I understand his predicament. One has to tread lightly with Guyanese in authority.

Investing in Guyana is not for the faint of heart.

I know. But, I never want to give up on the idea.

In the Thread, "It's A Struggle," I pointed out some of dangers of getting too close to Home based Guyanese. They can influence the decent minded to be indecent where money is concerned. 

I am hoping that the people in decision making view this video. I am hoping they will view my case. It is not easy for anyone without contacts to get the attention of Individuals of Authority.

Classic example of a break down in law and order. 

Dis is why that place goh be wan lil thiefing backwater.

Not surprising that this Investor from Brazil, did not get any help from the Police and or the Govt. It appears that someone in high Authority was Bribed and they use their authority to support this crooked Baskarran.

Shame Guyana, Shame. Blame the Corrupt PPP/C

I have a fren who faced the same fate. I tell de man yu have to be on de property. Dem guyanese rob de man. He pack up and migrate. That place is so corrupt. Legit businesses cant thrive. The system is foh pushing dope and launder money. Failed state.

Disgraceful.

Guyana is a cesspool of corruption under the PPP.

Guyana is indeed a failed state

so the case continues.

This guy is a Sri Lankan not a born Guyanese, how did he end up in Guyana?

De guy a sri lankan but watch how the guyanese legal system fail de man.

quite agreed there Kap, not sure why the Commissioner of Police did not get involved.

Kaiteur News is REAL ASS WIPE. They are ALSO responsible for the man's problems. The Police Commissioner did nothing????

Mr Nehru know exactly why the presidential office did not get involved. You have to oil the palm of those in power to do legal business in Guyana. Mr Nehru supports those behaviour. Ask him.

Huh? Blaming KN? For what?

So the documents say 50-50?

Eight Presidential Guards, masked men invade and damage sand-loading facility

Eight members of the Presidential Guard and four civilians were arrested early yesterday morning as police probe the deliberate destruction of facilities at an East Bank Demerara sand-loading facility.
The damage amounted to about $5M. According to reports, the Presidential Guards were acting as enforcers for a Brazilian national who is presently engaged in a bitter dispute with the owner of the now damaged facility.
The Brazilian national, who had reportedly led yesterday’s operation, is also in custody, while police have impounded four vehicles that were used.
Several other persons managed to flee the scene and police are looking for a route 43 minibus, BJJ 6572 that had transported the perpetrators.
Last evening, Police Commissioner Henry Greene said that the Presidential Guards have been released into the custody of the guards.
He said that the men were not sent officially and that they were allegedly recruited by the Brazilian.

Damaged conveyor belt

The Commissioner said that his ranks got a frantic call from guards at the facility and responded to find the Brazilian, some civilians and the Presidential Guards dismantling the facility.
Kaieteur News understands that the gang of men damaged a conveyor belt that facilitates the loading of sand onto barges in the Demerara River, and they were in the process of dismantling several other components of machinery with the aid of cutting torches when the police intervened.
The perpetrators also cut the facility’s power supply and fled, leaving behind a truck, registered to a W. Gonsalves of Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma.
Joseph Bhaskarran, owner of the facility, Guyana Sand Port, estimates the damage to be in excess of $5M.
From all appearances, the incident stems from bad blood between Bhaskarran and his former Brazilian partner. This newspaper was reliably informed that the two had a falling out earlier this year and the Brazilian reportedly made moves to the court to shut down and create a monopoly with a rival sand exporter, who is a well known East Coast Demerara businessman.
However, the move to the court failed, and it appears that the Brazilian resorted to taking the law into his own hands, using the Presidential Guards as enforcers.
An employee of the Guyana Sand Port told this newspaper that he and another security staff were on duty at the facility when he observed a car approach the gate. `This was at around 01:30 hours.
The employee said that he observed that the guard at the gate became afraid and moved away when four men emerged from the car. There were three other cars, a minibus and a truck behind the car.
The men, he said, proceeded to break the padlocks on the gate with sledge hammers and forcibly enter the compound.
Thinking that the place was being attacked by bandits, since one of the men was wearing a mask, the employee hurriedly hid himself.
The masked man was later identified as the Brazilian business partner.
The employee said that he heard one of the men identify himself as a policeman and he emerged from his hiding place only to be harassed by the men.
“They tell we we got to come out the compound, we trespassing and they put gun to we head. They hit me partner,” the employee stated. He explained that by now several men had emerged from the other vehicles and entered the compound, and the man wearing the mask began frantically issuing instructions.
“He tell them ‘go ahead, cut out de belt’, and he went with them and I move off,” the employee told Kaieteur News.

Even the facility’s power supply was targeted.

