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Albouystown is home to the ‘Hot Skull’ gang
Albouystown is home to the ‘Hot Skull’ gang

Albouystown is home to the ‘Hot Skull’ gang

 - earlier disclosure could have compromised police operations, says Crime Chief

THE police yesterday disclosed that a criminal gang has been operating in Georgetown, conducting its operations out of the Albouystown community in South Georgetown.

The name of the gang is ‘Hot Skull’ and members of the gang use a sign which is often drawn on the gang members in the form of a tattoo and placed in the centre while other artwork is engraved around it as a border.

The logo which is used as a symbol by members of the ‘Hot Skull’ gang.

The logo which is used as a symbol by members of the ‘Hot Skull’ gang.

This disclosure was made by Crime Chief,Deputy Commissioner of Law Enforcement Seelall Persaud, who was at the time speaking at the Guyana Police Force Christmas security plan presentation at Eve Leary yesterday morning.
Asked why the police had not announced this earlier, Persaud explained that it would have been premature and could possibly have compromised operations to monitor and penetrate the gang.
He pointed out that four of the gang members were sentenced to prison recently, while several others are before the courts for various offences and are on bail. However, one gang member has not been appearing in court and an arrest warrant has since been issued for him.
The three bandits who were fatally shot by police on South Road recently while attempting to carry out a robbery were also members of the gang, the deputy police commissioner stated.
Seelall also explained that many of the shooting incidents in Albouystown are noted and investigated by the police. However, it was still not safe for the police until yesterday to alert the public that the community has a gang based there.
He maintained that the prior non-disclosure of information that there was a gang in Albouystown afforded the police scope to make a big accomplishment with respect to investigations recently, but it is still unsafe to speak of this at present.
The Crime Chief stated that with respect to the ‘Hot Skull’ gang, it took the police some time to gather information about the gang members and their operations.

(By Leroy Smith)

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Watch D2, Mitwah and others holler, Race Race. Looks like one PNC Indian is part of the Gang. This is the face of New Terror in Guyana. Remember, AFC voted down crime fighting legislation arm in arm with the PNC. Go figure.

FM

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

 

AFC councillor details widespread corruption within party

WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 15:38 ADMINISTRATOR
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By AFC Region 6 Councillor Haseef Yusuf

AFC Councillor, Haseef Yusuf

Nothing that the Alliance For Change (AFC) does or will do in the future will ever surprise me again. There is a saying that you only know someone when you deal with him. If I had not dealt with certain executive members of the AFC, I would still be singing their praises.I knew from the inception that Nigel Hughes would rescind his resignation because in the end, when you are in the same boat, you will never want to part company with your compadres. The ‘top guns’ in the AFC need each other’s support badly. They complement each other’s corrupt practices, as they try to outsmart their members and supporters.
However, recently there was a desperate attempt to get rid of me by the National Executive Committee of the AFC since I am not part of the corrupt ‘jahaaji’ network. They sent a message with an AFC Region 6 Councillor that if I am not pleased with the current policies and actions of the party then I should resign from the party and as an AFC Councillor. I told that Councillor in no uncertain terms that if the AFC is not pleased with my stance against cronyism and corruption and my promotion of national development, then they should expel me and furthermore, it is the corrupt ones within the AFC who should resign!


Ironically, it was the same Councillor who submitted exhaustive evidence of cronyism and corruption against an AFC MP at an inquiry, who claimed that he spent in excess of $4.5M on ‘bigan’ and ‘curass’. That was a ‘whitewash inquiry’ and even the Chairman of that inquiry, the then General Secretary Mr Sextus Edwards, was not aware of the press release which concluded that the entire episode was one of ‘misunderstanding and miscommunication.’ You cannot go against your own kind!
Subsequently, there was numerous evidence of corruption but I no longer have the resolve to bring it up. It was simply a case of you cannot fight the Devil’s case in Hell!

I will just itemize a few instances:

- Certain top members of the AFC will go abroad (Canada, USA) and members in the diaspora will hold fund- raisers and give monies collected to these members who will not submit the same in its entirety since proper accounting records are not kept. I was utterly shocked when the unaudited financial statement for 2012 showed that in one year the AFC only collected $22,087,500 from its chapters in the UK, Canada, USA, etc. During the 2011 campaign alone; one of the chapters in Canada sent $55,000 Canadian or $11,000,000 (Guyana dollars). I have evidence of this.


- Certain top AFC members will collect donations and not make any recordings in any receipt book or any document whatever.


