Two men jailed for multi-million dollar KNews robbery

Former Kaieteur News employee, 33-year-old Ryan

Wharton and 36-year-old Harry Stongster of Hyde Park, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last week changed their pleas and have admitted to being involved in the October 2022 robbery carried out at Kaieteur News Headquarters, located in Georgetown.

Out on bail: Lemuel Grant

A 5 5 - y e a r - o l d exited a vehicle with a businessman from Vryheid, cutlass in hand in front the West Canje Berbice was businessplace. arrested on Sunday after he He charged towards her allegedly attacked his vehicle while she was sitting reputedwifewithacutlassin inside and he dealt several public. chopstothewindscreen.

The injured woman has Badal quickly exited the been identified as Deoranie vehicle and was chopped to Badal called Marcia, 36, the head several times. She Import Officer for Nand also received a chop to her Persaud and Company Inc. arm as she tried to fend off She is nursing chop wounds theblows. to her head, an arm and is Apoliceman who was at hospitalised at the New thelocationatthetimeofthe Amsterdam Hospital incident intervened and Kaieteur News was told by rushedthewomantothePort the police that Badal was at MourantHospital. the “Jamrock Wash Bay” in She was then transferred Port Mourant, Corentyne, to the New Amsterdam Berbice on Sunday and at Hospitalwheresheremainsa about 13:30hrs, the accused patient.

$1B earmarked to ‘fix-up’ two...

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Kaieteur News reported publication was told that the that the Ministry was Ekereku Bottom runway has upgrading the airstrips to a bituminous surface concrete structures since treatment, which has they have been in poor potholes. The Ministry had conditions for some time, previouslyconductedrepairs which pose a danger to to the airstrip but the aircraft and passengers structure has reportedly utilisingthem. deteriorated and poses

Jailed: Harry Stongster Jailed: Ryan Wharton

Wharton of R4-574 Canary Street, Tucville, against his client He Georgetown and Stongster disclosed that both Chief were both sentenced on B a c k C i r c l e , E a s t sentence;Grantwasreleased

Magistrate Ann McLennan January 24, 2023 to 50 and Ruimveldt, and 23-year-old on $200,000

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It was explained that the danger to the landing gears Karisparu Airstrip, which ofplanes. has a sand-gravel surface, This specific runway is would become water-logged slated to be widened from when it rains therefore 40ft to 50ft to be compliant rendering the structure with Guyana Civil Aviation inoperable for take-off and Authority’s (GCAA) landing of flights. A source regulation. To this end, the from the Ministry had told Ministry is planning to Kaieteur News that the rehabilitatetheairstripsfrom surface is equally dangerous sand-gravel to concrete when dry, as it becomes surfaces to better facilitate loose and therefore affects theusers.

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