GRENADE THROWN IN CROWD. ONE MAN KILLED.

One man reportedly lost his head after an unknown source threw a live grenade in the middle of a crowd at Stabroek Market square in the vicinity of Parliament building.

Ninteen other persons were injured and rushed to Georgetown Hospital Corporation while police tried to maintain order. This is the first incident of this nature that has occurred in recent time.

BANDITS CART OFF $10 M IN LOOT AT ECCLES ROBBERY

Police are investigating a robbery that happened just within the hour at Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara. Details emerging so far are that the bandits took in total ten million dollars before escaping. It is not yet clear if anyone was injured. The victim of the robbery is said to be a dredge owner conducting business in buying and selling raw gold and diamond.

More details as they emerge.

ENMORE MAN STABS BROTHER TO DEATH IN CELLPHONE ROW

Gregory Roberts

Another Cain and Abel story. A33-year-old  man from Enmore East Demerara was allegedly stabbed to death this morning by his brother following an argument over a lost cell phone.

Reports are that Ganesh Nabi of 152 North Enmore, East Coast Demerara was stabbed to the left side of his neck with a broken bottle around 10:30 this morning. He died at the Georgetown Public Hospital while receiving treatment around 12 pm.

His brother, Joseph Kaladin called ‘Van Damme’ is now in police custody. On Sunday night Gregory Roberts was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother following an argument at their Dem Amstel, West Coast Demerara home.
The younger brother today appeared in court in Den Amstel.


 

TWO DEAD FROM ROBBERY SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE

‎​One bandit and the owner of a grocery store in Chateau Margot died after there was a shootout with three bandits and the police. An injured bandit is at GPHC receiving medical attention for his injury. Three armed bandits around 9:00 hrs yesterday robbed L n D Super Market located at Chateau Margot. The bandits shot the owner of the store who later succumbed to his wounds. Before escaping, one of the bandits was shot, they have since escaped into the Beterverwagting area. Police continues their search
Update:‎​Two of three armed bandits were gundowned by police around 10:00 hrs in the LBI area,the third one is in police custody. During the pursuit of the bandits a CPG/RC member, Davinand Shemraj was shot in the leg, he is being rushed to the city hospital.
This followed a robbery at the L n D Supermarket at Chateau Margot, the Supermarket Owner was also shot

BROTHER STABBED FOLLOWING ARGUMENT

A Cane and Abel Story.
The village of Dem Amstel, WCD was thrown into a state of shock when a heated argument between two brothers turned deadly. Reports are that around 20:30hrs on Sunday Merlon and his older brother Jeffery following the argument a fight broke out at which time Merlon , 19, took out a knife n reportedly stabbed his brother‎​ about eight times, the incident occured at Blankenburg, old road.

TWO ARRESTED FOR STABBING ON SEAWALL

Dead: Dwayne Durant

Two men are in Police custody for the stabbing of a William Street, Kitty resident. Dead is Dwayne Durant, 18, and injured is Trevor Barrow, 18, of Grove Housing Scheme. The two along with Floyd Beckles were on the seawall watching the motorcade when they were attacked by three men armed with kitchen knives.
According to relatives of Durant, the stabbing incident is the conclusion of a drawn out 'old vibes' between Durant and the three men.
Beckles who managed to escape unharmed related that Durant and the men had a 'slight talk' with a girl who later brought one of the murder suspects to beat him up. However being unable to do this he later brought three other men.

Meantime Barrow is hospitalised in a stable condition. A post mortem examination will be done on Monday to determine his cause of death.

BODY FOUND IN EMPTY LOT AT CROWN STREET

Police are investigating the death of a man of African descent who was found lying face down in a trench aback an empty lot at Crown Street, Georgetown.

The dead man has been identified by neighbors only as David. He has been living along Crown Street for the past 10 years. He gave his last address to neighbors as Charlotte and Almond Street.

However while he was described as a destitute, he was living in the garage of a resident, Davi Persaud of Crown Street.


David who is said to be in his late sixties is still to be identified officially. His body lies at the Sandy’s Funeral parlour. When he was found, he was wearing a black trouser, white shirt and a watch on his left hand. There was a mark on his forehead. Persaud related that she last saw the man around 10:00 hrs and became worried after he did not come home for dinner.