- Monies are being spent with no proper bills or vouchers;


- positions are given to cronies and those who donate a lot.


- I saw a top AFC member collect monies and issue a receipt but on looking closer I saw that there was no carbon sheet, hence no duplication made. How was the balancing done?


- Everything was donated for a fund-raiser in Berbice and it made a loss!


- On Election Day 2011, food and drinks were diverted to some AFC members’ homes for their private use while some AFC polling agents went hungry;


- During the 2012 AFC convention, a motion was passed for AFC groups to bank all monies collected in a party account, this was never done. In fact, it was I who raised that motion which was unanimously passed. So much for accountability!

- During the 2011 elections there were three factions in Berbice and all were accusing each other about theft, mismanagement and corruption, but no investigation was done. The leaders of the AFC cannot afford to ‘rock the boat.’

- During the AFC 2012 convention, members were specifically instructed not to vote for the former General Secretary but to vote in favour of David Patterson. This also happened in the case of Moses Nagamootoo and Mrs. Punalall.

- Article 15(9) of the AFC Constitution stated that the National Executive Committee shall appoint an auditor annually yet the AFC presented an unaudited and inaccurate financial statement at the AFC 2012 Convention. There is no shortage of accountants and auditors within the AFC, so why no audited accounts?

- The financial statement which ended on February 2012 showed a surplus of $464,643 yet members were told after the 2011 Elections that the AFC owed Mrs Cathy Hughes a sum in excess of $ 7,000,000 and that the AFC MPs will have to make contributions towards offsetting that liability. How can there be a surplus when monies are owed? In other words, there were no bills to support the spending of $ 7 million! The financial statement did not speak of any liability! Here is a party that is preaching accountability but is utterly devoid of that concept in its internal dealings.

Is this the party that wants to run this country? It seems as if the worst from the PNC and PPP formed the AFC; not the best as I had believed! Mr Ramjattan himself told me that if the AFC had won the elections, there would have been ‘murderation’ among members for positions. But it would have also been ‘murderation’ to fill their pockets! Imagine all the political blackmail that is going on now with the intention to fill some of the AFC’s ‘fat cats’ pockets! Come on Ramjattan, make the ‘right turn’ or resign! You cannot allow your ‘boys’ to continue their corrupt tendencies! But then can you afford “to rock the boat”?
Is it wrong for me to speak out about the very things the AFC is preaching in public about? Should I keep my mouth shut, turn a blind eye and pretend that all is well within my party?
I believe in what the Great Mahatma preached- do not be afraid to speak out against corruption even if you are alone. History will judge and absolve me for speaking out against cronyism and corruption within my party. I will have to clean my house before I clean my neighbour’s. Let us remove the ‘beam’ from our own eyes then we can see to remove the ‘speck’ from our brother’s.

FM

Guyana most corrupt country in

English-speaking Caribbean

December 6, 2012 | By | Filed Under News 

-watchdog body calls for Procurement Commission, new Integrity Commission,

“When desperately needed development funds are stolen by corrupt individuals and institutions, poor and vulnerable people are robbed of the education, health care and other essential services.”- UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon

Four days before the world observes the United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day, new rankings have placed Guyana as the most corrupt country in English-speaking Caribbean countries.
According to rankings released yesterday by watchdog corruption body, Transparency International (TI), the 2012 Annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has placed Guyana at a lowly 133 out of total of 174 countries. Guyana managed a miserly 28 points out of 100.
And in the presentation of the Transparency International findings, head of the local chapter, Attorney at Law, Gino Persaud, and Secretary Frederick Collins, both lauded Kaieteur News which has been highlighting corruption in Guyana.
The newspaper has been investigating the various contracts issued under questionable circumstances and examining the numerous projects, many of which were believed to be overpriced.

TIGI officials: From left is Vice-President, Dr. Anand Goolsarran; President, Gino Persaud and Director, Frederick Collins.

