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Farmer arrested with makeshift gun Jul 04, 2024 News Kaieteur News – A man who was arrested within the Karasabai Village area on Sunday with a makeshift gun, told police that he made the weapon to hunt. The seized makeshift gun. In custody: Vibert Thomas. According to the police, the ranks were in the vicinity of Cranrana, Karasabai Village in the South Pakaraimas on Sunday when they observed 29-year-old Vibert Thomas. The man was at the time riding a bicycle with a long metal object on his shoulder. “The ranks, who were on Patrol in a Police ATV, advanced towards Thomas, who dropped the metal object next to a mango tree and stood a short distance away from where he dropped it. The ranks then picked up the object and checked it in the presence of Thomas, who observed that it was a makeshift single-barrel shotgun.” A check of the weapon revealed no ammunition or serial number. When it was enquired if he was the holder of a fire arm licensed the man responded in the negative. When he was told of the offence committed, Thomas reportedly told the police, he “made the gun to hunt” when on his farm. He was then arrested and escorted to Karasabai Police Station along with the suspected firearm. Related Similar Articles

Health Ministry gets IT equipment to bolster immunization programme Jul 04, 2024 News Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony and UNICEF officials during the handing over ceremony. Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health on Wednesday received a donation of computers, printers, tablets and memory cards to bolster its immunization programme. The donation was made by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the Maternal and Child Health Department. According to a statement the ministry posted via its Facebook Page, the donation consisted of nine Desktops Computer, six printers, five tablets, headphones and memory cards, will be given to the central vaccine bond to support immunization through vaccine stock management and reporting, as well as to boost the surveillance capacity for the immunization programme. During the handover ceremony, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, noted that one of the initiatives the ministry is undertaking is the Electronic Health Record System. By the end of 2025, appropriate software will be developed. He stated, “As part of the modernisation of the ministry, one of the things we are doing is developing an electronic record system. Later this year, a company will start the work on developing appropriate software, so that each person who interacts with the public health system will have a unique identifier and be able to create a unique record for them.” Among those present at the brief handover ceremony were Dr. Oneka Scott, Maternal and Child Health Officer; Joann Mandisa, Health Officer; Fiona Persaud, Education Specialist; Crystal Stoll Communications Officer and other health officials. Related Similar Articles

Teen remanded after found with unregistered bike and unlicensed gun Jul 04, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Omali Medas at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Kaieteur News – A 19 year-old labourer from Sophia was remanded after he was found with an unregistered bike and unlicensed firearm. Omali Medas appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court #5 before Magistrate Faith McGusty on Wednesday to answer to the charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm. According to the facts, Medas was apprehended on Monday by police who were on mobile patrol on Regent Street, in the vicinity of Guyoil Gas Station. The police observed the defendant sitting on a black and red motor cycle and holding a brown bag. It was disclosed by Police Prosecutor Quincy Lacon that the police ranks acting on information received, learnt that Medas was in possession of a firearm. He was then approached by the police, in which he proceeded to jump off the motorcycle with the brown bag. Medas began to run east along Regent Street. Kaieteur News had previously reported that the motorbike that Medas rode completely lacked any official documentation. He was intercepted by the police at Camp Street and Regent Streets, Georgetown where a search was conducted on his person. The firearm mentioned was found in the brown bag that he had with him. Medas was cautioned, told of the offence committed. He later appeared before the court to answer to the charge. Bail was objected by Prosecutor Lacon due to the prevalence of the matter and the fact that an unlicensed firearm was found. Medas was remanded and is scheduled to appear in court on July 17, 2024. Related Similar Articles

Fire Service to investigate ranks response to deadly Bush Lot blaze Jul 04, 2024 News The Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice fire which claimed the life of Carl Persaud on Monday evening. Kaieteur News – Chief Fire Officer of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), Gregory Wickham declared that an investigation has been launched into the response of firefighters to the deadly Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (WCB) fire which occurred on Monday. Dead, Carl Persaud In a statement issued on Wednesday, Fire Chief Wickham condemns any act of delinquency or unprofessional behavior by ranks of the Fire Service. “It has been brought to the Service’s attention that ranks acted in an unprofessional manner during a major firefighting operation in Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice on Monday. An investigation into the matter has been launched, and once completed, defaulters will be sanctioned accordingly,” the Fire Chief announced. He noted that the GFS is committed to protecting property and lives from fire and offering a service with confidence to all who require it. The Fire Chief explained that they will continue to ensure ranks reflect this commitment and uphold the highest standards of professionalism. Kaieteur News understands that following the inferno, residents took to their social media pages to express their disappointment at the ranks claiming firefighters did not respond in a timely manner. Speaking of the concerns, Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall SC, during his programme ‘Issues in the News,’ on Tuesday expressed that having received the reports, the response of the Fire Service leaves a lot to be desired. “We cannot keep making the same mistakes; fire engines cannot keep turning up to fires without water. This is unacceptable but I suppose the subject minister will speak more elaborately on this issue at an appropriate time. But the response of our Fire Service must be drastically improved, the people of our country deserve better,” the Attorney General said. Kaieteur News had reported that a fire of unknown origin on Monday evening ravaged several buildings along the Bush Lot Public Road. The inferno had claimed the life of a male resident, Carl Persaud who was reportedly trapped in his home. Reports have indicated that the fire started sometime around 17:45hrs at Persaud’s two storey residence and quickly swept through the building completely destroying it. The man was reportedly trapped in the upper flat of the building which also housed the Nalico & Nafico Insurance Office on the bottom flat. Kaieteur News understands that ranks from the Onverwagt Fire Station arrived in Fire Tender 90 and went into action some time after the fire broke out. Firefighters battled to contain the blaze and were subsequently, assisted by Mahaica Fire Station, New Amsterdam Fire Station, and GUYSCO Fire Dept. An investigation is ongoing. Related Similar Articles

