Wildlife exporter found guilty of trafficking Venezuelans

for February 24.

Apart from holding the men against their will, the prosecution submitted that Shaw had also threatened the men that if they did not comply with his wishes, he would report to the Police their illegal presence in Guyana, and have them arrested, charged, and deported.

structures.

“And as a result of this we already have engineers on the ground working. The engineers are already preparing designs and tender documents to fix some of the important problems that would bring great relief for the agricultural sector, residential and commercial communities,” President Ali explained.

However, he said that more than 70 per cent of those issues were addressed conclusively by the Human Services Ministry during the outreach.

“The Ministry of Housing, they had a massive load and we have been

New GOAL applicants

Meanwhile, the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) saw more than 160 new applications being received during the outreach. Electronic tablets to assist those studying under the programme were also dis- able to set a path for those persons who would have applied up to 2015, and those from 2015 to 2020. tributed.

The General Register Office (GRO) processed more than 70 applications for death, birth and marriage certifications. Late registrations were also effectively addressed.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) addressed some 200 issues and about 40 per cent were resolved.

“There is another 20 per cent that is in the process of being resolved and the remainder would have follow-up action to be resolved,” the President noted.

Charged over three years ago with trafficking in persons, wildlife exporter Feezal Shaw of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was, on Friday, found guilty of the crime.

The 64-year-old man had been on trial for the offence before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the

Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

Between February 14 and June 14, 2018, he recruited, transported, and harboured two male Venezuelans illegally for the purpose of exploiting them.

The convict was remanded to prison pending sentencing, which is fixed

According to the Prosecution’s case, the Venezuelans arrived in Guyana on February 14, 2018, via Port Charity. On February 15, 2018, they were taken to a house at Timehri to build exotic cages at $10,000 per cage. After three weeks, Shaw reportedly paid them some money, took away their passports, and had promised to assist each man to get a work permit.

At his first court appearance in September 2018, Shaw was remanded to prison after the prosecutor highlighted the serious nature of the charges levelled against him.

He was eventually released on $100,000 bail. (G1)