Two dead in East Coast Demerara accident

Dead are Lionel Brower, age 52, and Kevin Persaud, age 24. Both were killed following an accident at Chateau Margot Public Road, East Coast Demerara. That accident involved a Motor Car # PEE 3030 and a Motorcycle # CF 7915.
Lionel Brower, a Security at Demerara Bank, East Coast Branch, and of lot 100 Bachelors Adventure, East Coast Demerara was the rider of the motorcycle.
Kevin Persaud a mechanic of lot 8 Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara was the driver of the motor car.

According to a police report, their enquiries disclosed that the motorcycle was proceeding east on the southern side of the road with the car proceeding in the said direction at a very fast rate when it suddenly collided into the rear of the motorcycle.

After the collision, the driver of the car lost control and ended up in a canal on the northern side of the road. The motorcycle ended up on the southern driveway. The driver of the motorcycle ended up about 100 feet east on the southern side of the road. Both drivers received injuries about their bodies and were picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by the Police where they were seen and examined by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead.

The bodies are currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary awaiting Post Mortem Examination. Enquiries in Progress.

Canu busts cargo vessel at GNIC wharf with 153 pounds of Marijuana. Two Bajans and 4 Guyanese in custody.

 Six suspects are in custody, 4 Guyanese and 2 Barbadian Nationals following a drug bust by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit on Tuesday. 

 The six suspects were identified as Michael Forde, Trevor Robinson, Randy Welch, Clyde Outridge, Hardat Monilall, and James Emptage.

153 pounds of marijuana was busted on a Barbados cargo vessel at the GNIC Wharf, Lombard Street Georgetown between October, 6th and 7th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Barbados Registered cargo vessel marked “CV1 Barbados” which was laden with perishable goods (vegetables inclusive of plantains, coconut, pumpkins) and other goods was searched twice this week as part of an ongoing operation, a release from the CANU said.

According to CANU, large bulk parcels of suspected marijuana were uncovered, concealed in a section of the vessel. Two of the crew members of the vessel who were arrested are Barbadian Nationals, whilst the four other suspects arrested are Guyanese Nationals. The vessel is believed to have been in Guyana for several weeks and had undergone repairs whilst docked here.

There were a total of 71 Parcels weighing a total of 69.246 kilograms of suspected Marijuana.

CANU said the investigations are ongoing and the suspects are expected to be arraigned in court tomorrow.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll climbs to 98. Three persons succumbed to the infectious disease today.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll continues to rise with three more deaths recorded today bringing the total now to 98.
According to a Ministry of Health press release, the latest fatalities are a
41-year-old   female, a  64-year-old   male,   both   from   Region   4
(Demerara-Mahaica)   and a  58-year-old   male from   Region   1   (Barima-Waini).
The Ministry said the three persons died while receiving care at their medical facility.
Meanwhile, Guyana today recorded 104 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total of confirmed cases to 3292. 15 persons are currently in the COVID-19 ICU, while 2,084 persons have recovered from the virus.

APNU+AFC cautions the PPP, “Now is not a time for the PPP to go to war with frontline workers”.

The APNU+AFC Coalition brings to the attention of the nation that health care workers across the world have been demanding better pay, allowances, and working conditions since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a release from the coalition workers in numerous countries have threatened to and have actually gone on strike when their demands were not met. These include in England, Israel, United States, and Hong Kong among others.

It is against this background that the APNU+AFC Coalition is horrified by the abhorrent and disgusting threats issued by Attorney General Anil Nandlall and the PPP regime against hardworking frontline health workers who have been putting their lives and health at risk to keep Guyanese safe during a global pandemic which has crippled the world. The threats by Nandlall are unconscionable, heartless, wicked and constitute intimidation and bullyism.

Without reservation, the APNU+AFC condemns and rebukes Nandlall and the PPP regime for threatening criminal charges and termination of contracts of health care workers at this time when their services are desperately needed. Industrial action is a lawful option available to all workers and Mr. Nandlall is misinformed, disingenuous or a stranger to the law should he continue to assert otherwise.

The APNU+AFC Coalition is appalled by the callous cold-heartedness being displayed by Nandlall and the PPP regime towards Guyana’s health care workers and the shameless attempt to exploit the circumstances for cheap political gain.

On behalf of the Guyanese people, the APNU+AFC demands that the PPP regime shows compassion, care, and consideration and engage with the health care workers, understand their needs, and provide an acceptable risk allowance, better salaries, and improved conditions of work.

To bring charges against health care workers and terminate their contracts at this time is to jeopardize the health and lives of the Guyanese people and may very well constitute criminal conduct on the part of Nandlall and the PPP regime. Should any Guyanese lose their life as a result of any action by the PPP regime in bringing criminal charges against health care workers or the termination of contracts, the APNU+AFC Coalition puts both Nandlall and the PPP on notice that it will pursue this to the fullest extent of the law.

This is not a time to go to war with the nation’s nurses and doctors and health care workers. This is a time to embrace them, treat them with respect, appreciate and recognize their value towards the health and wellbeing of the nation and reward them for their heroic work over these past months as the APNU+AFC Coalition was actively planning to do prior to leaving government.

Two COVID-19 related deaths recorded

In the last seventy-two hours, Guyana recorded 6 COVID-19 related deaths, taking the country’s total of 92.

The two latest fatalities recorded today were identified as a 55-year-old retired nurse and a thirty-eight-year-old man.

As of yesterday, October 4, nighty-five new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health, bring the total positive cases recorded to 3,188.

Fourteen persons are in the COVID-19 ICU, 975 persons are on home isolation and 137 in institutional isolation.

1,972 persons have been listed as recovered according to the WHO standard. Region 4 currently has the most cases with 1,492.