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Saturday Jan. 15, 2022

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GEORGETOWN CHAMBER CALLS FOR A HOLD ON 861 INMATES GRADUATE FROM GROUND NATURAL RESOURCES FUND BILL -BREAKING COURSES

GPL GUARANTEES ADEQUATE FOR CHRISTMAS

SWAT MEMBER GRANTED $1 MILLION FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING ESSEQUIBO BUSINESSMAN IN BED

FIVE CHARGED WITH Pg4 INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM, REMANDED TO JAIL

Saturday Jan., 15, 2022

861 INMATES GRADUATE FROM GROUND -BREAKING COURSES

Eight hundred and sixty-one inmates housed at the Mazaruni, New Amsterdam, Camp Street, and Timehri Prisons were on Wednesday last (January 12, 2022) recognized after successfully completing several training courses in various programmes.

The programmes were aimed at preparing them for reintegration into society.

Among those who graced the stage all decked out in their gowns were high profile and special watch inmates. Convicted and remanded prisoners were also given an opportunity to participate in the training areas such as: entrepreneurship, anger management, carpentry and joinery, family

reconciliation, tailoring, culinary arts, art and craft, cosmetology, barbering, crops husbandry, and Veterinary Sciences.

Meanwhile, Director

of Prisons (ag), Nicklon Elliot, said inmates were given an opportunity to participate in the various programmes which focused on imparting

skills with the aim of preparing the participants for reintegration into the society.

Elliot also explained that the Prison Service

has an obligation and mandate to provide prisoners with skills to facilitate their reintegration into society while adding that the

prison’s task is to help the inmates realise their mistakes and become better individuals.

Elliot further stated that the prison directorate remains confident that as the prison infrastructure continues to be developed, more prisoners will benefit from such rehabilitative training.

He made it clear that rehabilitation of prisoners is an ongoing process, stating that “we are adequately preparing them whether it is with skill or educational training so that when they are released back into society; they are productive citizens.”

The graduates were all presented with a certificate in recognition of their successful participation.

Five charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm, remanded to jail

Khemraj Sakicahnd

Zameer Ally

Ameer

SWAT member granted $1 million for allegedly killing Essequibo businessman in bed Sherwin Peters, the SWAT rank who reportedly shot and killed Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Ester Sam today, charged with manslaughter.

He reportedly shot and killed Boston on September 15, 2021, while the victim was asleep in his bed next to his wife. The killing took place at Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast.

President Irfaan Ali had visited the Essequibo Coast just days earlier.

The visit by the SWAT

team might have been prompted by that visit.

Boston, according to the police reports was believed to be in possession of an illegal firearm. None was discovered in the wake

of the shooting. But an earlier police report stated that Boston reached for a firearm when confronted by the police.

Today, on the advice of the Director of Public

Prosecution, the police instituted the charge of manslaughter.

Peters, 32, was granted $1 million bail and ordered to return to court on February 1.

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Balraj Sakichand

On Thursday, police formally brought charges against the five suspects who are accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on 29-year-old Gregory Bhola of Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice.

They allegedly beat Bhola on Sunday January 9, 2022, about 17:45 hours at Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice.

At the Whim Magistrate’s Court, Zameer Alli called “Rayan”, a 22-year-old fisherman of Lot 19 Grassfield, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice; Ameer Alli called “Marlon” a 23-yearold labourer of Lot 19 Grassfield, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice; Devindra Nandlall called

Davindra Nandalall

“Buddy” a 30-year-old construction worker of Lot 30 Bound Yard, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice; Balraj Sakichand called “Ravin”, a 28-yearold rice farmer of Lot 41 Bound Yard, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice; and Khemraj Sakichand called “Saki”, a 30-year-old fisherman of Lot 50 Bound Yard, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice were not required to plead.

They were all arrested on 2022-01-10.

The five accused appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore via Skype, where the Indictable charge was read to them.

Bail was refused and they were all remanded to prison to return to court on February 1.

Police Inspector sues Rickford Burke over comments on police killings

nspector Prem Narine represented by Attorneyat-law and PPP/C Member Parliament, Sanjeev Datadin, is suing Rickford Burke, in his capacity as the President of the Caribbean Guyana Institute of Democracy (CGID) for $5M. Burke allegedly made comments about Narine’s involvement in the murder of Kevin Andries and for also being a PPP/C Government cabal member in the force.

Narine has been attacked by Burke line and his integrity was questioned during the death of Kevin Andries who was shot and killed during a police operation

in the Grove area.

Narine appeared to be fed up and as such is suing Burke for seeking to ruin his reputation with the utterances that are not true.

A document seen by this news agency, noted that during the month of October last year, Mr. Burke uttered several statements that are untrue and failing to come up with evidence to support his claim.

