Boat Captain remanded after being accused of harbouring his son and three other Mazaruni Prison escapees

The accused, Ralph Jones appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert in the Vreen-En-Hoop court and was not required to plea to the indictable charge. The court was told that the 60-year-old man of lot 114 Fourth Avenue Bartica received, comforted, harboured, and maintained the escapees. The four prisoners, Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia, and Ryan Jones are wanted by the police for escaping from the Mazaruni Prison on February 16, 2021.
Attorney-at Law Adrian Thompson appeared on behalf of Jones. The attorney told the court that Jones’ son and the other escapees showed up at his home demanding food and money. Thompson said his client was fearful for his life and if he had not helped the escapees it could have cost him his life.  Jones was refused bail and remanded to prison until March 5th.

Murder suspect deported from Suriname

The freedom of murder accused Jankie Tapsie was short-lived with her arrested in neighbouring Suriname on Wednesday. Tapsie was handed over to the Guyana Police Force today but the Surinamese. The woman is the prime suspect in the murder of  85 year old Bibi Ramjit.  The pensioner was found in a bedroom, at her La Grange Old Road, West Bank Demerara home. Motionless on her bed, Ramjit’s feet and hands bound and her mouth taped up. At the time of her death Ramjit operated a small shop on the ground floor of her home. 

The police took Tapise back to the scene on the West Bank of Demerara as the lawmen continued their probe into the murder.

Tapise was arrested last year, but managed to escape from the station when she asked to used the bathroom. 

Father of prison escapee in custody, allegedly admitted to providing the four with change of clothing. 

The father of one of four prison escapees has allegedly told police officers during interrogation that he assisted his son, Rayon Jones and the three other escapees with fresh clothing after their daring escape from the Mazaruni Prison, two days ago. 

According to the police Ralph Jones,  was contacted via phone by his son who informed him of his escape. 

The police have said that the elder Jones also admitted that the following day, the four escapees visited his home where he provided them each with a change of clothing. He reportedly told the police that he collected the clothing they were wearing and discarded them in an alleyway at the back of his Fourth Avenue, Bartica home. 

At the scene today, ranks found a white salt bag which contained clothing, footwear, deodorant, topes, pillow and pillow-cases, a bottle of red star rub, toothbrush and a food bowl. 

Sources told this newscast that the main challenge for the men would be getting off the island,, as they would have needed the assistance of a boat.

From Bartica, the men could make their way to any number of places among them Lethem, Parika, Mahdia and Tumatumari via water way or trail. 

The police will now have to depend on information from members of the public who would have seen them, as it would be difficult to capture them. 

Fuel prices reduced at the pumps

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, tonight announced that Government will be reducing the excise tax on gasoline and diesel to ease the domestic impact of the recent sharp rise in the world market price for fuel.

In announcing the cut in excise taxes, Minister Singh observed that over the past few months, oil prices have risen steadily on the world market, from US$35 a barrel in late October 2020 to over US$60 a barrel at close of trade today. As a result of this steady increase on the world market, fuel prices have also been rising on the domestic market.

In order to minimise the impact on domestic consumers, particularly the travelling public as well as those productive sectors for whom fuel is an important input, Minister Singh announced tonight that the Government will be lowering the excise tax rate on both gasoline and diesel from 50 percent to 35 percent with immediate effect.

As a result of the reduction in the excise tax rates, the price at the pump will also be reduced with immediate effect. Specifically, gasoline prices are expected to reduce from $184 per litre to $170 per litre, and diesel prices from $170 per litre to $160 per litre.

Minister Singh explained that, during its previous term in office, the PPP/C Government had put in place arrangements to adjust the excise tax rate on fuel from time to time to cushion the domestic impact of world market price fluctuation, and that the current tax adjustment is being effected using this previously established mechanism.

Minister Singh emphasized that tonight’s adjustments are in keeping with the strong ongoing commitment by President Irfaan Ali’s Government to ensure that domestic customers are protected from sharp price escalation on the world market and from cost of living increases.

Vessel with bodies found in Guyana’s waters disappeared

A vessel with several decomposed bodies which was seen drifting in Guyana’s waters have disappeared and the Public Works, Minister who is responsible for the maritime administration says he is distressed.

