Robbers grab $4M in Best Village raid, workers terrorized

A West Bank Demerara man is nursing injuries to his face suffered at the hands of three armed robbers who on Wednesday evening invaded the Best Village home of his employer, terrorized two other workers and made off with over $4M in local and foreign currency along with the home owner’s gun.

Recounting the ordeal, 34 year sales clerk Vera Wong of the SD International grocery store, located on Lombard Street said that when her boss, Samuel  Deonarine , was overseas she would normally visit to feed the dogs and ensure the home was secure.

Wednesday evening was no different since her employer had left the country, a few days prior, for an overseas business trip. Wong said because she lives a short distance from her boss’s home she