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Wednesday Sept. 8, 2021
OPPOSITION LEADER MUST RECOGNISE GOV’T AS DULY ELECTED FOR TALKS TO BEGIN -PRESIDENT ALI
TWO TO GO ON TRIAL FOR KILLING GAFOOR’S MANAGER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT NEW COVID 19 PROTOCOL
Wednesday Sept. 8, 2021
OPPOSITION LEADER MUST RECOGNISE GOV’T AS DULY ELECTED FOR TALKS TO BEGIN -PRESIDENT ALI
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has said that Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon,
MP should recognise the PPP/C Government as duly elected before talks can commence
“Let me be very clear. The appointment of Commissions and fulfilling my responsibility in accordance with the Constitution is something that I take very seriously and is something that I’m committed to. “All the gentleman has to do is to recognise that he would be having consultations with the duly elected government and the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.” The President said this on the appointment made the comment on is not a condition, but a of constitutional the sidelines of an event fact that the Opposition commissions. at the Police Sports Club, Leader must accept. The Head of State Eve Leary on Monday. “If I want to talk to
this gentleman, and I don’t recognise him as someone in the media, then who am I talking to?” President Ali questioned. He advised media operatives to now pose the question to the Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Harmon’s refusal to recognise that the Government is duly elected stems from the protracted 2020 electoral saga. A national recount of the votes showed that the PPP/C was duly elected to form the new Government.
TWO TO GO ON TRIAL FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT NEW COVID 19 KILLING GAFOOR’S MANAGER PROTOCOL
The Guyana Association of Bankers on Tuesday announced that persons wishing to have access to financial services inside any of the commercial banks are required to produce their COVID-19 vaccination card or a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. It must be noted that patrons and employees entering public and private buildings must produce a negative COVID-19 test result or show proof of vaccination to be allowed entry, the association said.
This is according to the latest measure published in the Official Gazette of Guyana, on September 4, 2021. The COVID-19 Order in Section 17 requires all commercial banks to enforce the Covid 19 emergency measures. These include: Anyone entering a “public building” including banks shall be vaccinated. Where an unvaccinated person wishes to enter a public building that person may only enter that building: – a) by appointment (contact your branch to schedule.) and
b) by presenting a negative PCR test result of a test taken within seven days of the appointment. For the purpose of these measures only negative PCR test results from a laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health will be accepted. All of the commercial banks in Guyana complying with this new measure include Republic Bank, GBTI, Scotiabank, Demerara Bank, Citizens Bank, NBS, and Bank of Baroda as well as the trust companies.
Two men are set to go to trial for the murder of Gafoor’s manager Terry Lackhan. Lackhan was murdered in 2016. The duo had a killing a man during a robbery. The two, 27- yearold, David Outar, of First Street, Herstelling, and his partner in crime. 29-year-old, Patrick Ross, of Foulis, East Coast Demerara, both appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon and pleaded not guilty to the murder. It is alleged that the two on July 21, 2016, at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara murdered
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Lackhan during the course or furtherance of a robbery. A jury was empaneled, and the trial is set to start on September 27. Reports are that on the day in question, Lackhan, who was 55 years old at the time of his death was discovered dead by his neighbours. The neighbours also reported that they saw a man leaving his house with a set of bags. When the man reportedly left, Lackhan was discovered just before midnight in his house dead with a rope tied to
this neck, and his house ransacked Outar, a former colleague of Lackhan, at Gafoor’s was arrested later during the investigation. Outar then through intense interrogation, admitted to the crime. He said that he was at Lackhan’s house taking a drink when an argument broke out. Subsequently, Outar later told investigators that he returned with Ross and strangled Lackhan, and took his valuables. Both of them were later charged for the murder.
