Six charged with murder of pandit who was beaten to death in front of his home

Six men were today charged with the murder of Rishi Barrat who was beaten to death in front of his home. The six men were hauled before Magistrate Alex Moore in the  #51 Village Magistrates’ Court this morning where the indictable charge of murder was read to them. Charged are Devendra Khemraj, Ramzan Ally, Javed Ghanie, Anil Angersham, Gregory Tejpertab and Vidaianand Khemraj. The men were in front of the 60 year old man’s home at lot 10 Grant 106 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice imbibing and using foul language.  Barrat reportedly went out to the men with a piece of wood and told them to move from in front of his yard.

This did not sit well with the suspects and according to the Police, the men became annoyed, armed themselves and dealt the victim several blows about his body which caused him to fall in the street.

The victim was picked up by his relatives in an unconscious state and rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The men were all remanded to prison and will make their next court appearance on 14th October.

 Linden to “Shut Down” on Monday

 Linden to “Shut Down” on Monday to register their objection and rejection of the government’s dictatorship and mandatory vaccination policy.
In a joint statement from the Upper Demerara/Berbice Leadership on Mandatory Vaccinations the leadership of Region Ten said they are deeply concerned about the dictatorial and discriminatory approaches and posture of the government in its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and its mandatory vaccination policy on the citizenry.

Further, the statement added that many of Region Ten’s health care workers are being denied access and entry to their places of work. This action has placed the health and safety of our region at a severe risk of a greater and catastrophic health crisis than what it currently obtains, hence being the lowest vaccinated region.

It is important to note that our region already has a shortage of much needed doctors and nurses due to transfers and a migration exodus to foreign lands. Further, there are shortages of much needed and necessary equipment, medical apparatus and the required amount of gears and drugs to effectively and efficiently manage an increase of COVID-19 patients in the region and it is most worrisome.

Additionally, the denial of our residents to access much needed government services of which their taxes pay, is most untenable.

The leadership feels that Region Ten of which they are assured, is intentionally and strategically being targeted and discriminated against.

Hundreds of our residents are still not in receipt of COVID-19 cash grants, “because we care” educational cash grants and hundreds were taken off and denied public assistance, many of our farmers have been denied the cash grants to assist in their rebuilding, our pensioners are concerned about not getting their promised increase, and the denial of bonafide residents of the region access to house lots at an affordable price, to mention a few, solidifies this view.

We have observed the recent attempt by the government to now target our teachers in this region.

 

Let it be known, that despite all those aforementioned atrocities we as a region will stand resolute and united to continually reject this government’s dictatorial imposition being placed on our people and we will resist and fight against it to the hilt. We will stand firm in defense of our people until this decision that affects our people and by extension every Guyanese citizen is reconsidered.

152 pounds of foreign and local weed busted in Norton Street

 One  person is in custody following the discovery of  152lbs. of cannabis hidden in barrels. This discovery was made following operations conducted by Officers of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) this morning. (Thursday, 2nd September, 2021)According to a statement from CANU, the search was conducted in the upper flat of a building at 42 Norton Street

where several parcels of local as well as foreign cannabis were discovered in 3 barrels. One person was arrested and escorted to CANU, HQ. Investigations are on
going.

GDF Lance Corporal and girlfriend killed execution style in Sophia

Two persons were shot dead in an execution style killing at B Field Sophia late last night.
The victims were identified by the police as Daniel Fraser, a 26-year-old male Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force and of lot 598 A Field Sophia and Shanicka Forde a 23-year-old unemployed female who was residing in Barbados and was staying at her friend Tashanna George of lot 633 South Sophia, East Coast Demerara. The woman was on vacation for the past three months. The victims were pounced upon by an unknown suspect who opened fire on them. Fraser received one gunshot wound to his chest while Forde received three shots – one to the chest, one to her right knee and one to the right side abdomen which exited the left side abdomen.
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that their investigations revealed that earlier in the night Fraser and Forde were imbibing at a shop in C Field Sophia before leaving for home on Fraser’s motorcycle CK 9296
As they were heading west along last street ‘B’ Field Sophia, they were confronted by an unknown male who approached them from a northern direction on a bicycle and discharged six rounds at Fraser and Forde causing them to fall on the ground. The suspect then rode away in a western direction and made good his escape. Fraser and Forde were picked up by Fraser’s brother Darrell Fraser and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in a taxi where they were pronounced dead on arrival. The bodies are currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary awaiting post mortem examination. The police are reporting that checks were made for the suspect but without success, as the probe continues into the matter.

Pensioner perishes in an early morning fire. 8 Homeless.

A Former general manager of National Printers Limited perished in an early morning fire in John Street Campbellville. Dead is Angold Thompson 76. 8 persons are now homeless. His daughter Emani Thompson said she awakened by a loud noise, and her son calling her. She then went into one of the bedrooms and saw the blazing fire on the mattress which quickly spread to the wall.

The woman said they tried to put out the fire but it quickly got out of control and they began waking up the other occupants to evacuate the house.

She said while coming out, Thompson turned back and was trapped in the blaze. His remains were later discovered after the fire was extinguished.
Nothing was saved from the two storied building. As the victim’s remains were removed by undertakers of the Memorial Gardens Funeral home, relatives burst into tears. An investigation is currently underway by the Police and Guyana Fire Service to ascertain the origin of the fire.