He managed to flee the compound and went to his boss’s home where he informed him about what was happening.
Bhaskarran in turn contacted the police and went to the scene with three ranks, where they found all the perpetrators in the compound. But when they tried to enter they were prevented by two men who produced identifications cards, claiming they were members of the Presidential Guard.
“They had an argument and the Brazilian chucked one of the policemen down,” the employee related.
Eventually, back up was sent for and some of the perpetrators managed to flee the scene leaving the truck and welding equipment behind.
“The bus driver drive away with the rest ah men, and de police order the four vehicle to drive along with them to the station. They had about twenty-five people who come hey because dey got about fifteen ah dem in de lock-up,” he stated.
“Some had gas bottle, cutting torch, cutlass, gun and all deh at de station, wha de police pick up,” the employee added.
This newspaper understands that one of the presidential guards told police that they were recruited by a well-known Pandit, who told them that he needed them to assist a friend.
The Pandit was also questioned by the police, but this newspaper was unable to ascertain if he was detained.
Joseph Bhaskarran, the owner of the damaged facility told Kaieteur News that he is convinced that the incident is part of a conspiracy to close down the Guyana Sand Port at lot nine Coverden. He named his previous partner and another business as part of the conspiracy.
He said that he thought that the dispute between him and his former partner was settled to an extent in the court, and he did not expect the kind of action that was taken early yesterday morning.
“He told Kaieteur News that thankfully one of his employees managed to get away and hide in the bushes and subsequently managed to inform about what was taking place.
He was also grateful for the response of the police, since this was instrumental in preventing further damage.
Bhaskarran expressed fear for his life, since he claimed that if Presidential Guards are involved, then he cannot be assured of his safety.
“For the past three days I have been receiving calls from 11 in the night to three in the morning on my three telephone lines…they planned this thing.”
Bhaskarran said that when he arrived at the premises, there was a lot of confusion.
“I see this Brazilian guy come with a ski-mask and the police hold it, and when they pull it off, it is him. He tried to escape but the police catch him. About ten of them get away, some of them run through the bush,” Bhaskarran stated.

The intruders fled leaving this truck in the compound of the Guyana Sand Port.

It is understood that apart from the Presidential Guards, the persons who were recruited were from the city, Berbice and Linden.
“The way I see it and how desperate they are to shut down the business, I fear for the lives of all my family and also my workers. So I am asking the authorities to do something about it and put an immediate stop,” Bhaskarran told this newspaper.
Last night, Commissioner Greene said that the Presidential Guards are being questioned within the confines of the guards. There have been allegations of assault and these guards are also implicated, he said.

Guyanese businessman livid at former Brazilian partner’s smear campaign

-says it is hurting Guyana’s investment portfolio

A Guyanese businessman is livid with the circulation of a video in which his former Brazilian partner is accusing him of defrauding him of millions of dollars.

Joseph Bhaskaran

Joseph Bkaskaran, a Sri Lankan born naturalized Guyanese has not taken too kindly to the video which was produced locally and in which his former partner Rodrigo de Paulo lambasted several state institutions, including the courts and police, accusing them of facilitating the fraud.
Bhaskaran who operates a sand and stone offloading facility on the East Bank of the Demerara River had severed ties with de Paulo a few years ago following a bitter dispute over a joint venture project.
According to Bhaskaran, several court battles followed and while some have been resolved in the courts in his favour, de Paulo continues to badger the local legal system with further litigations.
The bone of contention is a facility at Coverden which the two men had operated as 50-50 partners.
But after the falling out, de Paulo, with the help of some presidential guards had sabotaged the facility, under the claim that he was seeking to reclaim what was rightfully his property.
This claim was disputed by Bhaskaran who produced documentation to show that he was a legitimate partner in the business who had invested heavily with both labour and finance to make it a reality.
The constant court battles forced Bhaskaran to establish a brand new facility at another location to continue his business.
He now believes his new success has angered his former partner whom he is convinced is on a mission to tarnish his character both locally and internationally, as well as to smear the good name of Guyana’s legal and law enforcement institutions.
In the video, de Paulo accuses the police of acting in league with Bhaskaran to defraud him of money he claimed was invested in the joint venture project.

Rodrigo de Paulo

It appears to draw several conclusions that suggest that investment in Guyana is a high risk.
But according to Bhaskarran, de Paulo’s campaign, if allowed to fester will definitely hurt the investment portfolio of Guyana.
He also believes that it is part of a scheme to use the court to extort money from him.
Bhaskaran plans to host a press conference this week to clear up all the misconceptions that are being circulated.

Did the Brazilian obtain the court order? 

Brazilian playing victim when in fact it was he who resorted to using his presidential guard friends against the Sri Lankan in the first place  

Did the Sri Lankan invest capital into the business?

The Lankan is a bad ass he walk in the company bare feet and drive out with rolls royce

He's just like the current crop of PPP millionaires. Poorly educated, never had a pot to piss in but suddenly they are immensely wealthy overnight.

Look at the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKh2Y-ZDSZA

Any updates on this matter?

Gy court system does not update that would mean the case would have to rise up, what they are good at is burying case log and tek a banks and a fried rice  

I was at an Investors Group Meeting recently and this video was discussed and I can safely say it is scaring off potential foreign investors.