The results were released by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), the local contact of TI.
TI would have conducted its surveys gauging perceptions to corruption by examining relations in the public sector, the local police, Customs, procurement and doing business.
The index has become a signature tool widely used around the globe to measure the perceived levels of public sector corruption in countries and looked at keenly by investors and multilateral lending agencies.
Denmark, Finland and New Zealand tie for first place with scores of 90, helped by strong access to information systems and rules governing the behaviour of those in public positions.
Guyana tied Comoros, Honduras, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
“This ranking places us at the bottom of the English Speaking Caribbean with only Haiti below us at 165. It is noteworthy that in the Caribbean, Barbados ranks at 15 with a score of 76; both St. Lucia and Bahamas rank at 22 with a score of 71 and St. Vincent and the Grenadines rank at 36 with a score of 62,” TIG’s President, Gino Persaud said during a press conference at the offices of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Waterloo Street.
Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia once again cling to the bottom rung of the index. In these countries, the lack of accountable leadership and effective public institutions underscore the need to take a much stronger stance against corruption.
At the press conference also were former Auditor General, Dr. Anand Goolsarran, who is TIGI’s Vice President; and Director, Frederick Collins.
Persaud, a lawyer, said that the advocacy body will be writing government on the findings of the index.

Integrity Commission…
TIGI listed a number of measures that Government will have to implement to raise Guyana’s rankings. These include the appointment of competent and independent members of the Integrity Commission to scrutinize the financial disclosures of politicians and bureaucrats and with adequate staff and resources to ensure the Commission can adequately fulfill its mandate.
Persaud noted that Prime Minister Sam Hinds in June had promised to have new members of the Integrity Commission sworn within a week.
Among other things TIGI is also calling for the urgent appointment of members of the Public Procurement Commission to regulate government contracts and minimize their involvement; the implementation of modern anti-corruption legislation; implementation of whistle-blowing legislation; the enforcement of existing anti-corruption laws by investigating and prosecuting the corrupt and the strengthening of existing anti-corruption institutions such as the Guyana Police Force and the Financial Intelligence established under the money laundering legislation.
“These institutions are weak and unable to counter serious white collar crime and corrupt activities,” Persaud said in his read statement.
Guyana should also appoint an Ombudsman to address grievances from members of the public; ensure that all public monies are placed to the credit of the Consolidated Fund, and no public expenditure must be incurred without Parliamentary approval.
TIGI also called for all appointments to public offices to be advertised and made with due regard to technical competence, and not loyalty; and for the Access to Information Act passed in Parliament to be strengthened and made operational.
TIGI also called for the strengthening of civil society and for organisations such as the Guyana Bar Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Private Sector Commission, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Guyana Press Association to become more involved in combating corruption by speaking out against corruption and being proactive within its own membership on tackling corruption and by partnering with us for collective efforts.
“We call on the press corps to be more vigilant in acting as a professional, impartial and responsible watchdog body against corruption.”

Corruption exists
According to Goolsarran, most countries are doing everything possible to “get to the top of the table” of rankings. He urged, as a start, that government accept the index in good faith and do something about it.
The officials drew reference to a judge in Brazil who targeted a number of politicians close to former President Lula and who was the laughing stock of many. The politicians were brought to trial.
Asked to comment on the impact of the findings, Dr Goolsarran said that serious investors use the findings by Transparency International to determine whether they would invest in a country. Many have opted to cancel plans for investment in Guyana.
TIGI is seeking funding now to educate Guyanese and will seek to meet with government and Members of the Parliament to discuss the issue which ultimately affects the way Guyana is perceived.
The TIGI officials refused to be drawn into answering questions whether President Donald Ramotar had done enough to tackle corruption in Guyana.
According to Collins, newspaper reporters and even the Auditor General’s annual report have been indicators of the situation of corruption in Guyana.
TIGI also disclosed that it has been asked by the Minister of Natural Resources to work with his Ministry on mining, an area which has been besotted with issues of corruption and lawlessness in recent years.
According to TIGI, the index demonstrates that corruption continues to ravage societies around the globe. Two-thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent, and powerful officials held more accountable.
According to Huguette Labelle, the Chair of Transparency International, “Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Priorities include better rules on lobbying and political financing, making public spending and contracting more transparent and making public bodies more accountable to people. After a year of focus on corruption, we expect governments to take a tougher stance against the abuse of power.”
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has said that corruption afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding inequality and injustice.
“When desperately needed development funds are stolen by corrupt individuals and institutions, poor and vulnerable people are robbed of the education, health care and other essential services. All of us have a responsibility to take action against the cancer of corruption.”
The private sector, too, stands to gain enormously from effective action, he said. “Corruption distorts markets, increases costs for companies and ultimately punishes consumers.”
According to the BBC, corruption was the world’s most talked about issue in 2010 and 2011.

FM

 

Well! The Rev no longer engages in race baiting on GNI!

 

But if you folks are interested in tantalizing babes and million dollar artwork---check out ray's thread in social:

 

Click on the link:

 

https://guyana.crowdstack.io/topic/damn

 

Rev

 

FM
Originally Posted by Rev:

 

Well! The Rev no longer engages in race baiting on GNI!

