admin

Gunmen snatch $2M chain from Albouystown man Jul 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – A 29-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown man was on Tuesday night robbed of a $2M gold and diamond chain by two gunmen. The victim, Hudson Thompson, was sitting in front of a shop located on James Street, Albouystown on his mobile phone at the time of the robbery. Police said that Thompson was approached by two men on a black motorcycle. The pillion rider dismounted, pulled out a handgun from his pants, and demanded that Thompson hand over his chain. Thompson attempted to resist but the armed gunman fired a round in his direction, snatched the chain and struck him on the forehead with the gun. The two perpetrators then made good their escape on the motorcycle, heading east along James Street. Authorities have questioned individuals in the area and recovered a spent 9mm spent shell from the scene. Investigations are ongoing. Related Similar Articles

Two dead, one critical after chopping at Parika Jul 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – A chopping incident at St. Lawrence, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Wednesday has left two brothers dead and another man hospitalized at the Leonora Cottage Hospital. Police identified the dead brothers as Marvin and Ellis Joseph ages 17 and 30 respectively of Parika Facade, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Hospitalized is Ryan Fredericks, a 25-year-old miner from Pomeroon, Essequibo Coast, Region Two. Police disclosed that around 15:00 h on Tuesday, Fredericks disembarked a minibus and was heading to his aunt’s house when the Joseph brothers armed with cutlasses attacked him. Reports are that Fredericks was entering his aunt’s yard when the brothers, who were in a canter truck, saw him. The duo jumped out of the truck and rushed towards Fredericks and started chopping him about his body. Fredericks reportedly escaped by running into his aunt’s yard but the brothers pursued him. To elude them he jumped through his aunt’s glass louvers window on the lower flat of her home. He collapsed inside of the house while one of the brothers, Marvin retreated but collapsed on his way out of the yard with chop wounds to his abdomen. The other brother Ellis was also seen bleeding from chop wounds too. It is unclear how they received chop wounds but police suspect that they might have accidently chopped each other while attempting to butcher Fredericks. The three men were taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where Fredericks was admitted for a huge chop wound on his back and small cuts about his body. One of the brothers, Ellis died while receiving treatment and Marvin was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigations are ongoing. Related Similar Articles

Attorney General submits request to U.S. Dept. of Treasury for information on Mohameds’ sanctions Jul 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC on Tuesday evening revealed that he has dispatched the requisite request to the United States Department of the Treasury for information on the sanctions imposed on two Guyanese businessmen and a senior government official. The Attorney General made the announcement during his weekly programme ‘Issues in the News’. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Guyanese billionaire Nazar Mohamed, his son Azruddin Mohamed for a series of corruption – including gold smuggling and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Labour, Mae Thomas for allegedly misusing her position to offer benefits, like government contracts to the Mohameds. On Tuesday the AG said, “As promised last week, I dispatched under my hand as advised by the U.S. Department of Justice the requisite requests for information, statements, evidence, depositions, documents or other exhibits relating to the publication by the US Treasury in respect of the sanctions imposed on Nazar Mohamed, Azruddin Mohamed, Mohamed Enterprise and Mae Thomas, as well as the designated entities of Hadi’s World and Team Mohamed Racing Team.” The AG said, it is being alleged that these persons are accused by the Office of International Affairs of the Department of Justice, Criminal Division of committing a number of criminal offences in Guyana. “The Government of Guyana has already made it very clear that these grave allegations of criminal conduct will be thoroughly investigated by the relevant law enforcement agencies of the state and in this regard we have requested the information and the evidence etcetera that are in the possession of the American authorities and we did so under the relevant Treaty,” he explained. Previously, Dr. Ashni K. Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service announced that the U.S. informed the government that the request for information must be sent by Guyana’s Attorney General to the U.S. Department of Justice, which will then work with OFAC to gather source documentation on the matter. “Our Government will now submit the request following the process advised. We will also continue to pursue, through the appropriate channel, the relevant information covered by the Tax Information Exchange Agreement. This Agreement provides for the exchange of information to administer and enforce laws concerning the taxes specified therein, to assure the accurate assessment and collection of taxes to prevent fiscal fraud and evasion, and to develop improved information sources for tax matters,” Dr Singh said. Following the sanctions handed down by OFAC, Dr. Singh and Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia wrote to the U.S. authorities seeking more information about the sanctions. Dr. Singh wrote to the U.S. Department of the Treasury while the Commissioner General under the ambit of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between Guyana and the US, has been in contact with the American authorities. Moreover, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot on June 14, 2024 on the sideline of an event at the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, said the sanctions, are the result of over two and a half years of investigations by U.S. authorities. Ambassador Theriot highlighted the gravity of the offenses that led to these sanctions. She stated, “We reserve these types of sanctions for gross levels of corruption and human rights abuses.” Theriot went on to explain that, “it’s a very high bar, we do not do this lightly. This is something that we ensure that we have a preponderance of evidence before we’re ready to levy the sanctions and we had that in this case against the three individuals who were sanctioned.” Related Similar Articles

