TRINIDAD and Tobago is on "high alert" as more rain is expected later today and tomorrow, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said today. Persad-Bissessar made the statement today as she addressed members of the media about the government’s plans to deal with reports of widespread flooding across the country. Several communities were under water as a result of heavy rainfall yesterday.
Caribbean Trakker has learnt that Guyana’s new Commissioner of Police will be the C’ division commander Balram Persaud.
Balram Persaud was pardon By President Cheddi Jagan in 1993 where he was charged for treason for allegedly plotting to overthrow the Desmond Hoyte administration; conducting miliatry excercises in 1989 in the jungles of Suriname, training men and obtaining material to execute the coup.
He was charged jointly with two other persons. Since his pardon by the PPP government he was promoted to senior superintendent of police.
Three gunmen spent their holiday today robbing a gas station in Vlissengen Georgetown.
Earlier today three gunmen held up the supervisor and three female employees in the mini mart of the ESSO service station located at Vlissengen road escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash.
No one was reported hurt during the short time the gunmen executed their brazen act.
No one has yet been arrested by the police.
Police say around 3.30 m today Mahendra Persaud, 32, of Good Hope, ECD, reported that he had caught a man who was found stealing from his house.
Eight residents of Campbellville Guyana, among them a 93 year-old doctor, are today trying to find shelter after a fire destroyed a two story building at 109 Bonsika Street last night.
The fire started at the bottom flat of the building which was occupied by four teenagers, fire officials say.
A man accused of stealing a bicycle was shot dead near his home in Kitty, Guyana this morning.
Roy Smith, 33, of 180 Thomas Street was shot dead by an unknown assailant. The gunman escaped but police have held his fiance for questioning. Smith was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown hospital a few hours ago.
Investigations are continuing.
A lone bandit struck at Good Hope Housing Scheme about 4 Am today and gathered a large quantity of jewellery and cash but his luck came to an end when he tried to reach a lap top computer and woke up one of the three member family of the home.
The Guyana Police Force today responded to an article published in the kaieteur News Paper on July 15, 2010 under the caption “Guyana Police lack the policy framework to deal with dogs”
According to the public relations officer Mr Ivelaw Whittaker the Force has a policy which caters for the acquisition of a high quality of dogs attached to the Canine Section and their continuous effective training, contrary to what is reported.
The police today conducted a drug eradication operation at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway where a field of about two acres with approximately 3,000 marijuana plants, ranging between 3 to 6 feet in height, and a nursery with about 5,000 seedlings were found.
In addition a camp was found with a hammock, clothing, foodstuff, garden tools and cooking utensils within the dense vegetation.
The main opposition party PNC/R this morning lashed out at the ruling PPP/C saying that the party’s policy under the present President has failed to create the national conditions which would encourage Guyanese to stay at home to contribute to national development.
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