 

But if you folks are interested in tantalizing babes and million dollar artwork---check out ray's thread in social:

 

Click on the link:

 

https://guyana.crowdstack.io/topic/damn

 

Rev

 

 

Pretending to be rich?

FM
Originally Posted by Rev:

 

Well! The Rev no longer engages in race baiting on GNI!

 

But if you folks are interested in tantalizing babes and million dollar artwork---check out ray's thread in social:

 

Click on the link:

 

https://guyana.crowdstack.io/topic/damn

 

Rev

 

More that half of this gang is DrugB's family.

Mitwah
Originally Posted by yuji22:

Watch D2, Mitwah and others holler, Race Race. Looks like one PNC Indian is part of the Gang. This is the face of New Terror in Guyana. Remember, AFC voted down crime fighting legislation arm in arm with the PNC. Go figure.

at least you know that you're racist...

FM
Originally Posted by yuji22:

Watch D2, Mitwah and others holler, Race Race. Looks like one PNC Indian is part of the Gang. This is the face of New Terror in Guyana. Remember, AFC voted down crime fighting legislation arm in arm with the PNC. Go figure.

you are a sick puppy. These are the faces of our children. That they did wrong while reprehensible, cannot make them throwaways or be reduced to a racial stereotypes by intellectually impoverished nitwits. what we have here is a social problem. That young kids as this see the lure of crime as a means to ends for life and that they mimic the worse in western societies follows a well defined sociological patterns. You would not be one with whom one would seek counsel to address the problem here. That much is very clear.

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

wake up from what ever nightmare you are in. While it is  nice to know the prime peddlers of PPP lore on this site are marginal loons, idiots or chronic liars it is however tedious to listen to it.

FM
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

wake up from what ever nightmare you are in. While it is  nice to know the prime peddlers of PPP lore on this site are marginal loons, idiots or chronic liars it is however tedious to listen to it.

There must be balance to counteract you and the pedophile crew led by mitjuanita, that is where I come in. The great equalizer. Liks like peas.

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

wake up from what ever nightmare you are in. While it is  nice to know the prime peddlers of PPP lore on this site are marginal loons, idiots or chronic liars it is however tedious to listen to it.

There must be balance to counteract you and the pedophile crew led by mitjuanita, that is where I come in. The great equalizer. Liks like peas.

You are quite pathetic if you believe you can counter fact with fiction. That the PPP is among the most corrupt regime in the western hemisphere is born out by the recent NGO transparency international index. There is no need to lie on them since they are c=absolutely brazen in their corrupt practices. Those bi.tches actually  feel entitled. You continue to sell your soul if you may.

FM
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

wake up from what ever nightmare you are in. While it is  nice to know the prime peddlers of PPP lore on this site are marginal loons, idiots or chronic liars it is however tedious to listen to it.

There must be balance to counteract you and the pedophile crew led by mitjuanita, that is where I come in. The great equalizer. Liks like peas.

You are quite pathetic if you believe you can counter fact with fiction. That the PPP is among the most corrupt regime in the western hemisphere is born out by the recent NGO transparency international index. There is no need to lie on them since they are c=absolutely brazen in their corrupt practices. Those bi.tches actually  feel entitled. You continue to sell your soul if you may.

You have yet to prove your claims against the PPP, that I regard as fiction. ahahha

FM
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:
Originally Posted by Danyael:
Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

The kfc control and fund this gang to do the wicked deed of making the country ungovernable. They smuggle guns into the country via their drug and trafficking in humans operations. 

wake up from what ever nightmare you are in. While it is  nice to know the prime peddlers of PPP lore on this site are marginal loons, idiots or chronic liars it is however tedious to listen to it.

There must be balance to counteract you and the pedophile crew led by mitjuanita, that is where I come in. The great equalizer. Liks like peas.

You are quite pathetic if you believe you can counter fact with fiction. That the PPP is among the most corrupt regime in the western hemisphere is born out by the recent NGO transparency international index. There is no need to lie on them since they are c=absolutely brazen in their corrupt practices. Those bi.tches actually  feel entitled. You continue to sell your soul if you may.

You have yet to prove your claims against the PPP, that I regard as fiction. ahahha

You hear voices in your head. You have nightmares and would wake in a sweat calling posters names. Take some time off. You need help.

I have a photo of you at NAMBLA. Thanks to the person who reads GNI and sent it to me. I will post it soon.

Mitwah

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