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A suspected bandit was shot dead and another injured, during a failed robbery attempt on a businesswoman on the railway Embankment, just outside the access road to the Giftland Mall. The man was later identified as ex-prison officer Troyden Munroe. This newscast understands that the man was dismissed from the Prison Service back in March of this year for neglect of duty and general misconduct. Munroe is said to be from Canje East Berbice.

This newscast understands that the businesswoman was trailed by the men from the Eugene Corriea Airport in Ogle.
There are reports that the men pounced on the woman who had stopped to buy plantain chips at the bus shed on the Railway Embankment Road and Giftland Mall Road.
Eyewitnesses reported that an alert security officer who was escorting the woman, observed the vehicle stopping right in front of their vehicle and immediately became suspicious of the men, who attacked the vehicle causing the security officer to open fire on them.
One of the suspected bandits died on the spot, while the other man managed to flee the scene and turned up on foot at the Georgetown Hospital. There are reports that a white car dropped him off on East Street and he walked to the hospital with his injuries.
Police investigators converged at the hospital trying to get bits and pieces of information from the other suspect, who is now in custody, but the man denies knowing the dead man who is still to be identified.
The police source told this newscast that the suspect was shot multiple times about his body.
An investigation is in progress.

Air Services Limited pilot, Imran Khan’s body was this morning flown to the Eugene Correia Airport, two days after the Cessna aircraft he was flying went down with him in the mountains between Chi-Chi and Mahdia in Region 8.
Khan was alone in the plane when it went down. His body was found by members of the Guyana Defence Force Special Forces, who were deployed to the crash site as part of the search and rescue team. Captain Khan was described as a seasoned and experienced pilot, but what happened on the day in question is now the subject of a probe by the Civil Aviation Authority.
It was just around 7:30 this morning that the plane carrying Khan’s body landed at the airport, workers were seen gathering to pay their last respects to the man many of them had worked with for a number of years.
The hearse from the Memorial Gardens funeral home arrived and went straight down to the other side of the building in an area away from the camera and collected Khan’s remains and then slowly drove away.
Khan was the 2nd pilot to be killed in a crash in less than a month.

Regan “Grey Boy” Rodrigues vented his dissatisfaction after he was charged with Threatening language, an offence he allegedly committed against Donna Harcourt, the mother of murdered political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing.

When the matter was called this morning before City Magistrate, Dylon Bess, Grey Boy was placed on $10,000 bail for the offence after he pleaded not guilty. The incident allegedly occurred at Wellington Street where the woman ply’s her trade.  He will make his next court appearance on September 18th.

“Grey Boy” was earlier charged with Courtney Crum-Ewing’s murder last year, after a gun the police say was used in the execution, was found in his home in Riverview in Ruimveldt. Rodrigues was set free on that charge, despite a fallout between the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack and Magistrate Judy Latchman. The DPP instructed the magistrate to send the matter to the high court, saying there was sufficient evidence. However, the Magistrate maintained that there is no evidence against Rodrigues for him to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing.

Crum-Ewing was executed at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, on March 10th, 2015 while encouraging residents to vote against the then ruling Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP/C).

As Guyana is working on upgrading its main  international  airport one of the world’s  largest commercial passenger carriers, the Boeing 777 landed at the  Cheddi Jagan International Airport early this morning.

The aircraft which accommodates 378 passengers was charted by Fly Jamaica to ferry passengers  from New York. The aircraft flew from New York to Jamaica with an onward connection to Guyana.

Over the next few days the aircraft will be landing at the CJIA until maintenance work is completed on the company’s regular aircraft.

City Hall has announced new commercial and industrial waste collection rates for businesses and it takes effect from September 1st.  Town clerk Royston King said the rates were arrived at following consultations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations and community-based groups. Head of the Solid Waste management at City Hall, Walter Narine said the rates range from $5000, $8000 and $12000 dollars per month.

The 31-year old man made his second court appearance today in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ court, before Magistrate Alisha George. Neibu Archer, of West Ruimveldt, is before the court for the murder of Trevor Dublin, a BK International Serviceman who was found dead a corner away from his home in Sophia. He was found in a pool of blood by a police patrol with a stab wound to his chest, back in June of this year. The accused, Neibu Archer was unrepresented and he told Magistrate George that he would have a lawyer by the next court appearance. The police prosecutor told the court that the

The accused, Neibu Archer was unrepresented and he told Magistrate George that he would have a lawyer by his next court appearance. The police prosecutor told the court that the polices’ investigation is completed, but advice from the DPP has not yet been sought, she requested time which was granted until the next court date which is set for October 3rd for a report.

Outside of the courtroom, Dublin’s wife said it has been a struggle for her and her children since her breadwinner was taken away from her.
The family is still to see the suspect face to face in the court, but they are thankful that the Police were able to solve the case.