Lusignan massacre

Five days after the Lusignan massacre there has been no official word from Government or the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) regarding the release of records of calls reportedly made by residents shortly after the attack to three east coast police stations.

Yesterday GT&T Deputy General Manager, Public Communications Terry Holder, told Stabroek News that he was unaware of any request being made to the company in this regard.

Hours after the most horrific mass murder in 30 years, President Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday had told reporters at a press conference that in his briefing he learnt that the anger of residents stemmed not only from the criminal act but also the police response.

Jagdeo said based on comments from residents with whom he spoke, the police had not arrived in time after they received calls informing them of the criminals’ rampage.

“They said it was over an hour after the reports were made that the police came