Former Member
Is the point of this endless "police blotter" thread that if only the Brits were running law enforcement, there would be no crime?
quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Is the point of this endless "police blotter" thread that if only the Brits were running law enforcement, there would be no crime?
There's a hole in yo bucket Dear Henry Dear Henry, there's a hole in yo bucket Dear Henry, a hole.
These are unsolved crimes and in a country as small as Guyana how the rass is that possible?
This from a country where a fly farts and everyone knows.
The Brits could teach them a thing or two.
Former Member
Those in their ivory towers cannot know the pain of the people - a pain in large part that has resulted from the PPP's inaction in the security sector.quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Is the point of this endless "police blotter" thread that if only the Brits were running law enforcement, there would be no crime?
Can you show otherwise, Uncle Henry? Can you show us with statistics how the PPP has done, especially in the last decade? WikiLeaks have now proven that help was available to the PPP - help that the PPP had dishonestly declared as not forthcoming.
Former Member
Death of 91-yr-old guard being treated as murder â Persaud
By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that the death of 91-year-old security guard Adolphus James is now being treated as a murder after a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and compression injury to the neck. The PME was conducted today and while Jamesâs employer expressed surprise at the policeâs conclusions, his relatives believe he was murdered.
Persaud said that no one has yet been held before pointing out that it is only now that ranks have determined that the Yuraballi Street, Retrieve, Mackenzie, Linden resident was murdered. Asked about motive, he said that a place next door to where James was working the night shift was broken into and a number of items were reported missing. Persaud told Stabroek News that it is suspected that the elderly man might have witnessed the break in and was subsequently killed.
Adolphus James
James who had been employed at the Amazon Security Firm since 1993 was discovered dead around 6 am at consumersâ goods complex at Linden. This discovery was made by a female security guard who went in search of him after not seeing him in the guard hut. Initially persons said that they suspected that the elderly man might have tripped and fallen; hitting his head on one of the many cement rocks at the back of the building.
Meanwhile, owner of Amazon Security firm Ewart Forrester said he was surprised at the finding of the PME. He said that at the scene there were no indications that the man might have been murdered. He said one of the tenants of the complex had reported a break and enter to her store but investigations failed to show any sign of that. He said that all of the doors were intact, the grills were untouched and every other area was secured. âShe said that the person went in through the roof but there was no evidence of this when we investigated,â Forrester said.
The security boss said that he was still baffled as to how and why anyone would commit such a dastardly act on the elderly man who was harmless. He furthers said that the 91-year-old had been working with him for 18 years with a three-month break in service three years ago. The firm works with the retirement stipulations of 65 years but said that person who proved to be able bodied and want to continue are given the option.
Forrester said he tried several times to encourage James to retire, but he declined stating that all his children were overseas and he was going to be lonely if he stayed at home. âHe said that he wanted to stay active,â Forrester said. According to Forrester, James was as able bodied as his younger colleagues and his agility matched theirs in most cases. At the time of his demise, James was a supervisor with the firm and opted to work at the complex because he said that he loved that location. Forrester said that James was accompanied by another staff member who worked from 6 â 8 pm and was later joined by another supervisor who stayed on from 1 am â 4 am before leaving to go to the gas station.
However, Jamesâ relatives last night blasted the security firm. Speaking with Stabroek News from the USA last night the one of the manâs sons-in-law said relatives feel the security firm is covering up some facts. âIn the first place we were made to understand that this security firm is paid to have four guards at the location every night,â he said, adding that they were informed that on the night in question James was left to work alone all night. Confirming that James was in fact 91 years old, the son-in-law said, âHe is an old man, he is not short of anything and his boss knew that so why didnât he put him to work the day shift if he so cared for his welfare?â He expressed astonishment that James was placed to work the night shift with just a baton.
He said James lacked nothing but insisted on not going to the USA and their efforts to get him to stop working failed on numerous occasions. âThis boss has a lot to explain to me when I get there, something is fishy,â the man said. The relative related that James had called his granddaughter Racquel at 4 am but by the time she got to her phone the call was discontinued. âWhen she tried calling back she got no response,â he said. When the phone was taken from the manâs pocket at the scene it was turned off, but a check revealed that he had indeed called his granddaughter at 4 am.
His children are expected in Guyana over the weekend and funeral is set for September 21.
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By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that the death of 91-year-old security guard Adolphus James is now being treated as a murder after a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and compression injury to the neck. The PME was conducted today and while Jamesâs employer expressed surprise at the policeâs conclusions, his relatives believe he was murdered.
Persaud said that no one has yet been held before pointing out that it is only now that ranks have determined that the Yuraballi Street, Retrieve, Mackenzie, Linden resident was murdered. Asked about motive, he said that a place next door to where James was working the night shift was broken into and a number of items were reported missing. Persaud told Stabroek News that it is suspected that the elderly man might have witnessed the break in and was subsequently killed.
Adolphus James
James who had been employed at the Amazon Security Firm since 1993 was discovered dead around 6 am at consumersâ goods complex at Linden. This discovery was made by a female security guard who went in search of him after not seeing him in the guard hut. Initially persons said that they suspected that the elderly man might have tripped and fallen; hitting his head on one of the many cement rocks at the back of the building.
Meanwhile, owner of Amazon Security firm Ewart Forrester said he was surprised at the finding of the PME. He said that at the scene there were no indications that the man might have been murdered. He said one of the tenants of the complex had reported a break and enter to her store but investigations failed to show any sign of that. He said that all of the doors were intact, the grills were untouched and every other area was secured. âShe said that the person went in through the roof but there was no evidence of this when we investigated,â Forrester said.
The security boss said that he was still baffled as to how and why anyone would commit such a dastardly act on the elderly man who was harmless. He furthers said that the 91-year-old had been working with him for 18 years with a three-month break in service three years ago. The firm works with the retirement stipulations of 65 years but said that person who proved to be able bodied and want to continue are given the option.
Forrester said he tried several times to encourage James to retire, but he declined stating that all his children were overseas and he was going to be lonely if he stayed at home. âHe said that he wanted to stay active,â Forrester said. According to Forrester, James was as able bodied as his younger colleagues and his agility matched theirs in most cases. At the time of his demise, James was a supervisor with the firm and opted to work at the complex because he said that he loved that location. Forrester said that James was accompanied by another staff member who worked from 6 â 8 pm and was later joined by another supervisor who stayed on from 1 am â 4 am before leaving to go to the gas station.
However, Jamesâ relatives last night blasted the security firm. Speaking with Stabroek News from the USA last night the one of the manâs sons-in-law said relatives feel the security firm is covering up some facts. âIn the first place we were made to understand that this security firm is paid to have four guards at the location every night,â he said, adding that they were informed that on the night in question James was left to work alone all night. Confirming that James was in fact 91 years old, the son-in-law said, âHe is an old man, he is not short of anything and his boss knew that so why didnât he put him to work the day shift if he so cared for his welfare?â He expressed astonishment that James was placed to work the night shift with just a baton.
He said James lacked nothing but insisted on not going to the USA and their efforts to get him to stop working failed on numerous occasions. âThis boss has a lot to explain to me when I get there, something is fishy,â the man said. The relative related that James had called his granddaughter Racquel at 4 am but by the time she got to her phone the call was discontinued. âWhen she tried calling back she got no response,â he said. When the phone was taken from the manâs pocket at the scene it was turned off, but a check revealed that he had indeed called his granddaughter at 4 am.
His children are expected in Guyana over the weekend and funeral is set for September 21.
