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Friday August 12, 2021
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HEALTH MINISTER APPEALS TO TEACHERS TO GET VACCINATED
GDF SERGEANT, SECURITY GUARDS REMANDED FOR ROBBERY ON GOLD DEALER
MAN KILLED EXECUTIONSTYLE ON REGENT STREET
Friday August 12, 2021
HEALTH MINISTER APPEALS TO TEACHERS TO GET VACCINATED
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, is appealing to teachers to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their
families and students from contracting a severe form of COVID-19 disease. The Minister made
this plea when he officially rolled out the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant distribution exercise
at the Bel Air Primary School, Campbellville, on Tuesday. He noted the challenges of the pandemic, which
he said has made life increasingly difficult for many families. He reminded those gathered at the school, that the faster Guyana achieves herd immunity, the faster the country can return to normalcy. “We have been going from school to school distributing these grants, to assist the parents in getting the necessary things for their children who are in school. “Covid has been a big disrupter for all of us. It’s not only in health, but it is also in education, and we know how that has affected our children.” Minister Anthony said that the work of educators is important and integral to the nation’s development and, therefore, urged
them to lead by example and get inoculated. “You are among the most educated in our society. You read a lot; we depend on you to educate the next generation and we also want you to be safe. “We don’t want any teacher to get Covid. We don’t want you to be infected; we don’t want you to go to no hospital, we don’t want you to die from Covid. And the only way we can prevent that is to make sure that a vaccine is available to you and that you take that vaccine.” Following the official programme, Minister Anthony engaged with parents, guardians, and staff at the school. During this interaction, he responded to many concerns persons had about the vaccines.
GDF SERGEANT, SECURITY GUARDS REMANDED FOR ROBBERY ON GOLD DEALER
Defence Force Sargent serving for 15 years, with two security guards attached to the Wallison Enterprise that was robbed over $58 million in cash and other items appeared in court to answer to four joint charges of robbery underarms. Those charged were 32-year-old GDF Rank, Keyon King; 35-year-old, Peon Lee; and Delroy Jackson, both Security Guards. The trio appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and denied all allegations made against them. According to the
Prosecutor’s case, it is alleged that all three of the men on August 5, last, at the Wallison Enterprise, while being armed with guns and in concert with each other robbed Francis Santos Lumes of 60 ounces of gold worth some $20 million along with $38M in cash. It was further alleged that on the same day, the three also robbed Lumes of his ring, chain, and cash totaling some $224,000. It was further alleged that on the same day, the three men also robbed employee, Fernanda Carmichael of her I IPhone worth some $350,000 and
As such, bail was refused and all three of the men were remanded until August 24. The three men along with others on the day in question were said to be a part of the multimilliondollar robbery in which a crew walked into the establishment pretending that they were going to sell gold. During the transaction with a staff member, one of the men handed a bag that supposedly William Batista DaSilva maintained that due to the contained the gold, but of a phone worth some triangular location of the which however did not $60,000. The Police Prosecutor objected to bail based on the serious nature of the crime and the fact that guns were used. The Prosecutor also objected to bail based on the allegation that King was seen on CCTV Footage committing the act. During an interview, he allegedly implicated two of the other defendants in the robbery. Some $18M of the said calls, it is known that the turn out to be so. The said cash was found buried in three men were in contact staff member was held at the backyard of King’s and it was Jackson who gunpoint. home. gave the men the all-clear At the particular staff The prosecution also to enter the establishment. member was held at
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gunpoint the rest of the bandits then entered the room and began to the tie-up the staff member while relieving him of his valuables. The three men then moved to the nearby room in which the gold and cash were kept. The trio then proceeded to tie up the rest of the staff while emptying the safes in the room. The trio made a good escape in a car that was parked nearby. The GDF rank was fingered in the robbery. He allegedly implicated the rest.
The police are continuing the search for more men who were said to be a part of the robbery.
Friday August 12, 2021
BETTER DEAL FOR COMMON LAW UNIONS
MAN KILLED EXECUTION-STYLE ON REGENT STREET
An execution-style killing of a well-known businessman in Regent Street last night has sparked an investigation into what may have triggered the shooting of the man’s vehicle and leaving him dead and his associate seriously injured. Dead is 50-year-old, Euclid Da Silva, of Hadfield Street Werk-enRust, Georgetown. According to the police, just about 22:20 hours yesterday, Da Silva along with his associate were both in a heavily tinted pick-up truck on Regent Street between Camp and Wellington Streets when the incident occurred. At that time, two unidentifiable males armed with long guns saw
the black Tacoma motor vehicle # GTT 3257, which came from Upper Regent Street and parked on the northern side. About twenty minutes later, the men appeared from a white motorcar model and number unknown but bearing an HB number plate. They came from the western direction on Regent Street and parked about 15 feet behind the black Tacoma. The two suspects exited the car, both armed with their long guns and discharged several rounds at the Tacoma before rejoining their transportation and making good their escape east on Regent Street. DaSilva was seen in
a sitting position in the driver seat of the Tacoma while another male, who is yet to be identified was seen on the right front passenger seat with wounds to his face, right arm, and chest. DaSilva was pronounced dead on the scene by an EMT doctor suffering from what appeared to be nine gunshot injuries. The body was then escorted to the Memorial Garden to await the post mortem. The other male was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he underwent surgery – his condition is listed as critical. Efforts to locate the suspects so far have proven futile.
