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Guyana: No Call For International Help As Jagdeo Keeps Faith In Joint Services
EORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Feb. 20, 2008: Guyanese nationals at home and overseas awaiting a call from President Bharat Jagdeo for international help amidst a security crisis in the country were left hanging yesterday as the country’s head of state continued to place his trust in his Joint Security forces.
Jagdeo, who returned home after cancelling meetings in New York following the bloodbath in Bartica, yesterday insisted said that two special Joint Services units have been established and given the task to find those responsible for the killings.
`This is not about politics, religion or race; this is about decent people of this country fighting a band of bandits. All the decent people of this country have to give support to the Joint Services,` the President said during a meeting at the New Modern Hotel in Bartica yesterday. He added that the Joint Services are going to work day after day until the criminals are found and again insisted that the Guyana Army is clearing the backlands of Buxton where he still claims the criminals are hiding out. He added that the 2008 budget has set aside about US$1M to upgrade the capability of the security forces to purchase helicopters and a number of other equipment to tackle the band of marauding criminals.
President Jagdeo, alluding to the many people, including leaders of political parties commenting on what should be done, said that he has asked them to `tell us what they feel we were not doing.` But he added, `there were no suggestions being made, only criticisms.` And he told residents that the army and police will remain in Bartica so residents can rest assured that in the event that something happens the response capability is here and they could respond.
The President also urged residents to set up community policing groups to serve as the eyes and ears of the police. This as residents urged the President to resume hanging as a deterrent to these kinds of crimes. Jagdeo assured residents that he was in support of hanging and had in fact signed warrants that were held up in the Court process waiting to be executed. He told citizens that they can help in this regard by petitioning the Chancellor of the Judiciary to speed up the process for the warrant to be signed so that the death penalty could resume.
Jagdeo visited the police station where Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir of Leonora Housing Scheme, Constable Shane Fredericks, 35, of Lot 241 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, and Constable Ron Osborne, of 189 Robb Street, Georgetown were slaughtered. He also visited the businesses and homes of persons who were killed in the assault.
They are taxi driver Dexter Adrian, 37, of 581 Constellation Street, Tucville; Orvin Ferreira, a 72-year-old security guard employed at CB&R Mining Enterprise in First Avenue, Bartica; Abdool Yassin Jr., of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara; boat Captain Deonarine Singh, 54, of Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam; Errol Thomas of Tuschen, and Ronald Gomes of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, all employees of Boodhoo’s General Store; and Banks DIH security guard Irwin Gilkes, 42, of Bartica; Ashraf Ally Khan, 45, of Middlesex, Essequibo Coast, and another Banks DIH employee, Baldeo Singh, 54, of 153 Second Street, Montrose, East Coast Demerara.
Jagdeo addressing criticism that he was overseas as the country endured another attack, told residents that he was in touch with a number of persons in Guyana even as the attack was taking place trying to find out what was happening. And he said he immediately cut short his stay and booked the first flight home.
The Jagdeo administration also refused to declare a state of emergency.
`Criminals are trying to set the agenda but the law enforcement agencies are not resting. It's not to say that they are inept or ineffective simply because they haven't caught this gang or these gangs, engaged in these activities,` commented Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. `These people are moving in a way that, they're using the element of surprise. Because we have certain problems in terms of intelligence, they are seeking to take advantage of that.`
Meanwhile, the CARICOM secretariat yesterday again criticized the latest killing spree in Guyana, stating, `These inhumane acts cast a long and disturbing shadow throughout Guyana and the wider Caribbean community.`
And they expressed the hope that `those responsible for this abominable act will be soon apprehended and brought to justice.`
Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission, Bishop Juan Edghill, for his part insisted that all organizations and leaders must be unequivocal in their condemnation of the recent criminal mayhem.
`There must be no safe havens; nobody must benefit form this politically, socially, financially or in any way. This is not something we want in Guyana. Our politics does not include criminal activity being used to drive fear and terror in the country,` Edghill said at a meeting of a cross section of leaders and political parties and the President yesterday.
EORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Feb. 20, 2008: Guyanese nationals at home and overseas awaiting a call from President Bharat Jagdeo for international help amidst a security crisis in the country were left hanging yesterday as the country’s head of state continued to place his trust in his Joint Security forces.
Jagdeo, who returned home after cancelling meetings in New York following the bloodbath in Bartica, yesterday insisted said that two special Joint Services units have been established and given the task to find those responsible for the killings.
`This is not about politics, religion or race; this is about decent people of this country fighting a band of bandits. All the decent people of this country have to give support to the Joint Services,` the President said during a meeting at the New Modern Hotel in Bartica yesterday. He added that the Joint Services are going to work day after day until the criminals are found and again insisted that the Guyana Army is clearing the backlands of Buxton where he still claims the criminals are hiding out. He added that the 2008 budget has set aside about US$1M to upgrade the capability of the security forces to purchase helicopters and a number of other equipment to tackle the band of marauding criminals.
President Jagdeo, alluding to the many people, including leaders of political parties commenting on what should be done, said that he has asked them to `tell us what they feel we were not doing.` But he added, `there were no suggestions being made, only criticisms.` And he told residents that the army and police will remain in Bartica so residents can rest assured that in the event that something happens the response capability is here and they could respond.
The President also urged residents to set up community policing groups to serve as the eyes and ears of the police. This as residents urged the President to resume hanging as a deterrent to these kinds of crimes. Jagdeo assured residents that he was in support of hanging and had in fact signed warrants that were held up in the Court process waiting to be executed. He told citizens that they can help in this regard by petitioning the Chancellor of the Judiciary to speed up the process for the warrant to be signed so that the death penalty could resume.
Jagdeo visited the police station where Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir of Leonora Housing Scheme, Constable Shane Fredericks, 35, of Lot 241 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, and Constable Ron Osborne, of 189 Robb Street, Georgetown were slaughtered. He also visited the businesses and homes of persons who were killed in the assault.
They are taxi driver Dexter Adrian, 37, of 581 Constellation Street, Tucville; Orvin Ferreira, a 72-year-old security guard employed at CB&R Mining Enterprise in First Avenue, Bartica; Abdool Yassin Jr., of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara; boat Captain Deonarine Singh, 54, of Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam; Errol Thomas of Tuschen, and Ronald Gomes of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, all employees of Boodhoo’s General Store; and Banks DIH security guard Irwin Gilkes, 42, of Bartica; Ashraf Ally Khan, 45, of Middlesex, Essequibo Coast, and another Banks DIH employee, Baldeo Singh, 54, of 153 Second Street, Montrose, East Coast Demerara.
Jagdeo addressing criticism that he was overseas as the country endured another attack, told residents that he was in touch with a number of persons in Guyana even as the attack was taking place trying to find out what was happening. And he said he immediately cut short his stay and booked the first flight home.
The Jagdeo administration also refused to declare a state of emergency.
`Criminals are trying to set the agenda but the law enforcement agencies are not resting. It's not to say that they are inept or ineffective simply because they haven't caught this gang or these gangs, engaged in these activities,` commented Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. `These people are moving in a way that, they're using the element of surprise. Because we have certain problems in terms of intelligence, they are seeking to take advantage of that.`
Meanwhile, the CARICOM secretariat yesterday again criticized the latest killing spree in Guyana, stating, `These inhumane acts cast a long and disturbing shadow throughout Guyana and the wider Caribbean community.`
And they expressed the hope that `those responsible for this abominable act will be soon apprehended and brought to justice.`
Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission, Bishop Juan Edghill, for his part insisted that all organizations and leaders must be unequivocal in their condemnation of the recent criminal mayhem.
`There must be no safe havens; nobody must benefit form this politically, socially, financially or in any way. This is not something we want in Guyana. Our politics does not include criminal activity being used to drive fear and terror in the country,` Edghill said at a meeting of a cross section of leaders and political parties and the President yesterday.
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