Corentyne residents yesterday staged a demonstration along the Number 45 Village Public Road to protest a recent upsurge in criminal attacks, including the murder of farmer Pamela Kendall, who was killed during a home invasion.
Shortly after 3.30pm, residents burned tires and blocked a section of the road with solid objects, including tree trunks and abandoned utility poles, to vent their frustration over the apparent rise in crime across Berbice.
The residents called on the new government to address the crime situation in the area immediately and urged an increased police presence in the communities along the Corentyne. The protestors claimed that every night a family is a victim of some sort of