Wednesday Sept. 3, 2021
Family members remember Isaiah and Joel Henry one year later
As one year has gone by since the brutal murders of the two Berbice Cousins, Isaiah, and Joel Henry. nThe boys’ parents say that (the deaths) still hurt them especially when they remember the ways in which the lives of the boys were taken away. The two Henry boys were found murdered in the Cotton Tree Backdam, West Coast Berbice, one day after they reportedly went to pick coconuts in the #3 Village back dam. The bodies were
found mutilated. There were multiple chop wounds including slashes to their necks and backs. It is suspected that the boys’ bodies were moved from the scene of the crime and placed in another area where they were eventually discovered. The double murder led to days of protest action on the West Coast of Berbice as family members and villagers demanded justice. P r e s i d e n t Mohammed Irfaan Ali promised to
deliver justice to the family. Since then, three men Anil Sanchara, Vinod Gopaul, and Akash Singh have been placed before courts. A family member of the two dead boys has maintained that the three men are not the ones who committed the murders. However, as one year has gone by the family members of the dead teens have noted, “The pain was great, the pain was great, believe me. It hurts on to now. It really hurt
Man held for killing father
A man is dead and his son is the main suspect in the murder after he related to cops that he butchered the man whom he said was “troubling” him. The dead man has been identified as a 59-yearold Archaelus Anthony Miguel, a labourer of
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Onderneeming Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast. Monday afternoon police in the Great Troolie Island, Essequibo River, received a report about Miguel not being seen for some time. As such, ranks ventured off to the
location and later questioned the son of the dead man, who then related to ranks that “I chop he up cos he de troubling me”. The son took the investigating ranks about three miles into the back dam. On arrival at the
me to lose my son without a reason,” Gail Johnson, Joel’s mother said. Ms. Johnson added that at this time she does not want to talk or remember what may have transpired because it continues to result (in a state of uneasiness). Ms. John said that knowing how jovial and loving Joel was, there is that feeling that there is an empty space despite her having a lot of people around her. “There is an empty space in this home, despite I have many location, the suspect pointed to the area where he allegedly chopped his father, and also to an area where he dragged the body and hid it under some branches. Miguel’s body was discovered with multiple chop wounds. The son and now suspect was arrested and escorted, along with the body of the victim, to Parika Stelling. It was further escorted to West Demerara Regional Hospital where it was pronounced dead on arrival by the doctor on duty. The body of Miguel was then escorted to Ezekiel Funeral Home and is currently awaiting post mortem examination. His son remains in custody.
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children,” Ms. Johnson said. She said despite what might happen with the investigation, some way or the other her God will see that her family has justice in his own way. Speaking on the year since the boys were found dead, the father of Isaiah, Gladstone Henry, said that he himself also feels hurt. It had been quite hard in many ways for the family. “It has been very hard and painful that this day marks one day since Isaiah and Joel Henry died. It has been very hard, in all angles of life; physically, spiritually, financially,” Mr. Henry said. He further noted that by now one would have thought time would have
passed and the family would have had justice. The initial expressions were just for show and the real killer out roaming. “The way how these boys died; we thought that we would have had justice early, given the way how the policemen were going. But months went by, now a year. It made me wonder whether all the activities when the police force, the joint service, in the backdam searching for clues or they were searching to protect the killers,” Mr. Henry said. He believes that all the evidence was taken, etc were all part of a show to protect the killers out there since he does not believe that the men being charged are the guilty parties.
Tuesday Sept. 7, 2021
LINDEN SHUT DOWN ITS OPERATIONS TO PROTEST MANDATORY VACCINATION the consumers are not vaccinated and the new policy will continue to hurt their business. “This community has a lot of people who are not on the formal business structure. They are in the informal business setting and a lot of them do their own business and now Government is saying to them that
The mining town today, Monday, took and stand against mandatory vaccination by shutting down all its operations. The Government, through the Ministry
do not want to because of various reasons. One issue involves the health complications of some. Some vaccines have not been approved for use by the World
of Health, had gazetted several orders, some of which restrict persons that are unvaccinated from being permitted to enter private properties and government
Health Organisation (WHO). In response, the Government maintained that the vaccines are not mandatory and that those who do not make them
buildings. The said move has come with some level of criticism. The policy remains one that forces those who are unvaccinated to be vaccinated, even if they
have a right to not take them. The Government has also insisted that in order to protect the nation, under the law they must do what’s right, and that, in this case, would mean
seeking herd immunity. Given what seems like criticisms because some sections of society are not being considered in a new approach, protest actions, have been mounted against the Government. That protest actions continued in Linden, where weeks after blocking the main entrance to the interior, the protesters chose to shut down the town for the entire day of business. Today, Monday, stores, shops, boat services, schools, gas stations, and other services were completely shut down. Coupled with this, residents decided to stay indoors awaiting the return of regular business from 6 PM. It is unclear, however, how this will affect the community but some Lindeners are insisting that they will continue to protest in various forms until their voices are heard and the policy is changed. Member of Parliament of the APNU-AFC Opposition and Representative of the Town, Jermaine Figueira, applauded the move by the town for standing up to the Government. Figueira added that he hopes that this position would be transmitted throughout the nation
up for the vaccination policy that is draconian. “I view it as draconian and I believe that the Government has not yet thought out this position that they are articulating to the population. Being in possession of a vaccine card does preclude you from having COVID, doesn’t prevent you from spreading COVID.
by using Linden as an example. “This is a position that we hope that the rest of Guyana will log on to and support because this fight is against Government dictatorship. It’s a people will have to get “So, the demand on fight against forced a PCR Test or they have the unvaccinated is vaccination. to be vaccinated before unjust. You cannot ask the unvaccinated alone to show a PCR test. Science has shown that those who are vaccinated can still spread COVID. So, we are saying let the position be across the board,” Figueira further noted. He insisted also that if the Government wants to truly protect the nation “And, as a people, they accommodate the Government should we must awaken customers. fund the testing of our consciousness “This is a region persons for COVID.
and understand that Government should not dictate to individuals what they should and should not do with their own bodies,” Figueira said He insisted that this should be a fight that is led by the town of Linden since most of
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that has the lowest vaccination rate and as such the business community is very cognizant that the majority of people in Region Ten that support their businesses are unvaccinated.” He noted also that all must continue to stand
If an individual wants to access services that the Government provides then the government should move to educate the population more on the vaccines and allow those to accept the vaccines of their own will.