Source
Former Member
Pirates attack 7 boats near Nickerie â beat, rob fishers
By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
About seven armed, masked pirates terrorized and robbed 35 crew members of seven fishing boats between 6 pm on Tuesday and 3 am yesterday in the Nickerie, Suriname area. Five of the boats belong to members of the Number 66 Fish Port Complex, Panashwar âMaxâ Jainarine, 45; Roypin Motin, 44 of Lancaster; âRaymondâ of Number 66 Village, âKhanâ and âSubramani.â The two other boats are owned by Latchman and his father-in-law of the Rosignol Fishermanâs Co-op Society Limited.
The pirates beat the men severely with pieces of wood and also âbroadsidedâ them with cutlasses, resulting in some having to seek treatment at the Skeldon Hospital. The marks from the attacks were evident on their bodies. The fishermen told Stabroek News that the men first demanded their cell phones. They then disconnected the engines by removing the leads and dumping them overboard. They ordered some of the workers to transfer the catch to their boats while beating them in the process.
A captain related that around 2.30 am the pirates slammed into the boat and ordered him and some of the crew members into the fish pen. They also demanded that a crew member transfer the catch into their boat and dealt him a few lashes because he was taking too long. He recalled too that the pirates asked another worker his name and when he responded with a âfunnyâ false name they lashed him across his back. The sea bandits then proceeded to attack another boat after noticing its light. He said another boat assisted them with a lead to get safely back to shore. The captain was frustrated that âyears go and years come we getting attack and nobody is making a stir. We donât know who to turn to for helpâĶâ
The fishers suspect that other fishermen were carrying out the attacks. According to them, âthe price for fish and fish glue is high and it is attracting criminals.â They said too, âFrom the time they enter they would tell you to get into the cabin so you cannot look at them and only one would do the talking. The others would show sign because they are afraid that their voices would be recognized. âIt seems like they are getting smarter every time but we are getting weaker because we are not getting help from anywhere. Government needs to give more support to the fishermen.â
According to them the job is risky and the constant attacks had left them helpless and frustrated. They recalled that last week during an attack the pirates called two workers by their names. Motin, 44, of Lancaster said he became aware of the hijacking while he was at the Number 66 wharf around 6 am yesterday. That was when his boat with his workers came in. He told this newspaper that the pirates first attacked his boat around
6 pm. They then joined that boat with his workers, leaving one of their accomplices in their boat. His workers suffered the brunt of the attacks, he said, because they attempted to escape when they noticed the boat with the pirates approaching.
He said they were stripped and beaten. The pirates also threw gasoline on his workers and kept a lighted lamp nearby and even threatened to throw it at them. One of the workers sustained a broken leg while the captain, known as âKingâ sustained wounds to his abdomen and other parts of his body. Motin said he learnt last evening that their conditions had worsened and that relatives had taken them to the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Jainarine told SN that his crew was out at sea for the second day when they were attacked.
After robbing the boat, the pirates took the captain, âJohnnyâ with them and beat him with the cutlass to show him where the other boats were. They then attacked the boats belonging to Subramani, Raymond and Khan. They also took the captains of these boats with them. Jainarine said his boat was also attacked earlier this year and he had lost an engine.
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By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
About seven armed, masked pirates terrorized and robbed 35 crew members of seven fishing boats between 6 pm on Tuesday and 3 am yesterday in the Nickerie, Suriname area. Five of the boats belong to members of the Number 66 Fish Port Complex, Panashwar âMaxâ Jainarine, 45; Roypin Motin, 44 of Lancaster; âRaymondâ of Number 66 Village, âKhanâ and âSubramani.â The two other boats are owned by Latchman and his father-in-law of the Rosignol Fishermanâs Co-op Society Limited.
The pirates beat the men severely with pieces of wood and also âbroadsidedâ them with cutlasses, resulting in some having to seek treatment at the Skeldon Hospital. The marks from the attacks were evident on their bodies. The fishermen told Stabroek News that the men first demanded their cell phones. They then disconnected the engines by removing the leads and dumping them overboard. They ordered some of the workers to transfer the catch to their boats while beating them in the process.
A captain related that around 2.30 am the pirates slammed into the boat and ordered him and some of the crew members into the fish pen. They also demanded that a crew member transfer the catch into their boat and dealt him a few lashes because he was taking too long. He recalled too that the pirates asked another worker his name and when he responded with a âfunnyâ false name they lashed him across his back. The sea bandits then proceeded to attack another boat after noticing its light. He said another boat assisted them with a lead to get safely back to shore. The captain was frustrated that âyears go and years come we getting attack and nobody is making a stir. We donât know who to turn to for helpâĶâ
The fishers suspect that other fishermen were carrying out the attacks. According to them, âthe price for fish and fish glue is high and it is attracting criminals.â They said too, âFrom the time they enter they would tell you to get into the cabin so you cannot look at them and only one would do the talking. The others would show sign because they are afraid that their voices would be recognized. âIt seems like they are getting smarter every time but we are getting weaker because we are not getting help from anywhere. Government needs to give more support to the fishermen.â
According to them the job is risky and the constant attacks had left them helpless and frustrated. They recalled that last week during an attack the pirates called two workers by their names. Motin, 44, of Lancaster said he became aware of the hijacking while he was at the Number 66 wharf around 6 am yesterday. That was when his boat with his workers came in. He told this newspaper that the pirates first attacked his boat around
6 pm. They then joined that boat with his workers, leaving one of their accomplices in their boat. His workers suffered the brunt of the attacks, he said, because they attempted to escape when they noticed the boat with the pirates approaching.
He said they were stripped and beaten. The pirates also threw gasoline on his workers and kept a lighted lamp nearby and even threatened to throw it at them. One of the workers sustained a broken leg while the captain, known as âKingâ sustained wounds to his abdomen and other parts of his body. Motin said he learnt last evening that their conditions had worsened and that relatives had taken them to the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Jainarine told SN that his crew was out at sea for the second day when they were attacked.
After robbing the boat, the pirates took the captain, âJohnnyâ with them and beat him with the cutlass to show him where the other boats were. They then attacked the boats belonging to Subramani, Raymond and Khan. They also took the captains of these boats with them. Jainarine said his boat was also attacked earlier this year and he had lost an engine.
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Former Member
Counsellor shot dead at Stabroek Market
By CSPRINGER - EDITOR | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 Updated: 2:07 pm
A 54-year-old Mon Repos counsellor was early this morning shot and killed at a Stabroek Market food stand. Dead is Ralph Turpin of Lot 25 Agriculture Road from where he operated the Infinity Rehabilitation Centre. The centre was a second home for deportees and others who required counselling and rehabilitation services.
Ralph Turpin
Based on the accounts received by this newspaper, Turpin and four other persons went to buy food at the market and one of the women in the group told a man who was already there to hurry and make his purchase. This apparently angered the man who pushed down the woman. Reports are that the man was celebrating his birthday and was intoxicated. At some point Turpin intervened and the man pulled out a gun and shot the counsellor twice in the head. He later pointed his weapon at another woman who was with Turpin and pulled the trigger but no bullets came out.
The shooter and several other men fled the scene leaving a bleeding Turpin on the roadway. He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Stabroek News
Demerara Waves
By CSPRINGER - EDITOR | LOCAL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 Updated: 2:07 pm
A 54-year-old Mon Repos counsellor was early this morning shot and killed at a Stabroek Market food stand. Dead is Ralph Turpin of Lot 25 Agriculture Road from where he operated the Infinity Rehabilitation Centre. The centre was a second home for deportees and others who required counselling and rehabilitation services.
