Month: November 2010

Police Headquarters, Eve Leary-The crime fighting unit of the Guyana Police Force is now further equipped with more mobile capacity following the addition of 20 rough terrain scrambler motorcycles from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The scramblers come at a time when there is increased armed robberies. In his address at a simple handing over ceremony at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said  that this addition is a measure which the Government feels will keep the crime situation under control and keep the criminals at bay. 

 A public viewing of the late Winston Shripal Murray was held at 10 am today at Parliament Buildings.

Grappling with the usual build up of unsolved cases for almost a decade, the police may finally put the lid on quite a few unsolved matters with the capture of a key criminal, who is confessing to his involvement in a lot of crimes dating back 2009. He is expected to be charged Monday for multiple crimes committed, including arson, murder, robbery under arms among other attacks on government offices during 2009.

 Linden-Minister of housing and water Irfan Ally told residents at Linden, Region Ten, that the Ministry has located two areas Bay Rock and Blue Berry Hill for the allocation of over 800 house lots. The areas were known for squatting and will now be regularized. The Minister disclosed that more than $10M is budgeted for the regularization process and titles will be issued.

 Diamond,W.B.Dem.- Youths from Golden Grove/Diamond on the West Bank of Demerara launched a police youth group with the aim to have their communities safe from criminal elements.

 Georgetown-Two children Kenneth Prince and Nichalos Dudnauth returned to Guyana from successful heart surgeries done in India.The trip was organized and sponsored by the Three Rivers Foundation,

Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing has slammed the legal process pertaining to street dwellers.
Eighty four street dwellers who were taken off the capital city’s street on Thursday appeared in court yesterday. They appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar and Senior Magistrate Lucinda Cardenas-Ragoonanan during a special sitting of the court.
The charges laid against them ranged from loitering to possession of paraphenilia for drug taking.

Liliendaal, Georgetown-Venezuela ’s President Hugo Chavez is confident that the leadership capabilities and the will of President Bharrat Jagdeo will make him an effective Chairman of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and he will lead the body into success with objectivity and bring about concrete actions. President Chavez made this remark to the media while attending the 1V Regular Summit of UNASUR held in Guyana.

Skeldon, Berbice-The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will participate in the signing of the Skeldon Declaration and opening of the first White Zone on Monday. The Hon. Priya Manickchand, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Cabinet members, and Stakeholders will be participating in this event. 
 

Police Headquarter,Georgetown-
The decomposing bodies of the two men found in the backlands of the Kara Kara Creek, Linden, yesterday have been identified as Kurt Thierens of Middle Walk, Buxton, ECD, and Adriano Tracey of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown. A wanted bulletin was issued for Kurt Theirens in relation to the arson at the Ministry of Health.

Post mortem examinations were today performed on the bodies by Dr. V. Brijmohan who gave the cause of death of Kurt Thierens as gunshot injury and haemorrhage to the brain and that of Adriano Tracey as multiple gunshot injuries.