Tuesday Sept. 7, 2021
GNBS SEIZES MORE UNAPPROVED DIAL SCALES FROM ONE OF JEHOVAH’S users of weighing and MAIN CITY MARKETS measuring devices in WITNESSES FROM GUYANA, the trade who have not yet submitted their ARRESTED IN MOSCOW
Last Friday, a team of Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Inspectors, accompanied by Ranks of the Guyana Police force (GPF) engaged in a market surveillance exercise to seize and remove defective and unapproved devices in use. This exercise was conducted at the Stabroek and Bourda Markets where there seems to be the pervasive use of the unapproved dial scales.
As a result, 50 dial scales, which were not approved for commercial trade, were seized and removed from vendors. For quite a while, the GNBS has been advising vendors and shopkeepers to desist from using the domestic dial scales, which were not designed for the rigors of commercial use. These scales easily become inaccurate and result in vendors selling short-weighed goods to consumers.
The GNBS has encouraged vendors and shopkeepers to only use the recommended metric devices, which include the metric red equal arm scales and masses, metric platform scales, approved dial scales, and electronic scales. Approved scales can be purchased from hardware stores in the city and from business locations across the country. V e n d o r s , shopkeepers, and other
devices for stamping for the second half of the year are encouraged to do so before the end of September 2021. Meanwhile, the GNBS continues to urge consumers to avoid making purchases from vendors and shopkeepers selling with unapproved devices. This sensitization effort will continue. Last Friday’s exercise was conducted directly in response to the widespread use of the unapproved scales observed by the GNBS in many markets and other retail outlets. To maintain the accuracy of measurements in commerce, the GNBS plans to expand its surveillance campaign for the rest of the year to seize and remove unverified and unapproved devices in use.
Two wounded in fight over pig
Two Berbice residents are now patients do Skeldon Public Hospital nursing chop among other wounds after a fight broke out over a pig. Those listed as injured info@guyanapostonline.com
in the brawl are 16-yearold, Tyrese George and 56-year-old Marvin Ross. The incident took place at No. 51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, in the first back street east of the
No. 51 Public Road, just about 19:50 hours Sunday night. It was revealed to the police by Tyrese’s mother that her husband, Terrence George and
Wayne Heyligar, had a misunderstanding over a pig which led to a heated argument. Marvin came in with a cutlass and Tyrese took it away and chased after Wayne. Wayne took away the same and dealt him one chop to the top of his head causing him to received injuries. Terrence upon seeing the attack, picked up a piece of wood and ran towards Marvin, and dealt him one lash to his forehead. Both Marvin and Tyrese were picked up and escorted to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were examined. Tyrese was admitted as a patient while Marvin was treated and sent away. Terrence George was arrested and placed in custody. Investigations are in progress
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On August 27, 2021, Sean Pike, a 49-year-old Jehovah’s Witness who was detained for his faith in Moscow, was placed in an overcrowded cell in Kapotnya Detention Center 7, given a mattress, and has been forced to sleep on the floor ever since. According to the lawyer, the situation can only be explained by the manifestation of domestic racism. “High-class specialist Sean Pike is not a murderer, not a thief, and not involved in drugs. He’s a decent man. The attitude towards him is caused only by the color of his skin, this is just everyday racism,” said his lawyer. Pike is a Guyanese and the nephew of former Agriculture Minister Simpson Da Silva. As the lawyer explained, it is known that other cells of this pretrial detention center are not overcrowded, some have free places. Of all those detained, only a black believer is subjected to such humiliating treatment. A native of Georgetown, Sean Pike is a citizen of Guyana and Russia. He is married and has two young children with chronic diseases in his care. In 1997, Pike graduated from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia with honors, his
thesis was recognized as the best that year. For almost eight years he worked in the Ministry of Transport of Guyana. The believer has been working in the Russian Federation since 2010, from June 2012 to the present – in the Moscow office of one of the international design and construction companies. Sean Pike holds the position of senior project team leader and, as stated in his job description, has shown himself to be “a responsible, balanced and competent employee”, which is not tied to suspicions of extremism. Sean Pike, as well as two other Jehovah’s Witnesses, Eduard Sviridov and Aleksandr Rumyantsev, were detained during searches of the homes of believers in the Teply Stan district on August 25, 2021. They were placed in a temporary detention center. Two days later the Cheremushkinsky District Court of Moscow sent them into custody until at least 24 October. Believers are accused of “organizing the activities of an extremist organization” (part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In the opinion of the investigator Vladimir Zubkov, who initiated the case, conversations about the Bible “have an increased public danger.”
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