Ralph Turpin
Based on the accounts received by this newspaper, Turpin and four other persons went to buy food at the market and one of the women in the group told a man who was already there to hurry and make his purchase. This apparently angered the man who pushed down the woman. Reports are that the man was celebrating his birthday and was intoxicated. At some point Turpin intervened and the man pulled out a gun and shot the counsellor twice in the head. He later pointed his weapon at another woman who was with Turpin and pulled the trigger but no bullets came out.
The shooter and several other men fled the scene leaving a bleeding Turpin on the roadway. He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Stabroek News
Demerara Waves
Former Member
Garnett Street man shot during argument
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Up to press time yesterday Victor Muniram, 49, of Garnett Street; Campbellville was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a gunshot wound which he sustained during an argument with another man. The injured man of Lot 8 Garnett Street, Campbellville said that the incident occurred around 15:30 hours at Delph Street; Campbellville.
This publication was told that Muniram and another man were seen in a heated argument while walking along Delph Street. An eyewitness who asked not to be identified said that two men were arguing about âwho went to jailâ. The man said the next thing he saw was the other man pulling out a gun and at least two shots were fired. Fearing what could have happened the man said he and another friend took cover in a nearby yard.
When they emerged they saw Muniram lying on the road, and the other person running away It is not clear if the man was caught but the injured Muniram was rushed to the hospital where he was being treated up to press time. Muniram was shot in the left leg. The matter has since been reported to the police and investigations are ongoing.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Up to press time yesterday Victor Muniram, 49, of Garnett Street; Campbellville was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a gunshot wound which he sustained during an argument with another man. The injured man of Lot 8 Garnett Street, Campbellville said that the incident occurred around 15:30 hours at Delph Street; Campbellville.
This publication was told that Muniram and another man were seen in a heated argument while walking along Delph Street. An eyewitness who asked not to be identified said that two men were arguing about âwho went to jailâ. The man said the next thing he saw was the other man pulling out a gun and at least two shots were fired. Fearing what could have happened the man said he and another friend took cover in a nearby yard.
When they emerged they saw Muniram lying on the road, and the other person running away It is not clear if the man was caught but the injured Muniram was rushed to the hospital where he was being treated up to press time. Muniram was shot in the left leg. The matter has since been reported to the police and investigations are ongoing.
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Former Member
Under the PPP, Guyana is becoming like the Wild Wild West.
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Under the PPP, Guyana is becoming like the Wild Wild West.
Look how the lil flower shop man spread misinformation. The attack was in Suriname territory: hahahahahhhah
quote:from the Rosignol Fishermenâs Co-operative Society were hijacked on the Suriname side of the Corentyne River in an area called âShellâ,
Former Member
quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:Those in their ivory towers cannot know the pain of the people - a pain in large part that has resulted from the PPP's inaction in the security sector.quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Is the point of this endless "police blotter" thread that if only the Brits were running law enforcement, there would be no crime?
Can you show otherwise, Uncle Henry? Can you show us with statistics how the PPP has done, especially in the last decade? WikiLeaks have now proven that help was available to the PPP - help that the PPP had dishonestly declared as not forthcoming.
The issue is not whether the PPP could be doing better. The issue is whether, after Britain's vicious abuses back in the 1950s-60s, we ought to give them control of law enforcement.
Anything, and I mean anything is better than the way crime is now being (Mis)handled in Guyana under the PPP/C.
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Beaten, broken and battered fishermen afraid to return to sea
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Fishermen are crying out for help, especially those attached to the No 66 port complex as piracy return to the fishing industry with avengeance. The latest attack occurred between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, where over 35 fishermen who were plying their trade, in seven boats, were attacked in the Corentyne River, in the vicinity of Caronie and Copenaam by a group of pirates. The fishermen are so traumatized that they are afraid to speak to the media or show their faces. They do not want their names to be mentioned or even the names of their boats.
Residents gather at the complex to discuss the disturbing occurrences
The latest attack is said to be the fifteenth in the past month, occurring in both Suriname and Guyana waters. Some six boats from the Upper Corentyne Fishermenâs Coop Society and two from the Rosignol Fishermenâs Co-operative Society were hijacked on the Suriname side of the Corentyne River in an area called âShellâ. The men were badly beaten as the pirates carted away all of the dayâs catch as well as fish glue. The pirates did not take any engine this time, but disconnected the engine leads from several of the boats.
One fisherman who was one of those badly beaten, speaking on anonymity stated that it was dark and the men came up suddenly, they brandished cutlasses and asked for the captain. When the captain was identified, he was immediately beaten. The engine was disengaged and the lead thrown away after which the fish and Fish Glue were taken. The captain was then taken with the pirates in their boat to rob other boats. After awhile the pirates left the men they had taken with them â all captains â in one boat, to drift, as they made their escape. After the brutal attack, the victims used their skills to get to shore on the Guyana side and report the incident. They also collected spare leads and other spare parts and headed back to sea to rescue their stranded colleagues.
The men were badly beaten with cutlasses, iron, pieces of wood and other implements. One of the men it is suspected to have suffered a broken leg and arm. The fishermen decried the tardy treatment they received at the Skeldon hospital. They claim that they were asked to sit on a table outside the hospital for a long time and did not get any treatment. They said that it was not until the media showed up that a doctor made an effort to treat them. One of the men who was at the Fish Shore Complex yesterday displayed his bruised and battered back to the media. He was so afraid that he did not want the camera to focus on his face. He also complained of the treatment he received at the hospital.
One of the victims displays his wounds
On Thursday more than half of the boats were parked at the Fish Shore Complex and the fishermen expressed fear for their lives. They stated that the Government is only offering âlip serviceâ and doesnât care about their welfare.âWe employ over 1000 workers at this complex and the fishing industry takes care of over 10,000 persons and this government shows scant regards for us,â one fisherman said.
The fishermen stated that some of their own are suspected to be involved, taking into account the modus operandi of the latest set of attacks. âWe need guns, we need communication equipment, but we are not getting anything. We are crying out for help to the heavens, because the government is not listening to our cry and plea. Imagine five fishermen are missing and are presumed dead and we have not received anything from the government, no assurance, nothing.â The angry fishermen told the media, âThe ministers came and just talk and talk and left. They did not even come here and keep a meeting at the complex, how shamefulâ. âThe Government is only interested in votes and collecting revenue. They are really taking us for a ride. The Guyana Government only keeps saying that they cannot do anything because most of the attacks occur in Suriname water, but they can come together with the Surinamese authorities and work out something tangible,â one of the men said.
He queried why the Surinamese fishermen not suffering like âusâ. One fisherman stated that all that the government is doing is making excuses. He said that his boat was hijacked in Guyana waters and nothing was done. âWhy canât the Coast Guard patrol the Guyana waters?â He stated that he has two boats and both are onshore because the fishermen are afraid to go out again. âWe are losing badly.â âThis thing is terrible but what we can do? Some of us have to go back to sea, because it is the only thing we know. The whole industry is going down; this will impact the fisher folks and the business because the workmen are willing but their families are afraid to let their sons and husbands go out there. The Guyana Police have been informed, but nothing comes out of these matters.â
One fisherman who lost his boat during a previous attack showed the media the motto which reads: âWe risk our lives to feed the nation with proteinâ, and said it should be changed to âWe sacrifice our lives to feed the nationâ. Only last month, five fishermen who made up the crew of the Reshma disappeared and have not been accounted for to date. Only an empty boat was found. Those missing and presumed dead are boat captain Khemraj Dhanpat, 42, called Manohar or Rajin a father of four, of No 64 village; his brother Narine Dhanpat, 38, called âShrimpâ a father of two, also of No. 64; Clifford Singh, 28, a father of one of No 62 village; Ouditnarine Ramnarine, 37, of No 64 and Suresh Martin, 34, a father of two. That boat is owner by Gajadar Bishnauth, called Lakeram of No. 64 village.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Fishermen are crying out for help, especially those attached to the No 66 port complex as piracy return to the fishing industry with avengeance. The latest attack occurred between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, where over 35 fishermen who were plying their trade, in seven boats, were attacked in the Corentyne River, in the vicinity of Caronie and Copenaam by a group of pirates. The fishermen are so traumatized that they are afraid to speak to the media or show their faces. They do not want their names to be mentioned or even the names of their boats.
