Trini National Jailed for 2 years for overstaying in Guyana

Daniel Ali was before the court on charges of overstaying his time in Guyana and forging two legal documents. He told Chief Magistrate  Ann McLennan he is sorry for his actions, but he was still sentenced to two years with a fine of $30,000.
The sentence was handed down by Chief  Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court this morning.
It is alleged that  Ali conspired with persons, to forge one Guyana Driver’s license in the name of one Selall Madia, knowing that it was false.  That incident took place on January 3rd and May 19th. The 2nd charge was allegedly committed on the 23rd of March, this time at the  Central Immigration and Passport Office when he made a false statement and signed a declaration saying he was Selall Madia knowing it was false.
The third charge stated that on June 23rd, 2014  and May 20, 2017, he failed to comply with the regulations and overstayed his time in Guyana.

Deeds Registrar charged with $4.5M fraud

Registrar of the  Deeds registry, Azeena Baksh was on Tuesday (May 23) charged with obtaining money by false pretense.
The police’s case is that between May 1st, 2014 and January 31, 2017, in Georgetown, Baksh caused or procured valuable securities in the sum of $4.5M to be delivered to her bank of Novia Scotia account for her own use, by pretending that she was a contracted employee at the Deeds Registry.
Baksh denied the allegations when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Baksh was represented by Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, who in his bail application told the court that his client is in her final trimester of pregnancy and was ordered to take bed rest. He added that since hearing about the possible charge, his client was cooperating with investigators.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore requested bail in a substantial amount and under the condition that she lodges her passport and report to the fraud department of CID every Friday at 9 hours. The Chief Magistrate acceded to his request and granted Baksh bail to the sum of $250,000 dollars.
Thirty-three-year-old Baksh of Eccles East Bank of Demerara will return to court on June 6th.

Police make breakthrough in recent piracy attack

Police in Berbice have made a breakthrough in the recent Piracy attack which left a boat captain dead.
Commander of B Division, Eon Amsterdam told reporters that the stolen boat engine was found at a warehouse at Albion in Corentyne, Berbice. This was after the police arrested a fisherman who revealed the shocking details to the police.
Amsterdam said the police are looking for two other fishermen he believes can help with their investigations.
Mahadeo Ramdial, the boat captain died hours after he and his crew members were attacked by pirates in the Corentyne River.
Permanand Nandan and Arjune Permaul managed to survive the attack. The survivors recalled a small fishing boat slamming into their boat and shortly after they saw two men armed with cutlasses in their boat. The men were beaten and told to jump overboard while the Pirates took away their catch and 40 horse power Yamaha engine. Ramdial’s body washed up at the Rose Hall Foreshore days later.

One dead several injured in city accident

Pandit shot to stomach during robbery

After ransacking the house the men came face to face with the Pandit in his bedroom and decided to put up a fight and it was during a scuffle with the bandits he was shot.

19-year-old charged with simple larceny of Public Health drugs

A 19-year-old employee of the Ministry of Public Health was today released on $50,000 bail for stealing drugs from the facility Ministry’s Bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

The young man, Daquan Griffith appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he denied the charge of simple larceny.

The prosecutor told the court that the on May 17 at the Materials Management Unit Bond, Griffith stole 4 boxes of on call plus blood glucose test strips, value $20,000 property of the Ministry of Public Health. Griffith an employee of the Public Health Ministry for the past to years will return to court on June 2.

Young police constable loses his life in road accident

The police in a release said the 23-year-old constable was riding his motorcycle on the Borlam Public Road when he collided with pedestrian Youlander Collins.

The two were rushed to the New Amsterdam  Hospital but Constable Yasin died this morning while Collins was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, she is said to be in a stable condition.

According to the police,  27-year-old Collins, a patient of the Fort Canje Psychiatric Hospital stole the pedal cycle from the institution and was pushing it along the public road at the time of the accident.

Police Commander of ‘B’ Division Ian Amsterdam said it was a sad day for the force.

Update on Cocaine in Lumber bust. Bike racer, Stephen Vieira spent the night in CANU custody

Motorbike racer, Stephen Vieira, was arrested by the police last night and handed over to CANU, moments after he arrived on a Fly Jamaica flight from Jamaica. Canu officials said a lawyer was at the airport, waiting to accompany his client to CANU’s Homestretch Avenue headquarters.

Vieira was fingered in the multi-million dollar cocaine in Lumber bust at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday.