Parika man charged with murder of 26-year-old fisherman

Remaldo Parris, called ‘Romel’, a 23-year-old Watchman of Parika Sea Dam, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested on Monday and charged today (Friday) with Murder, Contrary to Common Law, committed on Munaf Azeez, a 26-year-old Fisherman of Seaview, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara. The accused appeared today before Magistrate Zameena Ali-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court and he was not required to plea to the charge. He was remanded and the case was postponed to May 11th, 2023.

The Post  Mortem report conducted on the remains of fisherman Munaf Azeez has revealed that he died as a result of a perforated heart and lung due to stab wounds.
The autopsy was performed today by Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, at the Ezekiel Funeral Home at Best Village, West Coast Demerara.

Housewife charged with Threatening Language and Attempting to incite Hostility or Ill-will

Zalena Ali called Kim Ali, a 59-year-old housewife of Lot 140 Section ‘A’ Block ‘Y’ Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, was today charged with Threatening Language, Contrary to Section 141(a) of the SJOA Chapter 8:02, committed on the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
She was also charged with Attempt to Excite Hostility or Ill-will, Contrary to section 2(3) of the Racial Hostility Act, Chapter 23:01, committed on Raynard Sobers.
Ali appeared in the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce where the charges were read to her. The woman was arrested on Sunday after the video was posted on social media.

Today in court she pleaded guilty to the charge of Attempting to Excite Hostility or Ill-will and was fined $75,000 dollars  Meanwhile, she pleaded not guilty to the charge of Threatening Language and was placed on $25,000 dollars bail. The matter was adjourned to  May 18th, 2023.

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Fisherman dies as a result of a perforated heart and lung due to stab wound – PM report

The Post  Mortem report conducted on the remains of fisherman Munaf Azeez has revealed that he died as a result of a perforated heart and lung due to stab wounds.
The autopsy was performed today by Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, at the Ezekiel Funeral Home at Best Village, West Coast Demerara.

Five persons were taken into police custody in connection with the death of 26-year-old Anna Catherina Fisherman, Munaf Azeez.

The police in a press statement said investigations conducted by ranks of Regional Divisional 3 revealed that five men approached Azeez at the Anna Catherina Sea Wall on Monday where they accused him of chopping up their seine. It is said that one of the men was armed with a cutlass while the other was armed with a knife.

The police reported that an argument ensued and the suspect with the knife dealt Azeez a stab to the lower right-side chest. The young fisherman ran a short distance before collapsing to the ground while the suspects ran in different directions.

One of the suspects, a 28-year-old fisherman who ran to his car which was parked on the Sea dam, was arrested by a mobile patrol. According to the police, the fisherman who owned several boats identified the others in the attack.

Azeez was picked up and rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, the police said the file is with the DPP for legal advice.

Opposition says GECOM’s chair must restore public trust in her stewardship and the commission

The Opposition in a statement said GECOM Chairperson Claudette Singh continues to chair the Commission and cast her votes in a manner that (to quote Commissioner Vincent Alexander) “brings into question GECOM`s fitness for purpose as an impartial electoral body.”  According to the APNU/ AFC, the recent appointments of senior staff have again exposed Claudette Singh’s incapacity and unwillingness to ensure GECOM can win the trust and confidence of the Guyanese public.

Instead of seeking to foster compromise and consensus among GECOM commissioners, she has allowed the tyranny of the majority to prevail.

Further, the Opposition pointed out that the chairman has used her casting vote to override or ignore well-established administrative laws, rules, and principles. She has turned the Commission into a PPP stooge instead of the independent entity that the constitution envisages and the citizens expect.

It was noted by the opposition that the recent appointment of Mr. Aneal Giddings as the Deputy Chief Elections Officer is a case in point. Mr. Giddings’ selection and appointment could not have been possible but Chairperson Claudette Singh joined with the PPP commissioners to manipulate and disfigure the employment process. The records show he was not the most qualified candidate nor, worse, did he even meet the qualification criteria. Yet the GECOM chair voted for him to be selected and appointed.

As Commissioner Vincent Alexander publicly stated, this is the third time in succession that GECOM has contrived to appoint a candidate who has not met the mandatory requirement. The other cases are the current CEO and the ACEO. In the latter case, the position of ACEO was re-advertised even though at least four of the original applicants met the requirements and were shortlisted on both occasions. However, Claudette Singh colluded with the PPP commissioners to allow a retiree who had not previously applied to get the job.

The opposition statement posited that the Guyanese public calls on Claudette Singh to explain these and her other disgraceful acts – all of which favour the PPP. She must stand before the people of Guyana and fully account to them. She must show integrity and decency. She must restore public trust in her stewardship and the commission. Failing to do any of these, she must go.