Berbice fishers defend decision to hand over pirates to Suriname

Chairman of the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-op Society and Berbice Anti-Piracy Committee (BAPC) Pravinchandra Deodat has defended the decision by his group to hand over five Guyanese men caught carrying out a pirate attack in the Corentyne River to authorities in Suriname.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has voiced its concern over statements by Deodat alleging that the inaction of the Coast Guard