…as Civil Law passage of the Civil Law Amendments Bill passed Amendments Bill is a revolutionary step. During Persons in common- his presentation in the law unions are now more Assembly, he pointed out secure after the National that the law was inherited Assembly passed the Civil from the United Kingdom, Law Amendments Bill. which has since changed The Bill was passed its laws. early on Tuesday during “This amendment seeks the 31st Sitting of the 12th to remove any type of Parliament. discrimination, unshackle It amends Section 5(1) that spouse who is left in (b) and provides that a a union after the death of widow or widower may the other spouse but has inherit the assets of the to share the matrimonial deceased if there are no property acquired during children, and all debts that period with persons have been fulfilled. outside of that union. The Bill recognises that “We feel that to keep once a single man and that in our law books, not woman have been sharing only perpetuates injustice, a common-law union for but it continues a culture a stipulated time period, of discrimination which the law recognises that offends against the rule of they are entitled to legal law, and offends against benefits. our Constitution.” Attorney General Minister Nandlall (AG) and Minister of said persons who want Legal Affairs, Mohabir to ensure their assets Anil Nandlall, said the are passed to particular
Truck driver freed of causing death charge Public Road back in 2019, walked a free man after a City Magistrate upheld a no-case submission, today. It was alleged that Welcome on June 1, 2019, at Agricola Public Road, Georgetown, while being the driver of motor lorry GWW 962, in a manner dangerous to the public, caused the death of Ciara Benjamin. Welcome back in September 2019 was charged and was he released on $500,000 bail A truck driver Danion involved in a horrific the life of a seven-year- after appearing before Welcome who was accident that claimed old girl on the Agricola Chief Magistrate, Ann
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McLennan. Welcome later appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for his trial. Today the decision was made to release Welcome from the charging base on the no-case submission put forward by his Attorney, Dexter Todd. Todd argued that there was indeed insufficient evidence to continue the matter in court. This was later agreed upon by Magistrate Daly. On the day in question, Welcome was driving the
individuals, are free to make a will. However, if a person dies without a will, the amendment makes provisions for that. “In the event that you do not make a will, we believe that equity and justice would favour a spouse who has been living with you for the duration of that cohabitation should benefit.” He explained that while the Bill may not appear significant, it would impact the lives of many ordinary Guyanese. The Civil Law Amendments Bill 2021 was also supported by the Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond. In her presentation, she said passing legislation such as this one ensures that Guyana’s laws reflect contemporary societal norms and will benefit thousands of citizens.
lorry north on the eastern carriageway of the East Bank Demerara roadway. At the time, the prosecutor said, Welcome was traveling at a fast rate, and while in the vicinity of the Agricola Public Road, he lost control of the lorry which swerved and collided with Benjamin. Benjamin was crushed by the vehicle during the impact. After the incident, Welcome was beaten by residents in the area, and his truck was also torched.
Friday August 12, 2021
Motorcyclist slams into cow, GTT to increase salaries for all pillion rider dies
A collision between two teens on to motorcycle and cow in the Number 78 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, the area has left one of the teens dead while the other sustained minor injuries. He also faces a possible causing of death charge. The dead teen has been identified as 16-year-old pillion rider Mahindra Persaud; the injured teen has been identified as
Akthor Nahor. Reports suggest that the incident occurred just after 21:00 hours on August 7. Nahor was at the time riding his motorcycle #CJ1342 while being unlicensed when tragedy struck. At that time, according to the police, Nahor was proceeding north along the western lane of Crabwood Creek Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice
at a fast rate of speed. He claimed that he was about 15 feet away from a cow that ran from west to east into his path. Nahor recounted that the front portion of his motorcycle collided with the right front shoulder of the cow. As a result, both riders fell onto the road surface where they received injuries to their bodies. The two were picked
up in an unconscious condition by publicspirited citizens and taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated and sent away. Two days after the incident, Persaud was taken back to the Skeldon Public Hospital in an unconscious condition by relatives. He was again seen, treated, and referred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further treatment. Persaud was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. He succumbed to his injuries later that night around 21:00 hours. Persaud’s body is at present lying at the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary awaiting a postmortem examination. It is likely that Nahor along with Natasha Dhanraj, is said to be the owner of the cow.
employees
Following the agreement to increase salary for GTT’s union members, to ensure fairness for non-union members, GTT has announced that it will increase the basic salary for all employees for the year ending September 2021. GTT’s Human Resource Director, Tiana Gurcharran, explained that a review of all employees’ basic salary levels except for management would be done in September, and any salary increases resulting will be paid on October 1, 2021. “We want to positively impact the lives of our trusted employees. This is our promise to all GTT employees, and we also want to ensure that our pay levels are commensurate with market rates in Guyana,” the Director
said. She noted that a review of GTT’s senior management grade remuneration would also be done, closer to the end of the year. On Friday, July 23, 2021, the telephone company signed an agreement with the Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (GPTWU) that would lead to paying increases for GTT’s union members. The agreement led to a four percent increase to basic salary for the year ending September 30, 2021, and a six percent increase for the year starting October 1, 2021. Additionally, a comprehensive review of overall remuneration for union members will commence and conclude by January 31, 2022.