A search was launched this morning when the body was found. It is suspected that he may have gone there to ease his bowels when he met his demise.

BODY FOUND AT AIRSTRIP ROAD, MAHDIA

Police at Mahdia are investigating the circumstances which led to the discovery
of the body of Hugh McPherson called CULLIE BOY, age 27years, which was found  about 07:00hrs today at 111 Miles, Airstrip Road, with a wound to his left  upper back.

The deceased was last seen alive about 22:30hrs on Friday October 8, 2010 but was reported missing at the Mahdia Police station.

His body is awaiting post mortem as investigations are continuing.

PREGNANT GUYANESE WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH IN HER CAR

Omadevi and her mother in happier times

The body of a twenty-two year old Annandale East Coast Demerara woman who migrated to the United States two years ago, was found burnt in her car after a suspected robbery.

Her charred remains according to WPIX-TV news was foud in the back seat of her 2000 BMW.

Police of the NYPD has ruled Omadevi Saran's death as a robbery and homicide. The pregnant two months old woman was prounounced dead on the crime scene. Her car which was on fire at the corner of Jamaica Ave and 130th Street, had to be put out when Police arrived. No suspect is in custody presently.

BANDIT INJURED AFTER SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE

Police are combing health institutions for a suspected bandit who was shot after Police and two bandits engaged in a shootout around 15:00 hrs on Saturday afternoon. According to Police reports, Police were investigating a robbery that was committed by two armed bandits on the Hemraj family of Leonora.

Police approached the two suspects when the men opened fire. In return the Police shot back at the bandit and one of the was injured. Nevertheless both managed to escape. On Thursday night armed bandits attacked and shot two members of a Cornelia Ida Family. Shot were Premananda Khemlall who has been discharged from Hospital and Bridgemohan who was shot four times. He remains in a serious condition at the GPHC.

CHILD CARE PROTECTION HEAD RESIGN AFTER PRESSURE IN NEESA GOPAUL CASE

Neesa Lalita Gopaul

-HM OF QUEENS COLLEGE ALSO BEING PRESSURED TO RESIGN

Following reports that murdered teenager Neesa Lalita Gopaul had made reports to the child protection Agency but the agency failed to assist the teenager, the head of that agency has resigned after pressure from a number of sources.

The operations manager at the Child Care and Protection Unit of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Diana Lawrence, resigned on Friday even as an investigation that was ordered by Human Services Minister, Priya Mancikchand is ongoing. The Minister at a press conference earlier this week admitted that the agency failed the teen who was clobbered until her head was nearly taken off her body.

 The officers subsequently did nothing to undertake follow ups to determine whether any progress was being made as it relates to the 16-year-old Neesa Lalita Gopaul.

Meanwhile there's another twist to the story. The head of Queens College Friedel Isaacs is also being pressured to resign after she too reportedly failed to assist the teen. The head mistress told Child Care Protection officers that it was against school policy to allow them to speak to Neesa about the abuse she was facing. The officers attempted to contact the teen via her school after her mother and step father told officers that she was not at home and they did not have a contact number for her. The mother Shareema Gopaul and Barry Small-the step father have been charged for murder. The teen had alleged that her step father abused her sexually and drugged her before doing the act on many occasions. Her mother too it is understood knew of the abuse but she too was abused physically by Small.

More details in Tommorow's Guyana Times newspaper.

WANTED MEN BY POLICE RELEASED ON $100,000 STATION BAIL.



Shervington Lovell called Big Head

 Six of seven men who were in custody after Police issued wanted bulletins for questioning into murder were released on $100,000 station bail each. Earlier in the day Chief Justice Ian Chang had granted Order Nisi for the men after their lawyers made representation at the High Court. However the men were to be released on Monday. It is not clear why they were released early Saturday night.

Police on Thursday and Friday issued wanted bulletins for Brahmanand Rambriche, Lloyd Roberts who was wanted for two murders in 2009, Richardo Rodriques, Dennis Edwards and Clayton Hutson. These men turned themselves in with their lawyers all except Hutson received bail.

Police are still seeking Mark De Abreu, Sean Belfield, David Charran, John De Santos, Paul Daby, his father Paul 'Coolie Paul' Daby of D' Aguiar Park, and his younger son Peter Daby, Hotel owner Salim Juman Azeez, Royston Penniston and Berbician Shervington Lovell called Big Head.

The wanted bulletins issued by Police comes after the slayings of eight people- the execution style killing of five people in a Cummings Lodge shooting, the gunning down of Mark Caesar called Lil Mark on Adelaide and Broad streets and the recent drive-by shooting on October 4 on Stone walk Campbellville which left two dead.
Police has stated that the spent shells found on the scenes of the Adelaide St shooting and Campbellville shooting are identical suggesting that the same may have been used. Lil Mark was said to be a close friend of Steve Jupiter, the driver of the car in the Cummings Lodge shooting. He was also a close friend to Patrick Goodluck who died in the Campbellville shooting.
Police Commissioner at a press conference last month had stated that the shootings were drug related and that the killings may have stemmed from the warring by gangs for 7 kilos of stolen cocaine.

More details in tommorow's Guyana Times

NEWS UPDATE

The high powered weapons that were seized

Sorry guys for not keeping you up to date on the happenings but here's what's going on.

 Police has issued a wanted bulletin for Leon Clifton Robinson of last known address Vigilance squatting area and Frienship East Coast Demerara. He is wanted for the murder of his reputed wife Deon Stephens, whom it is alleged he stabbed to death 22 times. Also a wanted bulletin has been issued for Samuel Fraser in connection with a series of robberies under arms matter pending before several magistrates' courts in Berbice. Fraser's last known address is Liverpool or Cromarty villages, Corentyne. Berbice.

Meanwhile Police in Berbice intercepted Timothy Sampson of Adelphi East Canje with 2 Ak 47 rifles, an UZI and a shot gun. Sampson and another suspect had the high powered rifles in a bag and seemed to be transporting them somewhere when Police on Patrol from the Reliance Police Station stopped them and conducted a search. The Police are investigating whether these weapons may have been used in Sunday night's robbery of a Corriverton family and if they are linked to any other robberies committed in Berbice recently.

Also another wanted bulletin was issued by Police for one Sheik Alim Samad, for the robbery and subsequent murder of a Hope Mahaica man.
I don't know about you guys but I think the Police has done a commendable job for this week so far. First cracking the Bartica Murder case and now identifying suspects for questioning in several other criminal activities.

More details on these stories as Police investigations unveil... You can also check tommorow's Guyana Times edition for details in all the stories.

Will keep you guys posted.

5 CHARGED FOR BARTICA DOUBLE MURDER

Deonarine Ramdeo

Jainarine Ragoobar

Policeman Marlon Letlow and four others appeared in court to answer to charges of robbery and murder committed on two miners in Bartica earlier this month.

The Police are reportedly looking for a sixth suspect who is an ex-soldier.The other four suspects are Kim Bumbury, Mechanic Rawle Newton, former immigration officer Linden Scotland and Michael Newton. Rawle Newton was charged for the murders of the men while the others were charged for aiding and abetting the crime.

The Policeman Letlow and Scotland according to Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford, after they heard of the incident and the suspects, the men approached Rawle Newton and extorted $1.2 M and a car to keep silent on the incident. The car and a number of other items were bought with money stolen from the murder victims.

The Policeman and ex-immigration officer were caught during a sting operation. More details on the charges in Tommorow's Guyana Times.

MOTHER KILLS 8 MONTH OLD CHILD, THROWS BODY IN TOILET



The latrine and the sheet which wrapped the baby


An eighteen year old Parika Facade resident is now in Police custody after the decomposed body of her 8 month daughter was retrieved from a pit latrine in the yard behind her house. The baby is suspected to have been killed sometime on Monday and then wrapped in a sheet, towel and then a hammock and placed in the latrine pit.

