Day: December 17, 2010

Georgetown-
Managers and Regional heads of the Education Ministry met today, at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) to assess and report on the progress of the Education Strategic Plan (ESP), which is slated to commence in 2013.
While addressing the gathering Education Minister, Shaik Baksh indicated that the ESP was developed via countrywide consultation. He further made reference to the new education legislation which is currently at the Auditor General’s chambers.

East Bank Demerara-
The design for the East Bank Demerara Public Road’s extension from Providence to Diamond will be ready by the end of February 2011, Consultant of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Simone Mangal stated.  
  An Interim National Multi-Stakeholder Road Committee for the East Bank Demerara Road Four Lane Extension was established and a joint workshop between the Ministry of Public works and Communications and the IDB.

Mahaicony River, East Demerara-
Today the police conducted searches on several houses at Esau and Jacob, Mahaicony River.
During a search on one of the houses the ranks found an unlicensed 12 gauge single barrel shotgun along with seven 12 gauge cartridges, one spent 12 gauge shell and 793 rounds .22 ammunition.
Two men and a woman have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.

Berbice-
The police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, Berbice, during which housewife Hansrani Daly was attacked and robbed by two men armed with a firearm and a cutlass.

Investigations revealed that Hansrani Daly and her husband were at home when the two perpetrators entered the home after removing several louver window panes. They then confronted Daly after her husband ran out of the house. The woman was assaulted about her body with the cutlass and robbed of $58,000.00 after which the men escaped.

Essequibo-
At about 1:15. today the police conducted searches on three homes on the Essequibo Coast. During the search of one of the houses at Lima, Essequibo, a man was found in possession of 29 ¾ grams of cocaine.
He has been arrested and is in police custody. Charges will be made shortly.

East Coast Demerara- Paul Samaroo of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, is listed stable in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after being attacked and robbed by two armed men.

Goedverwachting, East Coast – Citizens are calling on the authorities to be more vigilant and are requesting the immediate intervention of community policing groups as armed bandits continue to reign terror along the East and West Coast of Demerara. This follows as a businessman was shot last evening upon entering his home on the East Coast of Demerara. Two armed bandits ambushed him in the darkness making off with a quantity of jewelery and cash before shooting him in the arm and abdomen. His condition in listed as stable at a city hospital.

 President Jagdeo in his capacity as President of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will be participating the plenary session today in the social forum of the XL Mercosur summit in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil