Even Luncheon seem to think this is the work of opposition.

30 SCHOOLS VANDALIZED - Gov’t says there’s obvious connection between vandalism and recent opposition/media attacks on education sector

Written by Telesha Ramnarine

Wednesday, 04 September 2013 23:40

SOME 30 schools were affected by vandalism just prior to the resumption of the academic school year and the Government has considered an “obvious connection” between such and recent opposition/media attacks on the education sector. “For Cabinet, a case has been made. That connection is real,” Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday.   Dr. Roger Luncheon Speaking at his usual post-Cabinet media briefing, in the Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive,  Georgetown, he observed that unkempt schoolyards and the destruction of school facilities form part of the “evidence” that facilitates the connection. More specifically, there was destruction of piping leading to and from septic tanks and pipes, as well as breaking of mains, etc, Luncheon said. According to him, noteworthy is the fact that majority of the schools affected fall under Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) that are controlled by the Opposition. Coupled with that was the actual refusal of the NDC authorities to prepare school compounds for the commencement of classes as of last Monday. “Who benefits?” Luncheon asked and he answered: “Certainly not the students.” “It is now the parents; it is now the students whose voices must be heard?” he asked.   STUDENTS AFFECTED Among the students affected by the vandalism are those, whose performances at the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Academic Proficiency Examination (CAPE) exams have been lamented by the Opposition, Dr Luncheon said. “The insincerity of those who expressed concerns about such performances and contribute to interventions that would impair performances of these same students, that insincerity is exposed by those very actions,” the HPS posited. Meanwhile, a few days before the start of the new school year, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) called, again, for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the “unsatisfactory performance” of the education sector. Opposition Leader, David Granger, at an APNU press conference, cited poor learning environments, teacher indiscipline, dropouts and the performance disparity between the public and private schools. He suggested that the COI deal with determining the reasons for the unsatisfactory results at the CAPE, CSEC, and National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) exams; the obstacles to good education, primarily at the primary and secondary levels, and determining the way forward for higher standards and better results. Granger had claimed that education is now “in a state of emergency” and that the Government would have to be “wooden-headed” not to take corrective action.

The unrelenting attack on citizens by the afc/pnc coalition continues as they seek to raise funds:

Armed masked bandits target Wakenaam wedding house : -–shoot guest

Written by Leroy Smith

Saturday, 07 September 2013 23:35

ANANDAN Kishore of Good Success, Wakenaam Island was shot in the arm when eight masked and heavily armed men invaded a well attended wedding house last night at Wakenaam in Region Three.The Guyana Chronicle has been informed that after Kishore was shot, he ran home and was subsequently taken to the island’s health facility for medical attention. The man’s injury was reportedly not life threatening. A police source confirmed last night that the shooting did occur, but did not offer any other comment. Asked to confirm the incident, he would only say that he could not speak, since he was conducting an investigation. As word of the shooting spread, persons with relatives in other parts of the country began making desperate efforts to contact their loved ones on the island. One man who spoke with this publication said he was not at the wedding house, but received word of what had transpired. He said that although the incident did not occur in close or reasonable proximity to his home, he was indoors and his house was shut tight. Last evening, police from Charity travelled to the area and launched a desperate search for the gunmen, since it was widely believed that they were from, and familiar with, the area. One woman opined that had the men not originated from the area or known persons at the wedding, they might likely have invaded the home unmasked. The police are continuing their investigations into the matter.

Another successful afc/pnc campaign, now they back to targeting the poor fishermen:

Pirates rob Corentyne fishermen in two separate incidents

September 10, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News

Pirates attacked and robbed several fishermen in the Upper Corentyne area last Sunday and yesterday in two separate incidents. According to Acting Chairman of the Number 66 Fishermen’s Co-op Society, Mr. Parmeshwar Jainarine, in the first incident, a group of five fishermen left for the seas Sunday night. The men were approached by four masked men and robbed of $400,000 worth of fish and glue.

Parmeshwar Jainarine

In the second incident on Monday evening, another group of fishermen was robbed of $500,000 in fish and glue. The pirates also carted off their fuel and groceries on the boat. The Acting Chairman stated that to date, the fishermen have not approached the Society to make a full report either to him or the police, of what transpired during the two attacks. It could be because they know that the perpetrators will not be caught and dealt with, he said. Piracy has been on the rise along the Corentyne River and Mr. Jainarine stated that fishermen are committing the acts against their own, in a bid for survival in the money-making industry. He made a call on all fishermen across Guyana, especially those plying the trade in the Corentyne River to stop these attacks and to stop attacking each other on the high seas. “There is enough fish out there for everyone,” he stated. Meanwhile, no charges have as yet been laid against the four pirates caught in a daring daylight attack and robbery which took place early July in the Corentyne River. The Suriname Coast Guard quickly accosted the pirates and whisked them away to Nickerie where they were arrested. The Guyana army had expressed concerns about this fact that the pirates were taken into Suriname by the police. The police over there held an ID Parade on Wednesday and the fishermen positively identified the pirates. According to a source, one reason that the men have not been charged as yet is that the law enforcement officials could be working to ascertain and prove whether the pirates were ever involved in recent hijacking incidents and murder of fishermen along the Corentyne River. Since the incident, Corentyne fishermen are scared to venture out to the lonely seas to make a daily living. In fact, things could not be any better in the Corentyne fishing industry. At least more than 10,000 people in the Corentyne area depend directly on the fishing industry: from the time they go out to sea to the moment they export the catch. Over 75 per cent of the fish exported out of the country comes from the Number 66 Fisheries. “We supply the export in Georgetown to places like Pritipaul Investment, BEV Enterprises and Gabadoor as well as four or five other companies.” “Every day, the industry is getting bigger. If you look at the sugar industry and rice, there are setbacks in the market.  But on the international market, there is demand for fish and fish is more healthy for eating because people realize it is more healthy than meat for food”, Former Chairman of the Co-op, Mr. Pravinchandra Deodat, is currently out of the country and will be returning to Guyana by year end. In the meanwhile, the Treasurer, Mr. Jainarine has stepped up as Acting Chairman of the body.

afc/pnc ramps up their attack on the public to further destabalize the nation.

Son of Muslim elder killed in robbery …there is no solution to the crime situation –CIOG Head

Written by Leroy Smith

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 01:19

ENTREPRENEUR Zulficar Namdar ,27,also known as Vicky Namdar, was last evening shot dead when two gunmen invaded his home and business place at 76 Meten-Meer-Zorg on the West Coast of Demerara.   Dead: Zulficar Namdar with one of his two children The Guyana Chronicle was told that it was just after 19:00hrs that two gunmen stormed into the shop and ordered that no one move, while one stayed in the shop and the other proceeded to the family’s living quarters. The men were masked according to an eye witness. One young man who was in the shop at the time said that the men placed a gun to his head and ordered that he freeze or else he would be shot dead. Speaking with this publication, Goolzar Namdar, the father of the dead man, said that he had returned earlier from the masjid in the area, where he is an elder, and had dinner with his family, including his only son. He then decided to take a bath to prepare for his evening prayer when he heard what appeared to be gun shots. The father of the dead man recalls what happened last evening He heard a man demanding that his wife give him everything that she had to which she replied that she was going to do just that. His wife he reported was assaulted by the gunman who hit her to the head The man said that based on his initial assessment, the men got away with items and approximately one million in cash. The eyewitnesses said that the two robbers were armed and brandished handguns. Mr. Goolzar Namdar is an elder of the Central Islamic Organisation(CIOG) of Guyana. Last evening several persons from the community where the incident occurred, including CIOG Director Feroze Mohamed, and other members of the Muslim community were also present. Asked to comment on the incident, the CIOG Director said that he was very saddened at the devastation of a family which have served their community, and by extension, the country, in a generous manner, mostly looking out for the poor and vulnerable. He said that the crime situation in the country is escalating and there seems to be no solution to stopping it. He called on the Guyana Police Force to increase its vigilance, especially in the vulnerable areas and communities. Also present last evening was Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali, who said that the family members are personal friends of his, and it was sad to see them suffer in the way they did.

Somebody shoot your goadee. You are full of shit.

Its looks like it was a busy fund raising night for the afc/pnc fundraisers. The maiming and killing continues as the thirst for campaign funds transends age and gender. The common thread is that the targeted seem to be defenseless Indians.

Corentyne rice miller, 73, shot dead in botched robbery

September 11, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News

 

Lala Persaud Jagadeo, a 73-year-old Corentyne rice miller was shot dead last night when bandits stormed his Number 55 Village, Corentyne home. According to reports, the elderly man was responding to a commotion in the bottom flat of his residence when one of the gunmen discharged a round which hit him. He died before he could receive medical attention. Kaieteur News understands that five bandits entered the bottom flat where some of Jagadeo’s relatives were relaxing around 19:45 hours. The elderly man who was upstairs heard the commotion and went downstairs to investigate. A licenced firearm holder, Jagadeo, responded to the situation without his firearm. One of the startled bandits saw him and opened fire. By this time other residents who heard the screams began converging on Jagadeo’s residence and the bandits, fearing that they would be cornered, shot their way out and escaped. When they left, Jagadeo’s relatives picked him up and rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The police were informed and up to late last night were conducting intense investigations.

A very busy night indeed for the afc/pnc bandits, they eliminated another drunken Indian who might have seen them robbing:

Unknown assailants slits elderly man’s throat

September 11, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News

 

- victim almost decapitated

Police are trying to find the motive behind the brutal murder of a 53-year-old vagrant, whose body was found at around 04:00 hrs yesterday outside the Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara market. Seepaul Beharry, known to residents as ‘Seeo’, was found slumped on a bench at the front of a small shop located in Market Street, Golden Grove. His throat was slit from ear to ear, and he had also been stabbed to the chest and ribs. Police suspect that Beharry, who has been a fixture around the market for several years, was murdered sometime around 03:00 hrs during a heavy downpour.

Seepaul Beharry’s body on the bench outside the market.

None of the residents recalled hearing any unusual sounds on Monday night or during the early hours yesterday. Some residents suggested that the vagrant was slain because he spotted someone committing a crime in the area. They said that although he was a heavy drinker, ‘Seeo’ was also outspoken about any wrongdoing in the community. According to reports, a resident spotted Beharry’s body at around 04:00 hrs and told a female stallholder who lives near the market. However, the fearful stallholder reportedly did not venture outside until hours later. Police eventually arrived at around 08:00 hrs. A resident recalled seeing Beharry and other men from the area sitting on the market bench at around 23:00 hrs on Monday. He recalled that some of the men were consuming alcohol. A female resident said ‘Seeo’ had lived around the market over the past 25 years.

Someone should slit your goadee and let you fall in.

These execution style murders begs the question of whether Burmmel is turning a blind eye to the activities of his afc/pnc cohorts who are carrying out a blood letting among their ranks in a play for power.

Police concerned over execution-style killings - Brumell

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Thursday, 12 September 2013 21:33