Farmers compensated for lands destroyed by housing development works
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, MP, says farmers of Cummings Lodge 1767, whose lands were
destroyed during the clearing of lands for housing development are being compensated. The Minister on
Monday visited the area where he assured affected farmers that long-term compensation is on the cards. Farmers are
being asked to consider an option to own and cultivate their lands, or secure employment through housing or other infrastructural developments in the community. “As a result, we are at a stage now where having calculated the level of crops that are there, the type of crops that are there…through CPA [Central Housing and Planning Authority] we are now at a compensatory stage and so I want to encourage the farmers to ensure that they’re part of the collaboration process.” Meanwhile, the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, MP, said the Government will come to a peaceful resolution that will be beneficial and satisfying to the farmers. “We came into conflict
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with, of course, those of you who are here today, who have been living off of the land, planting and sustaining your livelihood with this land. We do not want to come in the way of that,” she said. The Minister also said Sophia would not be left out of development and no resident left dissatisfied. Therefore, the Ministry has taken the decision to engage them in finding solutions to move forward. Meanwhile, some farmers told DPI they are thankful for the compensation and would like to return to the farmlands. Mr. Revon Hoynes said he agreed with the compensation. “They have come to compensation with us, which we agree because fighting is not what we are. We are farmers.”
Another farmer, Mr. Emerson Gilbert said, “I just thankful for it cause we were farming for years and we would still like to know that we could still get we farm and we could still get we land and those things.” Several construction projects are ongoing in the Sophia community which has created hundreds of job opportunities and investments. Currently, some $51 million is being expended for the construction of a multipurpose recreational facility and over $550 million is being used for road works and infrastructural developments. Also, close to 200 moderate, low-income houses are in various phases of construction in a project that will extend all the way to Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
Guyana Revenue Authority Initiates Customs Administration Modernization Consulting Project
to share its experience and know-how. The two countries expect that the consulting project which is expected to be for a duration of eight months will bring shifts in Guyana Customs administration in various fields, including risk management, cargo management and item classification, and contribute to the automation of Guyana’s Customs administration.
On June 4, 2021, in keeping with an aid agreement between Korea Customs Service and the GRA, a delegation of six consultants from KCS visited the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) located in Georgetown and
commenced consultations for the Modernization of the Guyana Customs Administration. The 50-day visit to Guyana is part of an effort to strengthen cooperation between GRA and KCS, and to conclude with the delivery of a final report
which will recommend a future model for Guyana Customs. During the visit, the project team will introduce UNI-PASS, Korea’s e-customs clearance system and hold seminars on Korea’s Customs Administration
Two charged with taxi driver murder, one reportedly confesses
Seyon James
Kenty Bacchus
Two men who were reportedly fingered in the brutal killing of a taxi driver during a robbery and later dumping his body in the Ogle area have been charged and remanded to jail for murder. The two Kenty Bacchus, called ‘Trini’, and Seyon James, called
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‘Lil Alfey’ appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court and were both not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. It is alleged that the two on June 30, 2021, at Block 1 Ogle, East Coast Demerara, murdered
53-year-old taxi driver, Kenrick Trim, during the course and furtherance of a robbery The two were later remanded to prison until August 6, 2021. Reports are that the body Trim, of Belfield Housing Scheme; East Coast Demerara, was found just after 9:00 am
the said morning. It was believed that he may have been dumped there with stab wounds and a battered body. An examination of the body found that Trim had multiple stab wounds about his body. There were bloodstains on the mouth and around the nostrils. His car was also reportedly found a short distance away from the body with the key still in
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the ignition and the radio on. It was during the investigation that police then nabbed one suspect who revealed that he had linked up with the other suspect while serving prison time for simple larceny of a cell phone. The confessor then noted that on the day of the incident he was picked up from the bus park and two went to a snackette located at Carmichael Street to purchase something to eat. The confessor reportedly told police that he told the other man that he was in need of a place to stay since he was homeless at the time. Subsequently, after spending some time at the snackette the two then stopped a car that Trim was driving and they both entered.
It was further explained by the confessor that he was seated behind the driver and the other man was seated behind the front passenger seat. He reportedly said that as they got to Ogle one of them grabbed the taxi driver by his neck and choked him “until he passed out.” They then pulled the deceased over to the back seat but he was still moving so one of them dealt the taxi driver several stabs about his body. Shortly after, the two removed the valuables from the man, threw out the body, and later parked the car in another spot. The murder weapon was discharged in some bushes nearby while the two subsequently escaped on foot to a minibus close to the area.
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