Baby who died at daycare suffocated – PM reveals Jul 04, 2024 News Kaieteur News – An autopsy on Wednesday has revealed that the three month-old Kyrie Nelson died from “Suffocation”. Dead, Kyrie Nelson Nelson was reportedly found motionless around 12:00 hrs. on Friday last in a cradle at a day-care located in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD). He was later pronounced dead by doctors after being rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. Police investigations had revealed, Nelson was found motionless by one of the two teachers on duty, with his face down on a pillow in the cradle at the day care. It was noted too that when they found him he was bleeding from his nostrils. The teachers reportedly washed the blood from the baby’s face in the kitchen area and tried reviving him but to no avail. The child’s mother was then informed and he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Following his death, the baby’s mother told police that she took him to the day care around 08:00hrs on Friday and handed him over to one of the teachers before leaving for work. That teacher confirmed that she did receive the child alive and fed him some porridge around 09:00hrs. At around 11:00hrs, she placed him to lie down in the cradle and left him to attend to another child. It was about an hour later when the teacher discovered the child motionless. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security also conducted its own investigation and found that the day care was not licensed to operate at the time. According to the ministry, its license was expired since 2020.   “The last documents issued to Mya’s Daycare, for renewing the Child Care Licence was February 7, 2020,” the ministry had stated before adding that checks made during post COVID-19 revealed that the facility was closed. The owner, a woman currently on vacation in the United States of America (USA), is a registered caregiver with the Child Care and Protection Agency (CP&A) but had repeatedly reported that the daycare has been closed since 2020. “However, investigations revealed that the woman’s granddaughter opened a child care facility illegally on the 2nd of January 2024 unknown to the Child Care and Protection Agency,” the ministry said in a statement before further revealing that no documentation or assessment was ever made for the “illegal facility by the Child Care and Protection Agency’s Early Childhood Development Services Unit”. The granddaughter was arrested and placed in custody to assist with investigation. At this time it is unclear if she has been released. Related Similar Articles

Alleged Stabroek chain snatcher nabbed wearing stolen jewellery Jul 04, 2024 News Kaieteur News – An alleged chain snatcher from the Stabroek Market Area, Georgetown was remanded to prison five days after he was caught by police wearing the stolen gold chain. Police identified him as Simon Shepherd, 27, and he was denied bail on Wednesday after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Principal Magistrate, Faith McGusty. He was charged with one count of simple larceny and two counts of larceny in person. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded until July 16, 2024. Shepherd was reportedly captured by police around 19:00 hrs. on Saturday wearing a $45,000 gold chain which was snatched from Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) tax officer, Tiffany Morris, earlier that day. Morris told police that she was standing on Croal Street, waiting on a minibus when she felt someone pulling her chain from her neck. The tax officer alleged that when she turned around she saw that it was the accused dressed in a black T-shirt, a white cap and a pair of short pants. She reported the matter to police and he was nabbed later in the evening allegedly wearing the same clothes and her chain. Shepherd is also accused of snatching another woman’s chain worth $67,000 two days earlier along Republic Avenue and breaking into a stall on June 14 last with an accomplice, stealing some 50 chains worth a total value of $1.5 million. On June 27, a woman identified as Marcia Carroll reported to police that at around 10:35 hrs. that day she was walking in a northern direction when a man walked up to her from the opposite direction and snatched her twenty-six pennyweight gold chain from around her neck before making good his escape. Police during their investigation reviewed footage from CCTV cameras close-by and alleged that Shepherd was the one seen snatching the chain. Police alleged too that he was again seen on CCTV Camera footage entering a man’s Stabroek Market Jewellery stall on June 14 in the company of an accomplice. They broke one of the glass cases and cart off wih 50 gold chains. According to reports, the stall owner had left the stall unattended for a short while to carry food for his wife who was in another stall close by. He recalled hearing someone raising the alarm that “them just break a stall” and two men running past him. When the stall holder returned he saw that it was his stall they had broken into. Related Similar Articles

Man granted $150k bail after attempting to steal air conditioners and copper wires Jul 04, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Kaieteur News – A 53 year-old man of Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, was placed on $150,000 bail for allegedly stealing two Grey Air Conditioning (A/C) units valued at $300,000 and a quantity of copper metal wires valued at $1,500,000, the total value being $1.8 million. The defendant, Owen Barker appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court #5 before Magistrate Faith McGusty to answer to the charge of Break and Enter and Larceny. The items stolen were the property of the V/C, Peter Daby. The charge states that Barker, on June 29, 2024 at about 12:15h, on Sheriff Street Campbellville, Georgetown stole two air conditioners and a quantity of copper wires valued at a total of 1.8 million. According to the prosecutor, Barker was seen by the watchman of Daby’s residence, trying to steal the items mentioned. When the man was spotted, the watchman shouted at him, which caused Barker to run away from the scene. The watchman attempted to run after him; however he could not catch up to him. However the man was apprehended by public spirited persons. Barker was later arrested by police. The man was represented by attorney at law, Patrice Henry. His attorney requested bail in a reasonable sum. There was no objection to bail by the prosecutor. Bail was granted in the sum of $150,000 by Magistrate McGusty and Barker is scheduled to appear in court on July 12, 2024. Related Similar Articles