara River.

Officials said that Thomas’ badly decomposed corpse was found in the vicinity of West Watooka, near the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge, about a week ago.
But he was only positively identified about a day ago after detectives matched the victim’s thumbprint to prints of Thomas they have on record.
Kaieteur News was told that police were unable to ascertain the cause of death due to the badly decomposed state of the corpse. Thomas was said to have provided police with information about the murder for which he and three others were charged.
The victim’s mother, Cheryl Hilliman, told Kaieteur News that a policeman visited her West Ruimveldt home at around 21.00 hrs on Monday. She said that the rank informed her that her son had drowned, and gave her two phone numbers for the Commander of ‘E’ Division. She said that yesterday, she contacted her brother who called the ‘E’ Division Commander.
“He called the Commander and he (the Commander) say it is my son (who was dead), and they said that they know it is him from his thumb print.”
Relatives were told to visit the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary today to see the body.
Thomas’ mother said that he has a scar under the right eye and a birthmark on his left buttock.
Robin Maxwell Thomas, 22, of West Ruimveldt, and Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander, 30, of Lot 129, Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, broke out of the Mackenzie Police Station on December 8. The men reportedly escaped by smashing a hole through a cell wall. Thomas and Alexander along with Aiden Bowen, of Blueberry Hill, Wismar, and Anthony Primo, 29, of 153 Laing Avenue, were charged for the April 4, 2015 murder of businesswoman Shevon Gordon, who was shot near her One Mile, Linden premises.

Assistant Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, who was acting as Crime Chief at the time, had told Kaieteur News that “not enough vigilance was exercised” by the on-duty personnel.
Ramnarine said that according to information, the ranks were in the Enquiries Office at around 02.00 hrs and when they checked the lockups they observed a hole in the concrete wall.
“For anyone to dig a hole in a concrete wall, is that they went in there with some instrument, and it sends a message that they were not searched, and that their cell was not searched,” he said.
“It is clear that there was a supervision problem and that enough vigilance was not exercised. I know that there will be an investigation.”