During a press conference on Tuesday night, Minister Juan Edghill said, “I am distressed, deeply distressed that I cannot tell the nation tonight where the boat is and who is on board”.

Reports are that the discovery was made by a boat assigned to oil giant Exxon Mobil and reported the authorities.

From the picture seen by this newscast it is difficult to say how many bodies are in the boat as they are in the late state of decomposition.

Edghill said a check locally revealed that no crew or boat is missing from any stakeholder. According to the Minister, his main concern was where the vessel was coming from and which country it belonged to.

Yesterday, Tuesday two boats were deployed off the North West along with GDF Coast Guard helicopter providing surveillance but there was not sighing of the small boat.

Edghill said all options are on the table to find the vessel and he believes that the vessel which had no engine may have drifted from Africa.

Four Prisoners escape Mazaruni Prison

Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia and Ryan
Jones are wanted by the police for Escaping from Lawful Custody (Mazaruni Prison) on
February 16, 2021.

The Guyana Police Force in its efforts to recapture the inmates, is appealing to members
of the public, relatives and friends to give any relevant information as to the
whereabouts of these escapees so that they can be captured and returned to the prison.

Also an appeal is being made to the escapees to surrender to the police or relevant
authority, to avoid any serious confrontation that is likely to result in the use of force. All
information will be treated with a high degree of confidence and also the rights of those
escapees will be respected and upheld.

Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Imran Ramsaywack,
Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia and Ryan Jones is asked to contact the police on
telephone numbers 455-2238, 455-2222, 455-2241, 226-4585, 225-2700, 225-3650,
226-1326, 911 or the nearest police station.

All information will be treated with the strictest confidence.

NAME: IMRAN RAMSAYWACK
AGE: 25
OFFENCE: MURDER
SENTENCE: CONDEMNED
DATE OF ADMISSION: 2019-07-04
DESCRIPTION: OLD SCAR ON HIS LEFT
SIDE OF STOMACH
HEIGH: 5”8” AND BROWN IN
COMPLEXION
HE IS TALL

ETHNICITY: EAST INDIAN
DATE OF ESCAPE: 2021-02-16
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: LOT 07 ADELPHI VILLAGE ECB

 

 

NAME: KENNRICK LYTE
AGE: 44
OFFENCE: MURDER
SENTENCE: CONDEMNED
DATE OF ADMISSION: 2019-03-01
DESCRIPTION: SCAR AT THE BACK OF HIS
LEFT ARM AND FRICKLES ON HIS CHEST
HEIGH: 5”8” AND BROWN IN COMPLEXION
ETHNICITY: AFRICAN
DATE OF ESCAPE: 2021-02-16
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: GRANT GOODINTENT LOWER POMEROON RIVER

 

 

 

 NAME: Samuel Gouveia
AGE: 26
OFFENCE: MANSLAUGHTER
DATE OF ADMISSION: 2020-03-11
DESCRIPTION: (Rasta) AND SLIM BUILT
ETHNICITY: MIXED
HEIGH 5”8” AND FAIR IN COMPLEXION
HE IS TALL
DATE OF ESCAPE: 2021-02-16
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: LOT 13 GOEDVERWAGTING ECD

 

 

 

 NAME: RYAN JONES
AGE: 22
OFFENCE: MANSLAUGHTER
SENTENCE: 28 years
DATE OF ADMISSION: 2018-07-17
DESCRIPTION: MULTIPLIE TATTOOS ON RIGHT
ARM OLD SCAR ABOUT THE BODY
ETHNICITY: MIXED
HEIGH 5”8” AND FAIR IN COMPLEXION
HE IS TALL
DATE OF ESCAPE: 2021-02-16
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: LOT 121 TIMEHRI ECD
Corporate

Boat with decomposed bodies found in Guyana’s waters

A team from the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard was sent to investigate the discovery the small boat with several decomposed bodies in Guyana’s waters.

Reports are that the discovery was made by a boat assigned to oil giant Exxon Mobil and same reported the authorities.

From the picture seen by this newscast it is difficult to say how many bodies are in the boat as they are at the late state of decomposition.