Five construction workers were held at gunpoint and robbed on Tuesday held while sheltering from the rain in a container at “A” Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) stated that the five men, who were conducting road works within the area, were approached by two identifiable men who subsequently relieved them of their valuables.
The report said a 32-year-old operator /supervisor was relieved of a Samsung cellular phone valued at $130,000, several piece of jewellery carrying a total value of $115,000, $70,000 in cash, along with several personal documents and two Digicel phone cards.