ACTING Commissioner Leroy Brumell admitted, yesterday, that the several recent execution-style killings are of concern to the police.   Sirmattie Ramnaress. Responding to reporters’ questions at a press conference hosted by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, at the Ministry, in Brickdam, Georgetown, the Top Cop said the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is proactive and is working assiduously to solving the crimes. Speaking about the Diamond, East Bank Demerara murder, in which businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was killed at her home, Brumell said the investigations started with the reputed husband, policeman Collin Bailey, and continued as if “it was through a fine teeth comb.” The Commissioner revealed that the close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the Diamond area are all working, but no footage in relation to that killing was taken. He stated that the police file on that probe is expected to go to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice, shortly. The dead 36-year-old Ramnaress was discovered, in the lower flat of her posh residence, by an employee who turned up for work, as usual, on August 31, 2013. Her corpse bore stab wounds, the throat was slit and it appeared that she had also been beaten on the head. Was ransacked Her home was ransacked and the bottom flat drenched with dieselene but not set afire, despite a storage bond behind being gutted by a blaze that was doused when summoned firefighters arrived at the location. Ramnaress, who lived in the house alone, had been, allegedly, seen by neighbours sweeping the yard within the property which was well protected by alarm systems and a huge fence. However, although there were surveillance cameras, images from them are missing, as well as cash and jewellery. Neighbours did not hear any distress calls from the woman’s home nor did they see anyone entering or leaving the premises. Police reported that, about 10:00hrs on August 31, the body of Ramnaress was found in her house with injuries to her head and left hip and her motor vehicle had been abandoned at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

Drugb, you are coward. You would not hesitate to hit a woman but shirk at the challenge of a man.

Is the AFC/PNC behind a hit squad in Guyana? Recently a blind man identified Benshchop as a facilitator of hits in Guyana. It will be interesting to see if this is the parties new way of raising funds to fund sporting among the leadership of the party. They already robbing campaign contributors as they pocket the money given out at fund raising events instead of declaring it to the party warchest.

Meten-Meer-Zorg robbery/murder… Stolen phone found on suspect

September 13, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News

 

Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell said yesterday that the murder of Meten-Meer-Zorg grocer Zulficar Namdar “appears to be a hit” and investigators have detained four suspects and impounded a car that the killers may have used. “It appears to us to be a hit, because the information that we got is that the men came in firing. The deceased was shot early…” the Commissioner said, while fielding questions from journalists at the Ministry of Home Affairs

Zulficar ‘Vicky’ Namdar

boardroom. Reassuring that investigators were “working assiduously,” Brumell also revealed that an individual who had allegedly threatened Namdar was among those detained. Another suspect who was held with a phone that was stolen during the robbery is also in custody. “So far we have arrested four persons. I can go so far as to say that one of the phones missing from there (the crime scene) was discovered on somebody. We have arrested that person. I am sure that we will get somewhere with that. It is alleged that a car that was used, or was seen the night, which two persons got into… we have arrested the driver and we have that car There is also another person where it is alleged that threats were issued to the deceased. We have that person in custody. “We are working assiduously. We want to let the Guyanese public know we are trying our utmost. We are trying as hard as we can to solve this matter.” Kaieteur News was told that an in-law of the slain man is among those taken into custody on Wednesday and yesterday. Police have received information that the in-law had threatened Namdar over a financial dispute involving the victim and some of the in-law’s relatives. However, a police source stressed that investigators have not ruled out robbery as a primary motive. This newspaper was told that two of the suspects have prior convictions for armed robbery. Investigators have swabbed the hands of the detained individuals for traces of gunpowder residue and are awaiting results. Zulficar ‘Vicky’ Namdar, 25, was shot once to his upper body after heavily-armed and masked gunmen invaded the family’s Lot 76 Third Street Meten–Meer–Zorg home on Tuesday night. The gunmen reportedly tried to shoot Namdar a second time, but instead wounded his 17-year-old employee Stephen Mohamed. He was shot in the left thigh. Police said that shells recovered at the scene revealed that some of the gunmen were carrying assault rifles. Mohamed said that Namdar was preparing to give a customer his change when one of the gunmen ordered the occupants of the grocery store to remain still. The bandit then ordered two of Namdar’s friends to lie on the ground and hand over their cell phones. According to Mohamed, his employer was about to put the change back in a drawer when the gunman shot him. While two of the gunmen manned the narrow street in front of the Namdars, two remained in the shop area with Namdar’s friends still face down on the ground.  Two more entered the yard, where they met Namdar’s mother, 48-year-old Fazila Namdar and Carlo Ussuf, another one of the family’s employees. According to Mohamed, some of the masked gunmen then went to Ussuf. They apparently mistook him for Zulficar Namdar’s father, Goolzar Namdar, and repeatedly demanded to know “wheh the money deh.” He was saved when an undisclosed sum of cash, jewellery, passports and other documents were handed over. Fifty-year-old Goolzar Namdar, a popular Commissioner of Oaths in the West Demerara area and the Regional Vice President of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) said that the bandits made off with more than $1M in charity and orphan money. They also took jewellery and important documents. The senior Namdar said that he was preparing for the last prayer of the day, according to Muslim custom, when he heard the commotion in the yard. He said he remained calm and did not give away his position, but was gravely concerned about his grandson who was running around asking for him. Mr. Namdar was still unaware that his son had been shot. He told Kaieteur News that he is a licenced firearm holder, but that his weapon was in the upper flat. Kaieteur News has confirmed that Zulficar Namdar, called ‘Vicky’, was charged in December 2008 for causing the death of eight-year-old Alecia Forrester. It was alleged that the child and her mother and stepfather were crossing Kidram Street, Vreed-en-Hoop on December 28, 2008, when a car, driven by Namdar, struck Forrester.  The child was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital. Her stepfather was hospitalized with injuries to his shoulder. It was alleged that Namdar drove past the Leonora Police Station. He was eventually apprehended at a police road-block at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara. He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Namdar was released on $150,000 bail. According to the dead child’s grandmother, some of Namdar’s relatives visited her home shortly after the tragedy and offered them assistance with the funeral. She said that although she turned them away, the relatives returned after Forrester’s stepfather was released from hospital. However, she said that the driver’s relatives returned and offered the bereaved family a $600,000 financial settlement. The child’s mother said that they accompanied the family to a Charlotte Street building, where a female attorney drafted the documents for the settlement. The woman said that a Magistrate was then informed of the agreement and the causing death charge was dropped.

The trail will lead back to the afc/pnc as they continue to find innovative ways of funding their warchest. It is possible that this was a case of mistaken identity, their hatred for ex president Jagdeo cost this man his life as they confused the similar last name.  

Corentyne rice miller robbery/murder…Six held for questioning

September 13, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News

 

Police are questioning six people in connection with the murder of 74-year-old Lallapersaud ‘Lall’ Juggerdeo, who was shot dead Tuesday night at his home in Number 51 Village, Corentyne. Juggerdeo was shot in the left side of his chest when he reportedly confronted gunmen in his yard. Reports indicate that the bandits, who went to great pains to conceal their features, fled empty-handed into the backlands.

SHOT DEAD: Lallapersaud ‘Lall’ Juggerdeo

Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell told reporters yesterday that the elderly farmer owned a licenced firearm. An autopsy performed yesterday by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan revealed that he died from shock and hemorrhage. Juggerdeo’s son, Basant Juggerdeo, criticized the response that evening by claiming that the police at the Number 62 Village Impact Base had great difficulty starting their pick-up. “Their vehicle battery wasn’t starting up and they had to get a push-start.” He claimed, too, that it took them awhile to arrive after the bandits had left, and that when they came, “they came with pen and paper—I don’t know if pen and paper can find the bandits.” The man’s son also stated that police arrived at his home yesterday afternoon and conducted a search. He lives in the front house in the yard. He stated that they were searching “for ammunition.” He questioned the “stupidity” of the search and stated that someone dropped a plastic bag with money from a transaction yesterday at his home and that the police at Number 51 Police Station might have been ‘tipped off’. Juggerdeo will be buried at the Number 55 Cemetery on Sunday.

Why would your mother who happens to be your sister tell you this?

You could be on to something. Inbreeding could explain why he lives in a world of fantasy

afc/pnc suffers great financial setback as revenues are torched by canu:

CANU destroys US$14.3M in narcotics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS 

Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) destroyed 431 kilos of cocaine and marijuana yesterday during an eradication exercise on Homestretch Avenue.

