SUNDAY
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COUPLE KILLED IN ROBBERY ATTACK - A
BUSSINESSMAN, Ramdeo
Persaud, 43, and his wife, Mahadai Magoo,
32, were shot dead last night at around 19:30
hrs when six heavily armed bandits stormed
their home in Peter Street, Annandale, East
Coast Demerara.
The
gang burst into the business place
demanding cash and jewellery and then shot
the couple dead, reports said.
** NO JUSTIFICATION FOR CRIMINAL VIOLENCE
IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY - US AMBASSADOR
STRESSES - UNITED States Ambassador, Mr.
Ronald Godard, yesterday said one reason
why Guyanese are so frightened by the
current crime wave in the country is that
the problem is being debated in a
particularly acrimonious political
environment.
He
said that in this environment, criminal
violence, normally roundly condemned by
all sectors of society, has been treated
almost like “a legitimate subject for
debate”.
** PRESIDENT WARNS OF LIKELY CONSEQUENCES
IF SITUATION CONTINUES - PRESIDENT Bharrat
Jagdeo has warned of the likely
consequences if the current situation in
the country is not arrested.
He
last week said many of the things happening in
Guyana today could lead to a gradual slide
into chaos if some trends are not arrested. He
said the country must never allow enclaves for
criminals, noting that in Jamaica, police and
soldiers cannot go into some communities
controlled by guns.
TUESDAY
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CANADA JOINS U.S. IN DEPLORING CRIMINAL
VIOLENCE HERE - CANADIAN High Commissioner,
Mr. Serge Marcoux has joined his American
counterpart here, US Ambassador, Mr. Ronald
Godard, in deploring criminal violence in a
democratic society such as Guyana.
“I
fully subscribe to what my colleague the
Ambassador of the United States said last
Saturday: `There is no justification for
criminal violence in a democratic society;
just as there is no justification for
political violence in a democracy’,”
Marcoux said yesterday.
** PRESIDENT REFUTES CLAIMS THAT POLICE CANNOT
ARREST CRIMINALS - PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo
has refuted claims that the Police Force is
incapable of arresting criminals and those
abetting them in executing criminal activities
and hiding from the Force.
The
Government Information Agency (GINA) said that
in an interview with Prime News
Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Adam Harris, Mr. Jagdeo
said that the Police have been active in
exploring links leading to criminals and where
possible, arresting criminals.
Overseas Guyanese fed up with PNC/R
The
black clothes police is a huge problem for the
PNC/R.
A very good solution is to give Hoyte and the
PNC a complete make-up to look like east
Indians, then send them to patrol the PNC/R
strong- hold.
The
majority of overseas Guyanese are fed up with
the negative action of the PNC/R. Under the
present situation Guyana will soon be like the
Middle East.
Another area of concern: only one police was
questioned for his phone call. How can the
police surround the gunslingers and let them
escape?
These
bandits know when and where to operate.
overseas Guyanese
(ex-prison officer)
Mixed
reaction
The
letter you published in your edition from me
to Andrew Douglas
has generated mixed reaction among people who
know me and have contacted me on the issue.
On the one hand there are those who feel that
I have glorified Mr. Douglas and made a
proposal that if pursued, would provide him
and his group certain comforts they don't
deserve. I referred my friends to the recent
Church of the Nativity stand-off in Bethlehem
which was brought to closure through the
intervention of mediators who arranged for 13
suspected "terrorists" to be handed
over to authorities in certain European
countries.
If this can be done in the interest of peace
in the Middle East why can't it be done as
part of an effort to bring some stability and
public safety back to Guyanese society? How do
we expect Mr. Douglas and his group to
surrender to local police, a section of which
has been associated with a number of
extra-judicial killings of persons not found
guilty of any crimes?
My proposal is aimed at providing some relief
to the Guyanese society while at the same time
seeking to guarantee the protection of Douglas
and his group against human rights and other
possible abuses, as well as a fair trial for
any alleged crimes, to which they are
entitled.
Then, on the other hand, there are those who
say I don't understand what's happening in
Guyana and I betrayed the 'cause' by
suggesting surrender. Well, although I don't
reside permanently in Guyana I think I'm there
often enough to understand and appreciate
what's happening and to offer suggestions that
might lead to a negotiated solution of a
national crisis.
As for betraying the 'cause' , all Guyanese
ought to recognise that no
'cause', no matter how legitimate, can be
successfully fought through the killing of
innocent persons. Those days are over. Mr.
Douglas, as does Mr. Merai need to understand
this clearly.
And as for the one person who suggested that
Mr. Douglas and his group might target me, I
say that's giving me and my simple proposal
more weight than we deserve. While Mr. Douglas
and his group might not agree with my letter,
I doubt whether they would target me for
offering them some sound advice.
Wesley Kirton
The criminals must go!
Who
must go? The criminals must go! Who must go?
The criminals must go!!
Do you know why the PNC and the criminals want
to end the lives of the black clothes police?
Simply because these are the only kind of
police who are serious about law and order. I
don't care what negative comments are made
about them.
All
of a sudden the black clothes are being
accused of extra judicial killings, but what
about the killings committed by the criminals?
Don't we have the right to protest in the
streets too? If we could have at least thirty
more men to join the black clothes, brothers
and sisters I say "AMEN". This is
all we need_ more commandos, lots more! I hope
the government can grant us this wish. It's
not a heavy task. The least we need is thirty
more men, all trained overseas.
I
think if this could happen, then and only
then, Mr. Leon Fraser will rest in peace.
Mickey
Twisting information for selfish gains
The People’s National Congress/Reform
(PNC/R) and their members are acting like a
bunch of petty children. I say this because
every positive developmental action taken by
this government, obtains a reaction by the
PNC/R in the form of an inconsequential
opposed judgement.
They
are now on the issue of the appointment of the
Commissioner of Police arguing for the
Commissioner designate to be appointed to the
position immediately.
But
the Government has already time and time again
answered this question through various
sources. The situation is simple and was
clearly explained, the man has to undergo
further training, which will equip him in the
long run of functioning within that position
effectively and efficiently. Surely, this is
beneficial to this country.
But
the PNN/R’s mouthpiece being their usual
obnoxious self insist on lamenting over the
issue although it has been explained to them
and the general population.
As
a result, I can only arrive at one conclusion,
that is, they are bent on twisting information
for their own selfish gains regardless of the
harmful effects to society.
On
the other hand, I guest they are just trying
to function as an opposition party as they
should. But they really should try to do so in
the right way and place, example, parliament.
ANNE POOLE
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