Residents gather at the complex to discuss the disturbing occurrences
The latest attack is said to be the fifteenth in the past month, occurring in both Suriname and Guyana waters. Some six boats from the Upper Corentyne Fishermenâs Coop Society and two from the Rosignol Fishermenâs Co-operative Society were hijacked on the Suriname side of the Corentyne River in an area called âShellâ. The men were badly beaten as the pirates carted away all of the dayâs catch as well as fish glue. The pirates did not take any engine this time, but disconnected the engine leads from several of the boats.
One fisherman who was one of those badly beaten, speaking on anonymity stated that it was dark and the men came up suddenly, they brandished cutlasses and asked for the captain. When the captain was identified, he was immediately beaten. The engine was disengaged and the lead thrown away after which the fish and Fish Glue were taken. The captain was then taken with the pirates in their boat to rob other boats. After awhile the pirates left the men they had taken with them â all captains â in one boat, to drift, as they made their escape. After the brutal attack, the victims used their skills to get to shore on the Guyana side and report the incident. They also collected spare leads and other spare parts and headed back to sea to rescue their stranded colleagues.
The men were badly beaten with cutlasses, iron, pieces of wood and other implements. One of the men it is suspected to have suffered a broken leg and arm. The fishermen decried the tardy treatment they received at the Skeldon hospital. They claim that they were asked to sit on a table outside the hospital for a long time and did not get any treatment. They said that it was not until the media showed up that a doctor made an effort to treat them. One of the men who was at the Fish Shore Complex yesterday displayed his bruised and battered back to the media. He was so afraid that he did not want the camera to focus on his face. He also complained of the treatment he received at the hospital.
One of the victims displays his wounds
On Thursday more than half of the boats were parked at the Fish Shore Complex and the fishermen expressed fear for their lives. They stated that the Government is only offering âlip serviceâ and doesnât care about their welfare.âWe employ over 1000 workers at this complex and the fishing industry takes care of over 10,000 persons and this government shows scant regards for us,â one fisherman said.
The fishermen stated that some of their own are suspected to be involved, taking into account the modus operandi of the latest set of attacks. âWe need guns, we need communication equipment, but we are not getting anything. We are crying out for help to the heavens, because the government is not listening to our cry and plea. Imagine five fishermen are missing and are presumed dead and we have not received anything from the government, no assurance, nothing.â The angry fishermen told the media, âThe ministers came and just talk and talk and left. They did not even come here and keep a meeting at the complex, how shamefulâ. âThe Government is only interested in votes and collecting revenue. They are really taking us for a ride. The Guyana Government only keeps saying that they cannot do anything because most of the attacks occur in Suriname water, but they can come together with the Surinamese authorities and work out something tangible,â one of the men said.
He queried why the Surinamese fishermen not suffering like âusâ. One fisherman stated that all that the government is doing is making excuses. He said that his boat was hijacked in Guyana waters and nothing was done. âWhy canât the Coast Guard patrol the Guyana waters?â He stated that he has two boats and both are onshore because the fishermen are afraid to go out again. âWe are losing badly.â âThis thing is terrible but what we can do? Some of us have to go back to sea, because it is the only thing we know. The whole industry is going down; this will impact the fisher folks and the business because the workmen are willing but their families are afraid to let their sons and husbands go out there. The Guyana Police have been informed, but nothing comes out of these matters.â
One fisherman who lost his boat during a previous attack showed the media the motto which reads: âWe risk our lives to feed the nation with proteinâ, and said it should be changed to âWe sacrifice our lives to feed the nationâ. Only last month, five fishermen who made up the crew of the Reshma disappeared and have not been accounted for to date. Only an empty boat was found. Those missing and presumed dead are boat captain Khemraj Dhanpat, 42, called Manohar or Rajin a father of four, of No 64 village; his brother Narine Dhanpat, 38, called âShrimpâ a father of two, also of No. 64; Clifford Singh, 28, a father of one of No 62 village; Ouditnarine Ramnarine, 37, of No 64 and Suresh Martin, 34, a father of two. That boat is owner by Gajadar Bishnauth, called Lakeram of No. 64 village.
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Former Member
Do you have any evidence that they wanted to control Guyana's law enforcement? What we do know according to Wikileaks is that Roger Luncheon objected to the project using live firing as an excuse when it had already happened. If the British wanted control, how come it took the PPP almost 10 years to figure it out? That is how long they were negotiating with the British for security assistance.quote:Originally posted by Henry:quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:Those in their ivory towers cannot know the pain of the people - a pain in large part that has resulted from the PPP's inaction in the security sector.quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Is the point of this endless "police blotter" thread that if only the Brits were running law enforcement, there would be no crime?
Can you show otherwise, Uncle Henry? Can you show us with statistics how the PPP has done, especially in the last decade? WikiLeaks have now proven that help was available to the PPP - help that the PPP had dishonestly declared as not forthcoming.
The issue is not whether the PPP could be doing better. The issue is whether, after Britain's vicious abuses back in the 1950s-60s, we ought to give them control of law enforcement.
But you see Uncle Henry, when you live in an Ivory Tower disconnected from the masses, you will find all the excuses in the world to maintain the status quo because it suits you for whatever reason - a high paying job or a contract or racism - of course there are those who are genuine in their hope for better governance under the PPP. But you cannot be counted among those people Uncle Henry, because even they admit to the shortcomings of the PPP and are more saddened, rather than mocking of others as you are.
quote:Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
Alicia Foster murder probe at standstill â as third anniversary approaches
By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
Having oneâs child die in oneâs arms is every parentâs worst nightmare. What is even more painful is when the police appear to show little or no interest in finding the person/s responsible for the brutal murder of your loved one. Almost three years after senior environmental officer Alicia Foster was gunned down as she was returning to her Thomas Street, Kitty home from a wake, her parents and relatives have been left with nothing but memories. No one was ever charged, but they remain adamant that one day God will ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has since said that there have been no new developments in the case but investigations are continuing.
Alicia Foster
Recently, a very emotional James Foster spoke with this newspaper. He sobbed for about a minute before the first word came out of his mouth. He said that he last spoke with the police in January 2009 and there was no positive information on that occasion. He recalled that he took a bold step to visit Police Commissioner Henry Greene to get an update on investigations. âHis words to me were that he thought that I came with information,â James Foster said with tears rolling down his cheeks. The grief-stricken father said the commissionerâs reaction left him shocked and he was asked to leave a contact number. James told this newspaper that he left three numbers and is yet to hear from Greene or any other members of the Guyana Police Force.
Asked if he was surprised at the policeâs lack of action, he responded, âI think everyone knows the incompetence of the police force. I think this is a trend of the police force as everybody knows they are more corrupt than anything else. No one came since then, not even called and I did not go back after that encounter with the commissioner. âI donât think the police did any proper investigation. Someday things will come to light but itâs a matter of time. I am waiting patiently for that day when I will get justice,â he said.
