Belle West man dies in accident

Police on the West Bank of Demerara are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday evening on the Canal #2 Polder Public Road.

Dead is motor cyclist Neil Nunes, 47 years old. At the time of the accident, Nunes and his pillion rider 35-year-old Nichola Garnette were heading in the opposite direction to the car they collided with. The two according to the police lived at 81 Belle West Canal #2 Polder.

The Police in a press statement said that the car bearing license plate number PVV 1097 was driven by a 30-year-old from Belle West also on the West Bank Demerara.

Both Nunes and Garnette sustained multiple injuries which saw them being transferred from the West Demerara Regional Hospital to the Georgetown Public Hospital but Nunes succumbed to his injuries at the GPHC.

The Police said that the driver passed his Breathalyzer test but remained in custody to assist with the investigation.

Bartica businesswoman shot by ex-partner during failed murder attempt

Woman miner, businesswoman Avia Abrams escaped death and was shot in the hand last night by her ex-partner who is also a licensed firearm holder.
 The woman had just closed her business place at Beachfront, 3rd Avenue and was sitting in her car when the man with a towel over his face pounced on her.
 There are reports that the man placed a gun to the woman’s head and threatened to kill her during the ordeal, the gun went off but the bullet struck Abrams in the hand. Prior to the shooting, the suspect had reportedly slashed the woman’s car tyres.
This newscast understands that the couple have a daughter together, but were separated and he was living in Berbice. The man turned up at the woman’s house last night and reportedly gained access to the house by jumping the fence but he was unaware that the woman’s son was in the house at the time. When the woman’s son asked him why he was there, he reportedly told the man that he wanted some money to borrow and the man gave it to him.
After leaving the house the suspect went to the woman’s business place where the incident occurred.
Avia was rushed to the hospital where emergency medical attention was administered and the bullet was removed from her hand. She is now recovering.
Avia who is one of the more successful women miners in Bartica had encountered some financial difficulties and is now getting back on her feet. She was also an integral part of the Women Miners Organisation during it’s earlier days with now government Minister Simona Broomes.
 The suspect was apprehended by residents and handed over to the Police. He is currently in custody as the Police investigation continues

Convicted prisoner escapes from Lusignan Prison

Police and Prison officials are probing the escape of a convicted prisoner, John Lambert.
The 24-year-old man made good his escape Sunday morning from the Lusignan prison just around 3:00 this morning. Commander of ‘C’ Division Calvin Brutus confirmed the escape.
This newscast understands that the escapee was sentenced to four years in jail for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking last Friday.

Man fatally shot, police Sergeant and a Corporal injured.

The shooting took place in the compound of the Vigilance Police Station this morning.
Dead is 34yr old Teon Maxwell.
According to a police report, ranks of a police mobile patrol on the East Coast of Demerara, today about 11:40h responded to a report of threats made by Belinda Thomas of 1388 Bareroot, ECD against her 34-year-old reputed husband Teon Maxwell.
The police say on arrival at the home, Maxwell who was armed with a cutlass, was promptly disarmed, arrested and taken to the Vigilance Police Station; and whilst being processed in the Enquiries Office, Maxwell reportedly whipped out a knife and violently attacked and injured two Subordinate Officers who tried to subdue him, he also damaged several windows in the process .
The release stated that the prisoner, still armed, swiftly entered the driver’s seat of the police vehicle that brought him to the station which still had it’s engine running and drove off in an attempt to escape. However, he subsequently crashed that vehicle into another police vehicle in the compound. He was shot during the process according to the police.
Maxwell was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to the police release, the injured ranks, a Sergeant and a Corporal have already received medical attention.
A thorough investigation has been launched; so far a number of statements have been obtained.