Linden man dead, mother and daughter arrested

A mother and daughter are in police custody following the death of a Wismar man. The police in a press statement today said between 9 and 930 last night, 47 year old Samuel DeSouza was involved in an altercation with a woman and her daughter. However, DeSouza ran away from the two in the direction of his home.

Some thirty minutes later, the two were informed of the man’s demise by two unidentified men.

According to the police, at the scene, the man was observed laying on his back at the front of his home. A wooden handle spear was found on the body with what appeared to be blood. Three knives and a screw driver were found in the pants waist of the deceased.

AFC ready to lend assistance to return sanctity to House Chambers

The Alliance For Change (AFC) today said it is ready to engage the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor  Nadir to restore sanctity to the Chambers of the National assembly during sittings.

The AFC says it is dismayed, distressed and disappointed in the unholy turn of events and disintegration of law, order and parliamentary norms as witnessed during the recent 2021 Budget debates and consideration of the Financial Estimates.

The party in its statement, criticized the speaker for his handling of the assault of one of its members of parliament. According to the AFC, the Speaker treated the matter very lightly, failed and refused to ensure that there was an impartial investigation, in the interim, to ensure that the accused perpetrator was withdrawn from the House pending the outcome of the investigation.

Husband dead wife critical after Berbice accident

One dead one critical in hospital following an accident on the Berbice River Bridge Access Road. Dead is Vijay Jaigobin of Lot 2 ‘C’ Bath Settlement while his wife Alicia Jaigobin remains in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

The police are reporting that the car was driven by 33-year-old Vijay Jaigobin who lost control of the vehicle and collided with a concrete culvert and ended up in a nearby trench.

They were both rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in an unconscious state. Vijay Jaigobin was pronounced dead on arrival while his Alicia Jaigobin is hospitalised in an unconscious state at New Amsterdam Hospital.

The couple were the only occupants of the car at the time of the accident. The Police investigations are ongoing.

President says he will not meet with Opposition until he is recognized

I will not meet with the leader of the opposition until he recognizes me as President and my government, says President Irfaan Ali.

Opposition leader Joseph Harmon said he is ready to engage the government on the incursion by Venezuela, however, President Ali is refusing to agree to a meeting until the Opposition Leader recognizes him as President and his government’s legitimacy. Ali made the comment on the sidelines of the Annual Police Officers Conference at the National Cultural Centre.

According to Ali, he is  ready to speak with anyone which is what he has been doing. However, as as Harmon and President are standing their ground, Venezuela continues to openly challenge Guyana’s sovereignty.

 

 

 

 

Guyana writes Venezuela on its fighter jets flying over Guyana’s airspace

Guyana yesterday issued a protest note to Venezuela after two fighter jets were seen flying over the community of Eteringbang in Region 7 on Tuesday.

The move has been condemned in political circles and Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd summoned his Venezuelan counterpart Luis Edgardo Diaz Monclus and presented him with a formal protest on the latest aggression against Guyana by Venezuela.

At approximately 13:20 hrs. on Tuesday, two Venezuelan Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets, flew over the community of Eteringbang and the airstrip at a very low altitude. The fighter jets then circled the location once before proceeding in an easterly direction. The Minister noted that the act of aggression was a clear violation of Guyana’s territorial space as well as International law and convention.

GRA & CANU confirmed that the 307 pounds of cocaine busted in Jamaica left a city wharf

The Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (Canu) and the Guyana revenue Authority this evening confirmed that both the containers busted with cocaine left a port in the city.
The 307 pounds of cocaine was busted in Jamaica on Monday. The drugs were found in rice and lumber. CANU said One container, containing logs of lumber was found to contain a box with parcels of suspected cocaine and the (2) second container, contained multiple duffle bags that also contained parcels of suspected cocaine.
The drugs were found in two of six transshipment containers that arrived on the island from Guyana en route to Haiti and China.
 CANU in a release said Investigations revealed that security checks were done by the Guyana Revenue
Authority personnel prior to the departure of the shipment and it is suspected that the containers may have been contaminated after those security checks were done.
The drug enforcement agency said shippers relating to relevant consignments have been contacted and are assisting with the joint investigation into the matter.
The total weight of the drugs is approximately 139.4 kilograms (307 pounds) and the estimated street value is US$6.59 million. No one has been arrested in connection with the seizure so far.

CANU’s investigation continues.