Shorty after the killing, reports had surfaced that Foster was threatened by a city businessman. However Persaud had told this newspaper that he was unaware of this. He had explained that at the time of her death, Foster was conducting an investigation into a city business. He said that the woman who operated the business was questioned after Foster was killed, but nothing was found to suggest that anyone from that business place had anything against her.
James, during the interview with this newspaper, said that after nearly three years he is still to come up with a motive. âWe are still trying to figure out what was the motive. Nothing was taken from the car or her. They took her out of the car and shot herâĶâ he noted. Recalling the night of October 12, 2008, James said he and his wife were watching television while Foster and her younger sister went to a wake. Just before ten, he said, he heard the gate open and then suddenly he heard the buzzer. He recalled that as he was heading to the veranda, he heard what sounded like a single gunshot. âShe [the younger daughter] said daddy they shot her [Alicia],â he recalled. He said that from the veranda he saw two men jump into a car, which sped off. Foster he said was lying on the ground near the car which she had parked across the road so that when the gate was open she would drive in. âI ran out and I held her. She died in my arms,â he said with teary eyes.
He said that over the years, his pleas for justice have gone unanswered but he will still make another. âAnybody who has information, please pass it on to the police. No matter how small it is, please pass it onto the police,â he stressed. He said tears still flow for Foster adding that everyday thoughts of her consume him. He described her as the perfect child who was so quiet and simple. Foster was accepted into a Canadian university and was expected to pursue a Masterâs in Environmental Studies when she was killed.
No proper investigation
Meanwhile Fosterâs mother Gillian said the family will never get closure until the perpetrators are caught. She said a statement by police that the family was not cooperating has left them disturbed. She explained that that statement was made by the commissioner around Fosterâs second death anniversary and it was claimed that this was the reason why the investigation was not moving forward. The woman told this newspaper that her younger daughter had repeatedly told police that she could not recognize the perpetrators because she was not concentrating on them but rather on her wounded sister. They still wanted her to attend multiple identification parades.
She questioned how her daughter could have gone on an identification parade. âIt is our child and we want to do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice. [But] we are not going to expose our daughter and other members of the family to further dangerâĶ she did not recognise the individuals,â she added. Gillian noted that the police had her daughterâs vehicle for two weeks. She said that if they were dusting for fingerprints, they could have been matched to suspects.
She said that from the inception, she knew âit was another cold caseâ, adding that only when it is a high profile case or the perpetrators turn themselves in and confess that crimes are solved. She said she now leaves the case in the hands of God stressing that the family is not bitter. She said that had the police been doing the right type of investigation, there would have been results. âI donât have that confidence in the police force. We are seeing too many cold cases,â she said adding that they are upset and disappointed at the statement made. She said it was not the familyâs duty to solve the murder but rather the policeâs. âEveryday you think of your child who you nurtured, cared for and did all you canâĶ. When persons make such statements it upsets you. Why wouldnât a family cooperate to solve your loved oneâs murder?â she said.
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quote:Originally posted by D2:quote:Originally posted by BGurd_See:quote:Originally posted by Sase Singh:
I am an eternal optimist and I am convinced the person who call himself Bgurd is better than this; can write a better sentence; has a bit more intellectual mass.
My interpretation of what Gerhard is trying to do here is to highlight the plight of the ordinary citizens with respect to crime.
He is also expose the flawed decision of not taking the British Security help.
THE AFC will be engaging the British to source and secure this project.
So stay on the point and stop making yourself into a perpetual noise on the blog.
The AFC really believe that the white god will come from the sky and make everything right. They can't even control crime in their own country where they have access to the best tools police can want and funding up the wazoo. Yall keep glorifying the British, a bunch of snakes waiting to recapture its glory days by recolonizing its former colonies. hahahhahah
Former Member
Months after mason dies âĶRelatives still awaiting cause of death
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Seven months after his death, relatives of Sherlock Jones are yet to get any word from the police about the status of the investigation or from medical practitioners about the cause of his death. Jones died at the Georgetown Public Hospital minutes after he consumed a glass of liquor.
His mother, Marva April, said that she believes that her sonâs case is being swept under the carpet. The woman told Kaieteur News that the family is yet to receive a death certificate from the hospital showing the cause of death.
Relatives were given a temporary document which allowed them to bury the remains. The document did not state what he died from. April said that various trips to the Ruimveldt and Brickdam Police Stations, with the aim of getting information have left them frustrated. Kaieteur News was further told that relatives even went to the Head of the Office of Professional Responsibly, Mr. Mohamed Jameer to get an update on the matter.
After that, April said that she tried to get to the officer in charge of the police laboratory to find out if they had tested the rum that her son had consumed. She was shocked to know that this was never done.
âI was told that the police never had the bottle of rumâĶIt was only after I went there to find out they got âsomeâ bottle of rumâĶwe donât know if itâs the same bottle of rum my son drink,â April told Kaieteur News. The mother said that she also believes that persons who witnessed her son drinking the ârumâ were not properly questioned about the incident. April said that she had attempted to contact one of the persons but failed to do so. A senior police official has told Kaieteur News that this particular investigation is still being pursued by the police.
Kaieteur News was further told that the police were still waiting on the finding of the samples to continue the investigation. Jones died under mysterious circumstances while receiving medical treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after taking a sip from a bottle of five year old rum. One of his colleagues had told Kaieteur News that Jones along with four other workers was carrying out a âfull castâ in a yard in Middle Road La Penitence when Jones bought a bottle of Guinness. The colleague said that their boss man collected a bottle of five years old liquor from the owner of the house and Jones decided to take a âshotâ. The man went on to explain that minutes after Jones drank the rum, he started to complain about feeling unwell. It was during that time that the other workers observed Jones looking a little weak. With that, one of the men held on to Jones and called upon the others to summon help. Jones who was in a semi-unconscious condition was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
Seven months after his death, relatives of Sherlock Jones are yet to get any word from the police about the status of the investigation or from medical practitioners about the cause of his death. Jones died at the Georgetown Public Hospital minutes after he consumed a glass of liquor.
His mother, Marva April, said that she believes that her sonâs case is being swept under the carpet. The woman told Kaieteur News that the family is yet to receive a death certificate from the hospital showing the cause of death.
Relatives were given a temporary document which allowed them to bury the remains. The document did not state what he died from. April said that various trips to the Ruimveldt and Brickdam Police Stations, with the aim of getting information have left them frustrated. Kaieteur News was further told that relatives even went to the Head of the Office of Professional Responsibly, Mr. Mohamed Jameer to get an update on the matter.
After that, April said that she tried to get to the officer in charge of the police laboratory to find out if they had tested the rum that her son had consumed. She was shocked to know that this was never done.
âI was told that the police never had the bottle of rumâĶIt was only after I went there to find out they got âsomeâ bottle of rumâĶwe donât know if itâs the same bottle of rum my son drink,â April told Kaieteur News. The mother said that she also believes that persons who witnessed her son drinking the ârumâ were not properly questioned about the incident. April said that she had attempted to contact one of the persons but failed to do so. A senior police official has told Kaieteur News that this particular investigation is still being pursued by the police.
Kaieteur News was further told that the police were still waiting on the finding of the samples to continue the investigation. Jones died under mysterious circumstances while receiving medical treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after taking a sip from a bottle of five year old rum. One of his colleagues had told Kaieteur News that Jones along with four other workers was carrying out a âfull castâ in a yard in Middle Road La Penitence when Jones bought a bottle of Guinness. The colleague said that their boss man collected a bottle of five years old liquor from the owner of the house and Jones decided to take a âshotâ. The man went on to explain that minutes after Jones drank the rum, he started to complain about feeling unwell. It was during that time that the other workers observed Jones looking a little weak. With that, one of the men held on to Jones and called upon the others to summon help. Jones who was in a semi-unconscious condition was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
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quote:Originally posted by Tola:quote:Originally posted by D2:quote:Originally posted by BGurd_See:quote:Originally posted by Sase Singh:
I am an eternal optimist and I am convinced the person who call himself Bgurd is better than this; can write a better sentence; has a bit more intellectual mass.
