Gunmen in $6M Gafoors heist
In less than five minutes, two gunmen posing as customers, barged into the sales centre at Gafoors’ Land of Canaan Complex, assaulted employees; raided the safe and escaped with more than $6 million. The two unmasked men, one armed with a handgun and another with what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle, subsequently dashed out [...]
Diamond man chopped five times after greeting woman
When a Diamond resident extended a morning greeting to a neighbourhood woman the last thing he expected was to be attacked by her enraged, cutlass-wielding husband. Rajendra Persaud, 46, of Lot 13 Diamond, East Bank Demerara was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) last evening. The man was treated for approximately five chop
Cops urged to step up squibs crackdown
-over 1,000 seized during ‘explosive’ weekend Loud explosions filled the Deepavali weekend, causing unrest among citizens in regions three, four and six and prompting fresh questions about whether enough is being done to enforce the ban on firecrackers. Despite these reports, the Commanders in charge of various police divisions are insisting that there is a [...]
Mon Repos carpenter dies after beating
-murder warrant out for Mark Gobin On Saturday a man reportedly dealt a carpenter a beating following an argument and then took the injured man to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and left him. Kawal Outar, 37, succumbed to his injuries shortly after he was rushed to the medical institution that day. His alleged attacker, [...]
Prompt payment for rice farmers in Venezuela deal
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday handed over more than $136M to the Region Two Farmers’ Group for paddy supplied under a deal recently inked with Venezuela. Two cheques were presented to the group’s secretary and other members at the Ministry of Agriculture. These represent payments for 2061 tonnes
Stillbirths at GPHC for two women denied recommended C-section
With pain attacking her body in steady waves the thought foremost on her mind was the well-being of her unborn child. As she struggled to deliver a 4.4 kilo baby she kept telling medical personnel around her that she needed a caesarean (C-section) but they laughed; laughter was the last thing Seelochanie Ramlochan wanted or [...]
Epileptic woman found dead in Patentia latrine
After a hard day’s work of cutting cane, Patentia West Demerara resident Brigmohan Surujlall returned home to find his wife dead in their pit latrine on Thursday evening. Bassantie Dhaniram, 52, was discovered dead at about 6.30pm and Surujlall, 36, who had reportedly hit the woman to her head with a hammer several months ago, [...]
Bandits raid murdered man’s shop
With bloodstains still on the walls, Cedric Blackman’s widow could not bear to spend the first night after his death in their house. Instead she slept over at friends, who live across the street, and returned home early yesterday morning to find the place ransacked and almost $1 million in cash and valuables missing. One [...]
Terror on Russell Street… Two hacked to death by berserk man
-others wounded, chased As Howes Street, Charlestown residents settled into their morning routines yesterday a man who reportedly `tripped out’ went on a chopping rampage which left two dead, two injured and many, who were chased by the cutlass wielding attacker, in shock. Cedric Blackman, a 72-year-old shop owner, was the first to be hacked [...]
Low fare airline likely to start service here before Xmas
-seen as boon to island-hopping REDjet, the Caribbean’s first low fare airline, was formally launched in Barbados over the weekend and promises to build “air bridges” throughout the region by offering consumers rock-bottom prices. Over the last few months Guyana has been among several CARICOM states which have been discussing proposals with REDjet officials, Ian [...]
Relative suspected in Mahdia back-stabbing murder
As Hugh McPherson made his way from a Mahdia night club for his lodging in the area he was fatally stabbed in the back by an attacker, the latest in a series of deadly incidents in the area. McPherson, left his Lamaha Place, North Ruimveldt, George-town home for the interior location several weeks ago. He [...]
Headless body identified as Leonora girl
-mother, stepfather being questioned -text messages on morphine seen as clue -went missing since Sept 24 Police last night said that the headless corpse found crammed into a suitcase at Madewini is that of 16-year-old Neesa Lalita Gopaul of Leonora and three persons are in custody in a tragedy laced with reports of morphine and [...]
103 murders up to end of 3rd quarter
-20% above last year’s total With the third quarter of this year gone there have been 103 murders which is 20% (all figures rounded) more than the total number of killings recorded by police in 2009. For last year, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud recently told Stabroek News, there were 83 murders. On Wednesday, he reported [...]
Family faces abuse allegations after cancer patient’s death
The relatives of a cancer patient who died last week are facing allegations that they continually abused her up until the last days of her life—a charge that they strongly deny. Reports of the abuse that breast cancer patient Sandra Alli, 42, suffered prior to her death led to the intervention of social workers, who [...]
Mahaicony rice mill says producers body playing politics
– threatens to close operations General Manager of Mahai-cony Rice Limited (MRL) Taramatie Ghani, speaking for the first time about the millions the company owes farmers, has said that her company does not wish to enter into discussions with “anyone or the government” and will clear its debts and close operations if there is no [...]