Mother and daughter remanded for 6 pounds of cocaine in handbag

Rachel Narine, 19 and her mother, Kavita Persaud both of Ramsingh Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara were jointly charged with having 2.660 kilograms of cocaine in their possession for the purpose of trafficking on February 14th at CJIA.  The teenager was an outgoing passenger scheduled to travel to the USA when she was busted with the concealed drug in her handbag.

Kavita Persaud, mother & Rachel Narine

The two women appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and denied the charge. Their attorney, Everton Lammy-Singh made an unsuccessful application for bail for his clients. CANU Prosecutor, Konyo Sandiford told the court the drug was found in a false wall in the bag. He said a further investigation was done and Narine’s mother along with a taxi driver who drove them to the airport were also arrested and taken to CANU headquarters.
Sandiford noted that both the mother and daughter while in custody gave confession statements to CANU Officers and also provided detailed information on the drugs and how it got into the bag.
The Magistrate after listening to the prosecution’s address remanded the duo to prison until February 22nd

 

“Grey Boy” committed to stand trial in the High Court for Courtney Crum-Ewing murder

The man accused of murdering political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing was today committed to stand trial for his murder in the High Court.
City Magistrate, Judy Latchman after three instances of freeing the murder accused because of insufficient evidence, committed the man to stand trial.
Today’s decision comes after the Director of Public Prosecution moved to the High Court and appealed the Magistrate’s ruling.
The matter was heard before Justice Brassington Reynolds ordered that the Magistrate complies with the direction of the DPP.
Crum-Ewing was executed at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, on March 10th 2015 while encouraging residents to vote against the then ruling People Progressive Party (PPP/C).
‘Grey boy’ was arrested and charged with Crum-Ewing’s murder after the police found a gun in his Riverview, Ruimveldt house, it was later confirmed as the murder weapon.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to undergo heart bypass surgery in the US

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is expected to undergo heart bypass surgery in the United States tomorrow. A  release from the Ministry of the Presidency indicated that after a routine medical examination, Prime Minister Nagamootoo was advised to seek a further medical examination. It was as a result of the examination that the procedure was recommended. According to the release after tomorrow’s procedure, the Prime Minister is expected to recover fully in the coming weeks.

Prime Minister Nagamootoo was accompanied by his wife Mrs. Sita Nagamootoo. The Release stated as a result of tomorrow’s procedure, the Prime Minister brought forward a planned private visit to the United States.

Man crushed to death on New Amsterdam roadway

A man was on Saturday evening crushed to death by a 4×4 pickup while he was seated on a main access road in New Amsterdam. Dead is Rohan Pooran also called ‘Pumpy’ 43-years-old, of 58 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. The incident occurred at about 20:30hrs at Main and 47 Stanleytown.

Reports are that Pooran who was seated at a nearby shop ventured onto the road and sat. Eyewitnesses said the black 4×4 was not being driven fast when it came into contact with Pooran. He was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The deceased according to reports had to be moved from the roadway on several occasions after he was sitting or laying dangerously.
According to sources Pooran was imbibing for several hours prior to going to the shop where he sat for a few minutes before making his way onto the roadway where he met his death.

 Brave 7-year-old honoured by the Police

Little Kissan Henry the 7-year-old New Amsterdam girl who saved herself and 3-year-old brother from a fire at her mother’s Glasgow, East Bank Berbice home was honoured for her brave and brilliant thinking from a humanitarian’s standpoint at a simple ceremony held at the Crime Chief’s Office in Georgetown.
The two children and their mother reside at Glasgow East Bank Berbice in the upper flat of a two-story concrete building.
The little girl saved her brother from the burning building by tying him in a sheet and letting him down through the window, however, the sheet could not reach the ground so she had to let go of him and he fell to the ground. The baby sustained minor scratches. The little girl jumped through the said window and injured her leg in the process.
She was given a plaque, books and a bottle of perfume on behalf of the Commissioner, Crime Chief and other members of the Force. The Force has recognized her bravery and brilliant thinking from a humanitarian standpoint at such a tender age. The Crime Chief Paul Williams was heartened at the initiative and partnered with The Mark Benschop Foundation that will be honoring Ms. Henry today along with other key stakeholders.
According to the 7-year-old girl, her mother would usually leave her to attend to her 3-year-old brother every evening and on the night of the fire, a candle that was lit in the living quarters of the home was what started the fire

Businessman remanded for over 20lbs of cocaine busted in frozen fish at the airport

Amair Ally the 30-year-old businessman of Good Fortune, West Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charge.
The 20 pounds of cocaine was busted by CANU ranks in frozen fish at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)it was destined for the United States. It is alleged that on February 6, 2018, at the Laparkan Cargo Shed, CJIA, Ally trafficked 9.366 kilograms of cocaine.
Ally was represented by Attorney- at Law, Bernard DaSilva and in his bail application he told the court that the drugs were not found in his client’s possession.  He added the drugs were found in the belly of a cargo of frozen fish which was at the airport.
Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) prosecutor, Kunyo Sandiford objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the charge. After considering the objection raised by the prosecutor, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded Ally until March 7.

The Trio charged with the murders of the two South road church sisters to stand trial in the High court

The Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of church elders Constance Fraser and Phyllis Caesar wrapped up today before Magistrate Judy Latchman. The Magistrate ruled that a prima facie case was established against the men accused murdering the women. She then committed Christopher Khan called Imran Khan, Steven Andrews and Phillip Sufferin to stand trial in the high court for the offence.
It was back in October last year when Constance Fraser, 89, and Phyllis Caesar, 77,  two devoted members of the Full Gospel Assembly church on South Road were found bound and gagged in their
Dead women, Phyllis Caesar and Constance Fraser
South Road and Albert Street home. That was after the men broke into their home and took away an undisclosed amount of cash and other items. The Post Mortem examination done by government pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh revealed that the women died from suffocation, manual strangulation and trauma to the head.
The police quickly cracked the case and arrested the suspects. The men are all from Albouystown.

Fisherman shot and robbed of 7 million dollars

Fisherman, Eddie Brandon was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital this afternoon to receive treatment for a gunshot wound he sustained during a robbery.
 He told reporters that he was shot and robbed of $7 million dollars.
According to the Police report, the armed robbery was committed on the 50-year-old fisherman, of Cove & John, ECD, around 1150hrs, a short distance from his residence. The police said the alleged robbery was committed by two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
The victim was shot to his left leg and gun-butted to the head after he refused to hand over the bag with the money.
According to the police, their investigations have revealed that the victim who was in the company of his daughter, went to a Commercial Bank on the East Coast of Demerara and made a withdrawal after which they proceeded to their home via public transportation and exited on the Cove & John Public Road.  It was while they were walking through an Access Road, leading to their home, when the suspects exited a motor car and relieved the victim of his property and escaped in the said vehicle.
Investigators have since retrieved several spent shells of a small caliber weapon from the scene.