The drugs being destroyed.

The exercise which was held in an open lot where the Ministry of Housing was housed saw officials from CANU and their ranks opening sealed containers in the presence of media personnel. These contained cocaine disguised as fish food, in Fernleaf milk tins, in custard powder packets, cologne gift sets, greeting cards and even in beverage bottles.
Ranks of the narcotics branch also demonstrated a test to show reporters who were present how to test for cocaine. On display yesterday was also a bag of 17 large pellets which had been swallowed by a drug mule.
According to the head of CANU, James Singh, the drugs were seized by CANU and other agencies during operations from January to September 2013. The felons in these drug cases were all convicted and as such the agency took the opportunity to destroy the illegal substances.
“The total quantity we have here is 401 kilos of cocaine and 30.5 kilos of marijuana”, Singh said. Singh told reporters that the total value of the cocaine that was destroyed yesterday, on the American market is an average US$14M but in European countries the value would have been much more. The marijuana had a street value of US$300,000.

Cocaine disguised as fish food.

He noted that some of these drugs were destined for the United States of America and Europe. Singh added however that there are still more drugs that were seized but the trials in those matters are still ongoing. The narcotics according to Singh were mostly seized at Airports, Post Offices and during search operations. There was some marijuana seized at the Ogle International Airport but those cases are also ongoing.
Singh also said that there were also narcotics that were destined for China that were intercepted. “With all the law enforcement agents across the region, traffickers are looking for new markets, traditionally in North America, but now we are seeing new markets in Europe, Africa and as far as Asia,” Singh explained.
The CANU official noted that collaborating with other agencies has produced an excellent outcome. “These are just some of the fruits of that relationship as I said from the beginning that the drugs that are seized these days are results by CANU and other agencies including the police narcotics branch,” Singh said.
Singh said that he could not say exactly what quantity of drugs is being shipped into Guyana but said that because the country’s geological location which many times serves as a transshipment point for traffickers, there are a lot more seizes.
“The press can tell me how much drugs we are seeing being seized outside of Guyana as opposed to what is being seized here on our shores,” Singh said. The CANU boss added that because of the many seizes it now makes it harder for traffickers in terms of the ease of access that they once had.

Narcotics in a metal container yesterday before being destroyed.

According to the CANU head, most of the drugs seizing operations is intelligence driven and they come with challenges. “Traffickers use different innovative methods and they have no respect for borders and law enforcement. As some would say, it’s a cat and mouse game so it’s always a challenge,” Singh said.
The CANU head noted that because of support from other law enforcement agencies locally and internationally and also from the various task forces, there has been a more collective effort and the sharing of resources, including intelligence.
Singh said that since the last shipment of narcotics in rice to the Dominican Republic, CANU has had close collaborative efforts with the said country and with Jamaica.

After the barn lights went out, Drugb's dirty secret was revealed.

gburd i see you highlighting some of the  the ppp failer and also your goadee

You guys are more fond of animation character that will take you into a fairytale world. I can't blame you if that the direction the AFC is heading. 

mit show one how you kill a snake a ppp snake

The AFC/pnc had as successful effort with 1M in their coffers. I suppose they win some and lose some.

Gunmen stick up ‘bush truck’ escape with raw gold

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS 

 

Bandits in a car escaped with some $1M in raw gold after holding up the occupants of a truck near the Soesdyke junction at around 17:00 hrs yesterday.
Police sources said that the occupants of the truck had come from Linden with goods and had reached the Soesdyke Junction, near the East Bank Demerara Public Road, when a car blocked their path.  Four men then emerged, held the driver and another man at gunpoint and relieved them of about $1M in raw gold.
The robbers then drove off in the direction of Georgetown.
A senior police source said that two men are being questioned.
The attack came at a time when there appears to be a resurgence of robberies and other serious crimes.