My interpretation of what Gerhard is trying to do here is to highlight the plight of the ordinary citizens with respect to crime.
He is also expose the flawed decision of not taking the British Security help.
THE AFC will be engaging the British to source and secure this project.
So stay on the point and stop making yourself into a perpetual noise on the blog.
The AFC really believe that the white god will come from the sky and make everything right. They can't even control crime in their own country where they have access to the best tools police can want and funding up the wazoo. Yall keep glorifying the British, a bunch of snakes waiting to recapture its glory days by recolonizing its former colonies. hahahhahah
Former Member
Execution of clothing vendor still a mystery three years on
By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
Beyond the fact that some eight kilogrammes of cocaine were found concealed in the fuel tank of Raphael Piggottâs car, police were never able to develop any leads into the November 8, 2008 execution of the clothing vendor. Did he know the drugs were there? Where were they being taken? Who did they belong to? are just a few of the questions that remain unanswered nearly three years after he was gunned down in Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. Police have often not linked execution-style killings to drug-related activity but this was the first time in recent years that there was physical evidence, leaving little room for dispute.
Raphael Piggott
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said recently that since the incident and the subsequent discovery of the cocaine and a large quantity of foreign currency, there has been no new information or development in the investigation. Piggottâs then pregnant reputed wife Evanese King and a friend Vincent Da Costa â who were in the vehicle at the time â had been arrested and released. No one else was ever detained nor was any suspect identified.
When asked if the police knew who the drugs belonged to, Persaud said, âthe drugs were found in the tank of the car that he was in.â Days after the murder, Henry Greene, who at the time was the acting police commissioner, had said that Piggott was never under the police radar for drug trafficking. From all appearances he was unknown to the police. Stabroek News was unable to make contact with Piggottâs relatives who from the inception had denied that the man who also sold spare parts to make a living was into that kind of business (drugs). They had also said that he worked his car as a taxi and as such âanybody could put thing in the car.â
A source close to the investigation said that there is no way to dispute that the killing was not drug related. He said what was more baffling was that the killing seemed to have had more of a personal touch as the man was just shot and the killer and his accomplice fled. The source said that no attempts were made to grab the drugs or the money that was in the car. This probably meant that the perpetrators were instructed to kill Piggott and leave, or that they could not figure out where the drugs and money were hidden. Another theory was that the perpetrators were hoping the police would have missed the drugs and they would have gone later and retrieved them.
The source said too that it would be hard to understand how Piggott would not be aware that drugs were concealed in his car. According to the source, what is baffling too is that it was claimed that Piggott went to Suriname to do Christmas shopping, but came back to Guyana with US$14,041, âŽ1,100 and eight kilogrammes of cocaine. According to the source, even removing the cocaine from the equation, âitâs just hard to imagine what they were doing with that kind of money and where it came from.â It was not clear if there was evidence of Christmas shopping in the car when police turned up to investigate the shooting.
Persons in the Guyhoc Park area where Piggott lived told this newspaper recently that it was hard to picture the dead man in drug related activity as he appeared to be a quiet person who was not very popular in the area. They said that at the time of his death, he lived with his girlfriend and a brother in the bottom flat of a house. According to one resident, Piggott was the one who paid the rent. This newspaper was told that shortly after the killing the girlfriend and the brother moved out of the area. Based on information gathered by this newspaper, two cars were involved in the 5.15 pm incident.
King had told Stabroek News that she didnât see the shooter, just a small handgun in a hand that fired two bullets into her husbandâs back. She explained that they had returned from Suriname, where they had gone to do some Christmas shopping and her husband was dropping off his friend (Da Costa), who had accompanied them, at his Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge home when tragedy struck. She was sitting in the front seat while the friend was in the back seat. The woman recounted that they had reached the lot where the friend was to be dropped off but he had not exited as yet as her husband wanted to turn the car around. She said she knew something was wrong when Piggott reversed the car in a rash manner and when he turned the car around she saw him look through the window.
It was at that point she noticed the gun. Before she could react, the man fired two shots in Piggottâs direction. The injured man still had his foot on the accelerator and as a result he was in no position to control the vehicle which bolted forward at a speed. The car eventually came to halt in the yard of the Trooper Taxi Service in Sixth Street after ramming the fence. The barely alive, Piggott was rushed to a city hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
King had said after her husband was shot and the car crashed she never saw his friend again until she went to the police station to give a statement. It was then that they both were detained. But the friend had explained that after the car stopped he jumped out and ran to safety as he did not know if the gunman and his accomplices were still in the area. It is still unclear if any car was trailing Piggott, but from all indications it was not lying in wait for the man, residents in the area had said.
As the three year anniversary approaches, the question that still lingers is: will this case ever be solved?
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By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
Beyond the fact that some eight kilogrammes of cocaine were found concealed in the fuel tank of Raphael Piggottâs car, police were never able to develop any leads into the November 8, 2008 execution of the clothing vendor. Did he know the drugs were there? Where were they being taken? Who did they belong to? are just a few of the questions that remain unanswered nearly three years after he was gunned down in Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. Police have often not linked execution-style killings to drug-related activity but this was the first time in recent years that there was physical evidence, leaving little room for dispute.
Raphael Piggott
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said recently that since the incident and the subsequent discovery of the cocaine and a large quantity of foreign currency, there has been no new information or development in the investigation. Piggottâs then pregnant reputed wife Evanese King and a friend Vincent Da Costa â who were in the vehicle at the time â had been arrested and released. No one else was ever detained nor was any suspect identified.
When asked if the police knew who the drugs belonged to, Persaud said, âthe drugs were found in the tank of the car that he was in.â Days after the murder, Henry Greene, who at the time was the acting police commissioner, had said that Piggott was never under the police radar for drug trafficking. From all appearances he was unknown to the police. Stabroek News was unable to make contact with Piggottâs relatives who from the inception had denied that the man who also sold spare parts to make a living was into that kind of business (drugs). They had also said that he worked his car as a taxi and as such âanybody could put thing in the car.â
A source close to the investigation said that there is no way to dispute that the killing was not drug related. He said what was more baffling was that the killing seemed to have had more of a personal touch as the man was just shot and the killer and his accomplice fled. The source said that no attempts were made to grab the drugs or the money that was in the car. This probably meant that the perpetrators were instructed to kill Piggott and leave, or that they could not figure out where the drugs and money were hidden. Another theory was that the perpetrators were hoping the police would have missed the drugs and they would have gone later and retrieved them.
The source said too that it would be hard to understand how Piggott would not be aware that drugs were concealed in his car. According to the source, what is baffling too is that it was claimed that Piggott went to Suriname to do Christmas shopping, but came back to Guyana with US$14,041, âŽ1,100 and eight kilogrammes of cocaine. According to the source, even removing the cocaine from the equation, âitâs just hard to imagine what they were doing with that kind of money and where it came from.â It was not clear if there was evidence of Christmas shopping in the car when police turned up to investigate the shooting.
Persons in the Guyhoc Park area where Piggott lived told this newspaper recently that it was hard to picture the dead man in drug related activity as he appeared to be a quiet person who was not very popular in the area. They said that at the time of his death, he lived with his girlfriend and a brother in the bottom flat of a house. According to one resident, Piggott was the one who paid the rent. This newspaper was told that shortly after the killing the girlfriend and the brother moved out of the area. Based on information gathered by this newspaper, two cars were involved in the 5.15 pm incident.
