Month: October 2010

A group of London-based Guyanese up the ante yesterday by taking its protest in front of the London Guyana High Commission and Russian Embassy as it continues the global appeal for solidarity and support to stop the degeneracy in Guyana. This protest was organized by Norman Browne, the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union’s (GB&GWU) UK representative and Dr. Michelle Yaa, human rights activist.

Caribbean Trakker today understands that the head of sixteen year old Neesa Gopaul was reportedly found by her relatives, putting a halt to her funeral proceedings. According to reports the CIOG took over the body for burial according to Muslim rites. The body was about to be taken to her grandparents home in Lenora when the call about the dead girl’s head came in. Investigators are not saying exactly where the head was found.  

Dozens of Jamaat al Muslimeen members crowded the Port of Spain Eight Magistrates’ Court in support of Imam Yasin Abu Bakr today.
Abu Bakr along with Brent "Big Brent" Miller reappeared before Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar today charged with the 1998 murder of Israel Sammy.
Dozens more supporters lined the street outside the courthouse chanting "Tikah Allahu Ackbar" while Abu Bakr was escorted to the prison van.
The matter has been adjourned to October 16.
The duo will remain in custody at the Maximum Security Prison until then.

The Government today said with the mandate set out by President Bharrat Jagdeo for CLICO policyholder to receive their money in full is going according to the plan. More than a thousand persons who invested under 30 million dollars have received their money so far and expressed appreciation.

A cloud of tight security was wrapped around the Port of Spain Magistrate Court a couple hours ago as Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr appeared in court.

Bakr is appearing before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayres Ceasar charged with murder. He has been incarcerated at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca since his arrest last week. A large Muslimeen presence was expected both in and out of the courthouse.

A TrakkerNews reporter is currently in the courtroom and will bring updates as it unfolds. 

President Bharrat Jagdeo established a high level cabinet team to oversight the sugar industry which is sliding downwards. This came at a time surrounding the issue of fallen production of sugar and its demand both domestic and external.
Support has been given to the industry by central Government out of the turnaround plan the Government had proposed last year.

As Police investigators continue to grill the late Neesa Gopaul’s mother and stepfather, it is expected that this case may be solved sooner rather than later. So far there are indications that the mother’s lover, Barry Small, who is now the prime suspect in the murder, is being cornered with the evidence linking him to the girl’s death. A pair of weights reportedly from the gym owned by small, used to submerged the body. Charges are expected to be laid soon, since investigators believe that the evidence is irrefutable.

Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon today disclosed that Cabinet has given its green light for the construction of a greenheart revetment at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara to a sum of 64 million dollars. This area was affected by flooding due to over topping in recent spring tides.
Contracts were also given its no objection for several areas at Corentyne, Berbice to the tune of 72 million dollars for the installation of street lights.