Mr. Narine pointed out in his application, that in one of his online posts Burke said “Breaking News !! Guyana Police Inspector Known to Be A PPP Activist & Notorious Racist Allegedly Murders Black Youth On East Bank Demerara”.

In another post it was suggested that Narine along with some other police officers were at the funeral of Andries heavily armed.

Narine in his application also said that Burke on one occasion also said that “Murder At Grove: Kevin Andries Was Lynched By PPP Police Mercenary Prem Narine – We Demand Justice!”

Narine further noted that on another occasion,

Burke also expressed that “the PPP government also installed Narine as President of the Police Association, which has a nominee on the Police Service Commission.

“The intent was to use him to destroy the Paul Slowe of the Police Service Commission.

Clearly, Prem Narine is a part of the PPP cabal to be deployed as a weapon of mass destruction against black people in Guyana….

Prem Narine did to Kevin Andries what Jim Crow KKK racists in America did to black Americans in the 1950s and 60s.”

Narine said that he plans to use all the evidence posted online

as evidence in court since he maintained that all are untrue and were all part of a sustained campaign to brutally defame his personal and professional life.

He said that the post was intended to ruin a good reputation that he has and as such has filed the action against him.

Mr. Burke, who lives in the USA is expected to receive the files via FedEx and is set to make a response to the claims.

Burke is said to be a political activist who has been critical about the Government and those who worked under them on various issues.

Man Impaled on Metal Rod in Eccles

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 43-year-old man who allegedly met his demise in a freak accident on Thursday January 13,

2022 at Falcon Drive, Industrial Site, Eccles.

According to the police report, Troy Anthony Ponton, of 1939 14 Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, was

riding his pedal cycle, in the company of his friend Brenton Rodney when they rode onto the pavement which had unfinished work and several steel rods

protruding from the culvert at the second cross corner of the road.

Rodney told the investigating rank W/Sgt Savory that he allegedly heard an impact and he stopped his cycle. He then called out to his friend but got no response. He turned back to investigate and there he observed the victim in an upright position with his head resting on the steel rods, one of which was protruding from his nose.

The ambulance service was summoned, the body was examined and death was pronounced at GPHC. Mr. Brenton Rodney is assisting with investigations

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Saturday Jan., 15, 2022

74% of teachers turnout for classes, despite calls for an ‘Isolation Day’ (UNICEF) said that this generation of children and youth cannot afford any more disruptions to their education. The Ministry of Education shares this belief and has arranged for the return to face-toface classes at all levels although in different proportions.

The statement further noted, since the first day of school on January 3 Despite calls to teachers to stay away from classes to observe an Isolation Day, the Ministry of Education, reported on Monday that 74% of teachers were in schools actively teaching. The Ministry noted that the figure represented 84% of schools for which the Ministry has received data at this time.

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), recently issued a letter to teachers calling for an isolation day, due to the surge in COVID 19 cases and reports of students, teachers, and support staff testing positive for the virus.

The United Nations Children’s Fund

the Ministry of Education has constantly been monitoring the situation in schools to provide necessary support and guidance to teachers, parents and the school administration.

Wednesday Jan., 12, 2022

Despite being labelled a hero for saving the lives of passengers aboard a Roraima Airways, which crash-landed in Haags Bosch Landfill site back in August due to fuel starvation, the Pilot of the said aircraft is facing a suspension.

CRASH PILOT ON SUSPENSION

It was back in August last year just about 11:30h when the aircraft, destined for the Eugene F Correia International Airport, made what was considered an emergency landing at a swamp-like section of the sanitary landfill site.

Carrying three passengers and two crew members, the flight had initially departed from the community of Imbaimadai, Region Seven (CuyuniMazaruni), at 10:20h on Saturday.

Minutes before the

bizarre dive, residents in Perseverance and other neighbouring communities on the East Bank spotted the plane flying considerably lower near their homes, prompting an alarm. It would then hover for some time before making

a nosedive into the landfill.

Immediately, a rescue team including the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Defence Force were at the site, where all five injured persons were attended to.

Some time later, the pilot was called a hero for landing the plane after it had gone through some technical difficulties and had to do the emergency landing.

Months passed and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and other stakeholders later concluded that the plane has been fuel deprived which caused it to experience technical difficulty.

As such, a decision had to be made against the pilot. That decision, according to the directorGeneral of the Guyana

Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field, came in the form of a suspension, he said during a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Public Works.

“Some penalties were applied to the operator and to the pilot involved and those penalties have been activated. The pilot is now undergoing or in suspension for that accident for a particular period,” Mr. Field said.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has insisted that going ahead the Ministry will not take any of these situations lightly.

Going forward Minister also pointed out that there must be a safer sky and no plane should be involved in an accident or the operators can face dire consequences, Edghill said.