King had told Stabroek News that she didnât see the shooter, just a small handgun in a hand that fired two bullets into her husbandâs back. She explained that they had returned from Suriname, where they had gone to do some Christmas shopping and her husband was dropping off his friend (Da Costa), who had accompanied them, at his Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge home when tragedy struck. She was sitting in the front seat while the friend was in the back seat. The woman recounted that they had reached the lot where the friend was to be dropped off but he had not exited as yet as her husband wanted to turn the car around. She said she knew something was wrong when Piggott reversed the car in a rash manner and when he turned the car around she saw him look through the window.
It was at that point she noticed the gun. Before she could react, the man fired two shots in Piggottâs direction. The injured man still had his foot on the accelerator and as a result he was in no position to control the vehicle which bolted forward at a speed. The car eventually came to halt in the yard of the Trooper Taxi Service in Sixth Street after ramming the fence. The barely alive, Piggott was rushed to a city hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
King had said after her husband was shot and the car crashed she never saw his friend again until she went to the police station to give a statement. It was then that they both were detained. But the friend had explained that after the car stopped he jumped out and ran to safety as he did not know if the gunman and his accomplices were still in the area. It is still unclear if any car was trailing Piggott, but from all indications it was not lying in wait for the man, residents in the area had said.
As the three year anniversary approaches, the question that still lingers is: will this case ever be solved?
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Former Member
The Sheema Mangar murder like many others has ended up in the cold case cabinet
By STABROEK STAFF | LETTERS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Dear Editor,
September 11,2011 marked one year since the brutal death of Sheema Mangar who was employed at the time at Demerara Bank Ltd. Onto this day the killer remains at large, which does not inspire much confidence in the rather slow pace at which the police authorities are proceeding with the investigation.
This certainly must add to the frustration and agony her parents and family members are experiencing, in addition to the malicious destruction of the small memorial that was erected at the spot where she met her demise. This act committed by some âvandalâ in broad daylight was deliberate, and a vulgar display of how degenerate, inhumane and lawless our society has become, causing law-abiding citizens to live in a state of fear and anxiety. We are all extremely vulnerable; nobody knows who is next to be brutally murdered or hit down and left to die on the street like some stray dog.
The underlying factor remains that life has become so dirt cheap in Guyana that for a cell phone Sheema Mangar was cruelly crushed to death. For weeks people expressed their disgust at the gruesome manner in which she was killed and the reluctance of the police to perform their duty to pursue and apprehend the killer and have justice served, for which they are paid by the citizens of this country. Every day we are awakened to the news of some horrifying murder, crash up, robberies, suicides, and the unprecedented wave of violence against women.
There is no consolation in the police press releases that the police are continuing their investigations, which actually means another case for the cold case cabinet. Literally hundreds of people have been brutally murdered and their cases all ended up in the cold case cabinet. It is only the Sheema Mangar family that has refused to give up their quest for justice.
Sheema Mangarâs attributes, her academic success, her dream to be a certified accountant all came to an abrupt end on that faithful afternoon of September 10, 2010. Her death is a loss to our country and our already small and diminishing population.
Yours faithfully,
Anatasia Alli
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By STABROEK STAFF | LETTERS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Dear Editor,
September 11,2011 marked one year since the brutal death of Sheema Mangar who was employed at the time at Demerara Bank Ltd. Onto this day the killer remains at large, which does not inspire much confidence in the rather slow pace at which the police authorities are proceeding with the investigation.
This certainly must add to the frustration and agony her parents and family members are experiencing, in addition to the malicious destruction of the small memorial that was erected at the spot where she met her demise. This act committed by some âvandalâ in broad daylight was deliberate, and a vulgar display of how degenerate, inhumane and lawless our society has become, causing law-abiding citizens to live in a state of fear and anxiety. We are all extremely vulnerable; nobody knows who is next to be brutally murdered or hit down and left to die on the street like some stray dog.
The underlying factor remains that life has become so dirt cheap in Guyana that for a cell phone Sheema Mangar was cruelly crushed to death. For weeks people expressed their disgust at the gruesome manner in which she was killed and the reluctance of the police to perform their duty to pursue and apprehend the killer and have justice served, for which they are paid by the citizens of this country. Every day we are awakened to the news of some horrifying murder, crash up, robberies, suicides, and the unprecedented wave of violence against women.
There is no consolation in the police press releases that the police are continuing their investigations, which actually means another case for the cold case cabinet. Literally hundreds of people have been brutally murdered and their cases all ended up in the cold case cabinet. It is only the Sheema Mangar family that has refused to give up their quest for justice.
Sheema Mangarâs attributes, her academic success, her dream to be a certified accountant all came to an abrupt end on that faithful afternoon of September 10, 2010. Her death is a loss to our country and our already small and diminishing population.
Yours faithfully,
Anatasia Alli
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Former Member
The police should be trained to handle simple problems
By STABROEK STAFF | LETTERS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Dear Editor,
It is about time that the police in Guyana be given some sensitivity training about how to handle simple problems. The police were called because a man was up in a tree and refused to come down, and this caused the police to fire shots at the man. I am concerned that the police in Guyana have lost their sense of responsibility. A man in a tree who refuses to come down does not warrant shots being fired at him. What serious crime did this man commit? Whose life is in danger if he remains in the tree? Could we not assume that at some point in time he would have to eat and perform other bodily functions? The point is, he is not about to commit another crime by being up in a tree surrounded by the police.
I have witnessed persons on the Brooklyn Bridge who have refused to descend and the police climbed up and removed them. At no time did they attempt to shoot them down. This and other blatant disregard for life by the Guyana police continues because the Commissioner of Police, the President and others in decision-making positions are insensitive to the needs and wants of the public. I am certain that there are numerous Guyanese who are appalled at this type of behaviour by the Guyana Police Force. If we the people donât speak up about these incidents, then this behaviour would never stop and the police will continue to receive tacit support for their unjustifiable actions.
Irrespective of the crime a person commits, once he is cornered by the police and he is not armed with the potential to injure the public or the police, then that person should not be shot by the police. A well trained police force would respect the rights of citizens and afford them the right to have their day in court. At no time should the police be judge and jury and dispense injustice as they see fit. On the contrary, the police should be charged whenever they show gross disregard for the life of any citizen.
Over the years, we have witnessed the deterioration of moral standards in the society. Many who are old enough could remember when the police never shot at any citizen unless that citizen was a direct threat to the public. Today we are constantly witnessing the police shooting for the simplest of reasons, with impunity. To run from the police could be the cause of oneâs fatal demise.
How many times have we witnessed the police being tried for a wrongful death in Guyana? Such action by the judicial system against the police rarely happens. There must be procedures the police should adhere to. Lest we forget, Duryea Walcott, being unarmed, was shot dead by the police in the 1980s while he walked with his girlfriend in the streets in Agricola. He was accused of stealing a cow. The police should not be immune from having the laws being applied to them, for they are also citizens of this developing country. The police must be given better training about how to handle different situations with the public, and they should not overreact.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Barker
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By STABROEK STAFF | LETTERS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Dear Editor,
It is about time that the police in Guyana be given some sensitivity training about how to handle simple problems. The police were called because a man was up in a tree and refused to come down, and this caused the police to fire shots at the man. I am concerned that the police in Guyana have lost their sense of responsibility. A man in a tree who refuses to come down does not warrant shots being fired at him. What serious crime did this man commit? Whose life is in danger if he remains in the tree? Could we not assume that at some point in time he would have to eat and perform other bodily functions? The point is, he is not about to commit another crime by being up in a tree surrounded by the police.
I have witnessed persons on the Brooklyn Bridge who have refused to descend and the police climbed up and removed them. At no time did they attempt to shoot them down. This and other blatant disregard for life by the Guyana police continues because the Commissioner of Police, the President and others in decision-making positions are insensitive to the needs and wants of the public. I am certain that there are numerous Guyanese who are appalled at this type of behaviour by the Guyana Police Force. If we the people donât speak up about these incidents, then this behaviour would never stop and the police will continue to receive tacit support for their unjustifiable actions.
Irrespective of the crime a person commits, once he is cornered by the police and he is not armed with the potential to injure the public or the police, then that person should not be shot by the police. A well trained police force would respect the rights of citizens and afford them the right to have their day in court. At no time should the police be judge and jury and dispense injustice as they see fit. On the contrary, the police should be charged whenever they show gross disregard for the life of any citizen.
Over the years, we have witnessed the deterioration of moral standards in the society. Many who are old enough could remember when the police never shot at any citizen unless that citizen was a direct threat to the public. Today we are constantly witnessing the police shooting for the simplest of reasons, with impunity. To run from the police could be the cause of oneâs fatal demise.
How many times have we witnessed the police being tried for a wrongful death in Guyana? Such action by the judicial system against the police rarely happens. There must be procedures the police should adhere to. Lest we forget, Duryea Walcott, being unarmed, was shot dead by the police in the 1980s while he walked with his girlfriend in the streets in Agricola. He was accused of stealing a cow. The police should not be immune from having the laws being applied to them, for they are also citizens of this developing country. The police must be given better training about how to handle different situations with the public, and they should not overreact.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Barker
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Bandits grab $2M in raid on Enmore family
By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
An Enmore businessman and his family are now traumatised, after they were attacked by armed bandits and robbed of approximately $2M in cash and jewellery. The incident occurred some time after 7:30 pm on Wednesday, as Karranchand Itwaru, 48, his family and workers had just completed locking up his general store at Station Street Enmore.
The manâs wife, Cindy Itwaru, 48, she was upstairs when the incident occurred. âMeh husband go upstairs and meh son â Trevor Itwaru â and this other worker â Leon Wickham â was outside stand-up and the watchman went at the side of the house, and the car come and pull-up and five of them rush out â one of them went inside de car â and them come to he [the son] and put the gun to he head, but he jus turn round and them knock he,â she said.
Police yesterday said Trevor Itwaru and Wickham were standing at the gate to the General Store when they were confronted by the perpetrators, who drove up in a motor car, held them at gunpoint and took them into the house. Inside, the men also held up Itwaru and his wife and tied up their victims, after which they ransacked the house and took away a quantity of jewellery, $300,000 in local currency, US$1,300 and a quantity of ammunition. According to Cindy, the men led her son and the watchman in the direction of the stairs, by which time her husband was on his way down to remind the two to take a bottle of water upstairs. He too was accosted by the men at gunpoint.
âOne of them say shoot [her husband] but them nah shoot. Them hold he and dem cyar he straight upstairs,â she said. By this time, the distraught woman related that she heard the commotion on the stairs and she too turned back to see what was the matter when she was accosted. âThey tell we donât look at them and them seh lie down and face the floor and them start to tie we up and them say, âway de money deh?ââ The family then directed the men to their middle bedroom, in which there was a bag along with a canister filled with the dayâs earnings and the profit of the business. She said that after picking up the canister and the bag, one of the men received a phone call, following which they hurried downstairs, out of the yard, into the car and sped away in the direction of the Enmore pasture.
The woman said that the female workers in the store later revealed to her that after the shop closed and they were on their way home, they observed a purple-coloured car patrolling the street and its occupants looking in at the store. She said that at the time, one of the girls jokingly said to the occupants: âIs wah yall watching in deh for? Dem ah watch meh!â
The police were summoned and according to the businessman they arrived about half hour after the robbery. They took statements from him and his son and promised to return yesterday to hear from his wife. The family related that the police did not pursue the perpetrators, as it was already too late to trace them. Apart from the cash, the businessmanâs wife said that the men took her wedding band, another gold ring and a diamond ring, which belonged to her, and a gold band belonging to her husband. She said that only one of the five intruders was wearing a handkerchief above his nose to hide his identity.
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By STABROEK STAFF | LOCAL | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
An Enmore businessman and his family are now traumatised, after they were attacked by armed bandits and robbed of approximately $2M in cash and jewellery. The incident occurred some time after 7:30 pm on Wednesday, as Karranchand Itwaru, 48, his family and workers had just completed locking up his general store at Station Street Enmore.
The manâs wife, Cindy Itwaru, 48, she was upstairs when the incident occurred. âMeh husband go upstairs and meh son â Trevor Itwaru â and this other worker â Leon Wickham â was outside stand-up and the watchman went at the side of the house, and the car come and pull-up and five of them rush out â one of them went inside de car â and them come to he [the son] and put the gun to he head, but he jus turn round and them knock he,â she said.
Police yesterday said Trevor Itwaru and Wickham were standing at the gate to the General Store when they were confronted by the perpetrators, who drove up in a motor car, held them at gunpoint and took them into the house. Inside, the men also held up Itwaru and his wife and tied up their victims, after which they ransacked the house and took away a quantity of jewellery, $300,000 in local currency, US$1,300 and a quantity of ammunition. According to Cindy, the men led her son and the watchman in the direction of the stairs, by which time her husband was on his way down to remind the two to take a bottle of water upstairs. He too was accosted by the men at gunpoint.
âOne of them say shoot [her husband] but them nah shoot. Them hold he and dem cyar he straight upstairs,â she said. By this time, the distraught woman related that she heard the commotion on the stairs and she too turned back to see what was the matter when she was accosted. âThey tell we donât look at them and them seh lie down and face the floor and them start to tie we up and them say, âway de money deh?ââ The family then directed the men to their middle bedroom, in which there was a bag along with a canister filled with the dayâs earnings and the profit of the business. She said that after picking up the canister and the bag, one of the men received a phone call, following which they hurried downstairs, out of the yard, into the car and sped away in the direction of the Enmore pasture.
The woman said that the female workers in the store later revealed to her that after the shop closed and they were on their way home, they observed a purple-coloured car patrolling the street and its occupants looking in at the store. She said that at the time, one of the girls jokingly said to the occupants: âIs wah yall watching in deh for? Dem ah watch meh!â
The police were summoned and according to the businessman they arrived about half hour after the robbery. They took statements from him and his son and promised to return yesterday to hear from his wife. The family related that the police did not pursue the perpetrators, as it was already too late to trace them. Apart from the cash, the businessmanâs wife said that the men took her wedding band, another gold ring and a diamond ring, which belonged to her, and a gold band belonging to her husband. She said that only one of the five intruders was wearing a handkerchief above his nose to hide his identity.
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jags (Guest)
These are the things that the population are really pissed off about and no matter how you slice it and dice it we will pay a price for this lethargic and seemingly carefree approach in this election cycle.
jags (Guest)
Albert and SJ do you guys have any video of our meeting in enmore last night?
Tis true what you seh deh gerald. Tings ruff in the field ruff and it aint chicken in de ruff.
Tis true what you seh deh gerald. Tings ruff in the field ruff and it aint chicken in de ruff.
jags (Guest)
Gerald why you doan come back and join de PPP and if you can bring Ramjattan wid you that would be helpful. You already have a nice red shirt we wouldnt have to give you a new one (communist red).
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