The woman who is originally from Lethem is named Sattie. The Police was called in after neighbors did not see the woman with the baby. When questioned as to the baby's wherabouts she gave conflicting reports. "Sattie said she gave away the baby in one instance and her sister from Lethem took the baby with her," in another instance the neighbour reported. A neighbor told Guyana Times that the baby normally cries alot. She was born without an anus and suffered from a number of ailments. The child used to excrete through a tube on the side of her stomach.

When asked, neighbours said the young mother never showed any signs of frustration and they were baffled as to why she would harm the child. At the time of the incident, the sister in law of the accused related that her brother was not the father of the child but he "took up," with the girl after they met while her daughter was in hospital. The sister-in-law related that her brother felt sorry for Sattie and took her in. However since going to the interior to work, neighbours have reported that Sattie is a regular at going out at nights and leaving the baby at home. This prompted them to check for the baby after they heard no sound from the house. 

Neighbours believed she was lying after the two conflicting reports and called in the Police. A Post Mortem examination of the baby is to be performed on the remains to determine the cause of death and an according charge will be issued if the child was killed.

See Saturday's Guyana Times for full details

2 POLICEMEN, WOMAN, MECHANIC ARRESTED FOR BARTICA MURDERS

Dead miner: Jainarine Ragoobar



Dead Miner: Deonarine Ramdeo


2 Police officers, a mechanic and a woman are in Police custody assisting with investigations into the Bartica murders whereby two miners were killed. Also four cars and a ATV motorcycle, and a washing machine were seized and Police suspect that the vehicles and appliance were bought with the 'blood money' from the killings.



The mechanic arrested was employed by Rickey Ramnarine, the owner of C B and R mining and the house in which the bodies of the men were found in.

One of the cars seized was registered in the name of woman who was arrested while the rest of the cars are owned by a car dealership in Croal Street.

Meanwhile a quantity of diamonds, raw gold, US and bhajan currency were recovered in a hotel room occupied by one of the suspects on the East Coast. The Police apparently trailed the suspect from Bartica after he stayed at a Bartica Hotel. Bills from the Bartica Hotel were recovered with the money and other items.
The GPF meantime are working feverishly to solve the crime which rocked Bartica over a week ago

More as this story unfolds but this is the news to the moment.

VREED-EN-HOOP MAN FOUND DEAD AT BETTER HOPE

Police in a press release has said that while on the Better Hope Public Road, a police patrol found the body of Javed Mohammed,23,of Best Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. The man is suspected to have died sometime within the last 24 hours.


Police said the man had an injury to his right side chest and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Mohammed's body is at the Hospital's Mortuary awaitng an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

BODY WITH WOUNDS DISCOVERED AT KILCOY FORESHORE.

The body of a male believed to a Corentyne resident was discovered with wounds about the body and Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death. Investigators said they believe that Ryan Ramkirpaul,38, was killed. His body was found around 9:20 am on Sunday at the Kilcoy foreshore, Corentyne.


Police said Ramkirpaul was recently released from prison during May of this year. "Ramkirpaul had served several prison sentences following convictions for various criminal offences including robbery, robbery under arms and larceny," a Police press release said.

A post mortem will be conducted on the body to determine the cause of death in the new week.

BERBICE BUSINESSMAN ROBBED

(From the Guyana Times Sunday Sept 12,2010)

The police are questioning a man believed to be one of two men who robbed a businessman residing along Church Street, New Amsterdam at about 23: 00hrs Friday night.

According to reports, the businessman who operates a spare parts business, had just entered his yard when the two men held him at knife point.

The two relieved the unsuspecting victim of $ 5000 cash, wallet valued $ 8000, a timex watch valued $17500, a gold band worth $ 5000 and one earring worth $ 6500.
The men then escaped by bicycle.
The victim told investigators that he had just returned from a Chinese shop in the area.

He said that he heard the bicycles approached him but did not realize that the men were bandits.

MON REPOS FAMILY ROBBED

Gunmen robbed a Mon Repos family of a substantial amount of cash and jewellery on Saturday night while he family was relaxing.

The victims are reported to be a Mr. Hack and his wife. Both were severely beaten. Before escaping with the valuables, the gunmen discharged a round of bullets to scare neighbors from coming to the family's rescue.