America Street moneychanger robbed at gunpoint

Two masked men on a motorcycle yesterday morning robbed a South Ruimveldt moneychanger of close to half a million dollars.

Information reaching Stabroek News revealed that the moneychanger, Shem Nurse, 48, of South Ruimveldt, was on America Street between Avenue of the Republic and Longden Street when he was robbed of $450,000 in local and foreign currency. A police source said the robbery occurred at 9.15 am yesterday.