Otisha for high court trial over 

Otis “Otisha”, Pearson,  was today committed to stand trial in the High Court.

The popular transgender man was before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore on a rape charge. The court was told that on December 24th, 2017, at Station Street Kitty, Pearson engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of 16. Otisha was not required to plea to the charge. He is currently out on bail.

The Child Care and Protection Agency pounced on the story after Pearson allegedly made some remarks in an interview on a Television newscast about him having a “little boy” for every day of the week, he quickly back peddled and said his statement was taken out of context.

 

Things were further compounded when a photograph surfaced of Pearson and a lad who is said to be minor. This prompted an investigation from the Child Care and Protection Agency. The Agency completed its investigation and handed over the file to the Police.

In March of this year, Otisha was arrested on an allegation that he was having sexual relations with underage boys. The Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) assisted the police in the probe. The file was completed and sent to the DPP’s Chambers for legal advice after which the DPP recommended charges.

Men in involved in shootout with the Police remanded

The two men involved in the Emancipation Day shootout with the Police were today remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.
21-year-old Jamal Jeriah, of Albert Street, Queenstown, Georgetown and 32-year-old Junior John, of  East La Penitence, Georgetown were jointly charged with Carlton Bourne who was remanded on the previous day.
The trio were jointly charged with discharging a loaded firearm at Police Constables, Royston Mendonza and Lester Lewis, with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause them grievous bodily harm.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield objected to bail and told the court that Jeriah sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder during the shootout with the police.  Bourne and Jeriah were both remanded to prison until August 27. The two men along with Bourne will be jointly charged on that date. 
Jamal Jeriah was also charged separately with having in his possession a .357 revolver and four matching rounds while not being a licensed firearm holder.  He denied the charges and was remanded to prison until August 27 .

Suspected murder-suicide rocks Corentyne village

Three children are now left orphaned after their father killed their mother before taking his life.

Dead are 29-year-old Sabrina Lakhan and her 42-year-old reputed husband Ramesh Ramdeen both of Chesney New Housing Scheme, Corentyne. 

Reports are that the woman who was granted a protection order from the Albion Magistrates’ Court accompanied by two police officers went to the house to remove her belonging but on her arrival, the woman said she no longer wished to move. However, sometime after the police officers left a neighbour heard screaming coming from the house and the woman professing her love for the man.

The neighbour recounted that after the commotion ended she decided to call the police as she suspected that something was wrong.

The mother of three was found with her throat slip in a pool of blood on the upper flat of the house while her husband’s body was found on the lower flat with is throat also slit. The suspected weapon, a cane cutter’s cutlass was found at the scene with blood stains.

Reports are that Ramdeen who is said to be an alcoholic is said to be in the habit of threatening to kill his wife.

Just in AFC to contest Local Government Poll alone.Reaffirms commitment to coalition politics at national level

Full AFC STATEMENT
The Alliance For Change will contest the upcoming Local Government Elections on November 12 but not as part of the APNU+AFC Coalition.
This decision was reached following the inconclusive negotiations with APNU. This applies only for LGE 2018 and does not, in any way, affect the APNU+AFC Coalition Government, nor does it, in any way, change the AFC’s position on coalition politics at the national level. The AFC remains, and reaffirms that it is, committed to the APNU+AFC Coalition.
Further, the party’s Management Committee has resolved into the LGE Campaign Committee and is chaired by David Patterson who has been appointed Campaign Director. Ms. Juretha Fernandes has been appointed Deputy Campaign Director. Appointments to other positions will be done subsequently.
The AFC is in full preparation mode for LGE, including hosting meetings in the various constituencies and identifying potential candidates who will be subject to a rigorous internal vetting process before official appointment. Candidates will be addressing the local issues which are of concern to citizens and working collaboratively to find practical and implementable solutions.
The party is currently determining which municipalities and constituencies it will strategically contest as it does not envision contesting in each Neighbourhood Democratic Council and in every constituency of all municipalities until subsequent election cycles.
The AFC is confident in the support it will continue to receive from the people of Guyana and can assure citizens that it will only nominate candidates of the highest caliber and quality.

Farmer shot dead in his Pomeroon home. A female helper who witnessed the murder of a Pomeroon farmer is in custody assisting the police with their investigation.

Dead is Deonarine also known as Russian, 73, a farmer of Grant Maria’s Delight, lower Pomeroon River. The police in a press release said he was shot once his left side abdomen. The incident occurred around 18:30 hrs, on Friday and was allegedly committed by a masked man who managed to escape.

The entire ordeal was witnessed by a helper who according to reports shared an intimate relationship with the deceased. The 46-year old woman is in custody assisting with the investigation.

The Police said their enquiries revealed that at approximately one hour before the incident, the deceased went to Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast and picked up his female companion and took her to his home.

The two according to the police were sitting at a table when the deceased got up to check who was calling at his front door. It was at the front door that the pensioner was attacked by the suspect who was said to be armed with a “long gun”.

It is said that the woman attempted to disarm the suspect but she instead had a knife drawn at her and pushed to the ground. The deceased attempted to run away from the suspect but was followed and shot. The suspect then fled the scene.

According to the Police, the wounded farmer was rushed to the Charity Hospital by boat but pronounced dead arrival.

The body is presently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.

Alert prison wardens avert escape bid

The two inmates who were planning to escape are slated for High Court trial on murder charges.
A release from Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels stated
that officers on duty at the Lusignan Prison between August 2, 2018, and 8:30 am on August 3, 2018, were able to disrupt an escape plot by two prisoners that are committed to stand trial in the High Court.
It was during security checks when the discovery was made. A steel bar was found cut, while attempts were made to cut another. The Director said from observations, the cutting of the second bar was to allow for an easier exit. He said due to the nature of the housing unit and the Standard Operating Procedures, those prisoners should not have been in possession of cutting equipment and more so being allowed to actually cut. The Prison Director said, as a result, the police have been called in to conduct a full investigation. He noted that the prisoners’ security classification has increased and additional layers of security are in place.