Govt. to spend close to $200M to upgrade roads in South Georgetown Jul 11, 2024 News Table showing roads to be rehabilitated and the associated costs Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG), through the Ministry of Public Works’ Special Projects Unit (SPU), intends to spend approximately $176,184,987 to rehabilitate 10 roads within the communities of Rasville and Roxanne Burnham Gardens in south Georgetown. This is according to the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, who made the announcement during a community meeting at Well Site, Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown on Tuesday. Minister Edghill revealed that rehabilitation works should be completed in September. The SPU is scheduled to mobilize in the areas within the next 10 days to begin the infrastructural works. According to the SPU site analysis, the 10 roads slated for rehabilitation are Cane View Avenue, Marigold Street, Wren Avenue, Ponsettia Lane, Correia Lane, Jasmaine Lane, Daisy Road, Bogina Lane, Orealla Avenue and Rassville  Road Network. The SPU reported that on March 15, 2024, a comprehensive site visit was made to Roxanne Burnham Gardens and Rassville.  During the site visit, it was observed that a significant portion of the community roads in Roxanne Burnham Gardens and Rassville, have deteriorated considerably. “Majority of the roads in these areas are rigid pavement (concrete roads). The concrete surface of these roads has shown signs of extensive wearing resulting from aging. In some cases, sectional failure characterized by cracked and broken concrete surfaces which formed depressions and potholes were evident,” the SPU site analysis reported. The scope of works were tailored specifically to the situation in the communities. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill at the community meeting Taking this into account, to address roads with failed sections, full-depth reconstruction is recommended, followed by the placement of a 50 mm (2 inches) thick asphaltic concrete finish surface. For areas experiencing surface raveling, complete overlay with 50 mm (2 inches) of asphaltic concrete is deemed necessary.  The total length of roads requiring rehabilitation was assessed to be approximately 4090 meters, with varying widths ranging from 3.5 meters to 5.00 meters. Nevertheless, during the community visit, Minister Edghill emphasized the government’s commitment to developing the communities. “Before school reopens in September, with the pace at which we work at the ministry through the Special Projects Unit, if we don’t complete everything, we will be more than 90 percent substantially completed of all the roads that we want to do here,” Minister Edghill said. Additionally, he also mentioned that his team would work on creating a more aesthetically pleasing vending environment for both vendors and their customers, further improving the lives of those selling on the road corners. The minister urged the residents to cooperate with the contractors during the process and highlighted that there would be small contracts available for residents to clean and improve the drainage systems. “When we do infrastructural development in a community, the people in the community must benefit from the work that is being done…We are taking development to the people, we are serious about what we are doing,” Minister Edghill said. Furthermore, Minister Edghill said that through the ministry’s Main Access Roads Programme, Cane View Street in South Ruimveldt Gardens will be transformed into a main access road to accommodate traffic flowing along the Heroes Highway. Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, who also accompanied the Public Works Minister, told the residents that the government has an inclusive agenda that benefits everyone. “We are here to serve you and look after your interest. At the end of the day, it is for us to make your issues our priority. We will not leave any community behind,” the minister assured. He also encouraged residents to take advantage of all governmental programmes available to them. Related Similar Articles

Boy, 14, dies after back flicking at Aquatic Centre Jul 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – A 14-year-old student of the Sophia Care Centre, located on Dennis Street died on Tuesday after he back-flipped into a pool at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Dead: Joel Adams The teen, Joel Adams, was attending a swimming programme at the Aquatic Centre at the time of the incident. Reports are that the incident occurred at 15:05h. Police in a report said that Adams, who left the Care Centre with a group of children around 13:30hrs, ventured off to the Aquatic Centre for a swimming programme. Khemwatti Dasrat, a caretaker, told ranks that at about 14:55hrs, she heard the whistle blow at the Aquatic Centre for the children to exit the pool, to which they did. Thereafter, one of the swim coaches reportedly saw when Adams back-flicked into the pool. The coach related that the life guard jumped in the pool to rescue Adams. He was then attended to by a nurse who was on standby. An ambulance was summoned, and Adams was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body is at the GPHC mortuary awaiting a Post-Mortem-Examination (PME). Related Similar Articles

Govt. to spend $66M to rehabilitate Parika Stelling Jul 11, 2024 News Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works through its Transport and Harbours Department is expected to spend approximately $66,282,550, to execute rehabilitative works on the Parika Ferry Stelling in Region Three. During a recent reading of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office, it was revealed that five contractors have submitted bids for the works and they have all tendered below the engineer’s $66M. The contractors are Wild Oats Civil & Mechanical Engineering, Gryphon Engineering Inc., Nexxgen Investments, M. Sukhai Contracting Service, and S. Maraj Contracting Service. At an event in May, President Irfaan Ali told reporters that the Parika Stelling would be upgraded to accommodate the Caribbean ferry service that would link Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. The Parika Stelling, which borders the Essequibo River, does not only serve as a passenger loading and offloading area, but is also a waterfront where farmers take their produce from the hinterland to sell. Below are the companies and their bids: Transport and Harbour Department Rehabilitation of Parika Ferry Stelling. Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Supply and Delivery of 44 Stand Alone Solar Street Lamps for the GEA. Provision of Security Services for GEA in Six Lots. Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Construction of waste stabilization ponds at Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill. Rehabilitation of Administrative Buildings at Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Rental of Building space for the relocation of the Campbellville Health Centre. Supply and Delivery of Supplemental Pharmaceuticals. Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) Construction of feedlot at GLDA FARM. Related Similar Articles

Farm resident nabbed with gun and ammo Jul 11, 2024 News Firearm and magazine with ammunition retrieved Kaieteur News – A 22-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested by police for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The man was arrested after he was seen acting suspiciously and suddenly ran into a clump of bushes where he threw a black object while attempting to escape from the police. Reports are that police ranks from the Providence Police station were on duty at around 14:09hrs. At that time, they observed two males on a motorcycle in the vicinity of Farm, EBD. The rider, upon seeing the law enforcement officers attempted to escape. The ranks followed the motorcycle when it was observed that the duo jumped off the motorcycle and ran in different directions. One of the men ran towards the public road while the other ran into a clump of bushes. During the chase, police observed the pillion rider throwing a black object into the bushes just before he was caught. The object was received, and revealed to be a 9mm firearm, along with a magazine of five matching 9mm live rounds of ammunition. The man was arrested and placed into custody at the Providence Police Station. Investigations are ongoing. Related Similar Articles