Missing Berbice man found dead in canal

By Farah Bates – Four days after Hukumchan Inshanally went missing his badly decomposed remains were fished out of a canal Monday afternoon in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne not far from his home by police.

The 56-year-old man, was last seen Friday morning after he left for work at the Albion Estate but never returned home.

An alarm was then raised by family members that same afternoon and a search was launched but proved futile until about 12:00hrs today, after residents complained about an unbearable stench. The remains of Inshanally brought to shore

Calls were made to the family to identify the body and their worse nightmare suddenly became a reality.  This newscast understands that the man may have slipped and fell into the canal as he attempted to cross to make his way home. His body was also eaten by reptiles that live in the canal.

A cause of death has not yet been determined, but police are continuing to investigate the circumstances which led to Inshanally’s death.

Man in custody after he was allegedly caught with an illegal gun.

There are reports that cattle farmer Fazal Habibulla had alerted the police that persons were killing his cows at his ranch in the backdam of Abary and bringing out the meat for sale.
On Saturday, the suspect was caught with a gun and beef at Onverwagt Village West Coast Berbice.
Fazal Habibulla says he lost several animals during the month.
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President Granger pardons two female prisoners 

President David Granger pardoned two female prisoners for Guyana’s 53rd Independence anniversary celebrations.
The women Bibi Parjohn and Unique Hope Presidential pardons take effect from Sunday May 26, according to a release from the Ministry of Public Security.
Both women served a portion of their prison sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison. Parjohn served time for larceny while Hope was imprisoned for forgery.
According to the release, “it is expected that this expression of compassion and humanity by His Excellency will result in these prisoners reuniting with their families and leading good and useful lives here on.”
The women received their pardons by President Granger under Article 188 (2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.