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Hannif Khan, a 74-year-old handyman of Byderabo Road, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) was found dead on Saturday.
Police Headquarters reported that the man died sometime between 10:00hrs and 12:10 hrs Saturday.
Khan reportedly lived alone at Byderabo Road and suffered from a lung infection and hypertension. He was a regular patient at the Bartica Regional Hospital.
On Saturday, a 16-year-old of Byderabo, who was on his way home, saw the Khan laying in front of his home motionless with blood oozing from his nostrils.
A report was made, and Police responded. Upon arrival, the ranks found the motionless body of the deceased bare footed clad in a brown shirt and blue pants.
The ranks examined Khan’s body and found blood oozing from his nostrils. The body bore no marks of violence and was placed into a vehicle and escorted to Bartica Regional Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead.
The body was placed in the hospital’s mortuary for storage to be transported to Georgetown for post-mortem examination. Investigations are in progress.
The body of Zaheer Karim Bacchus, a 49-year-old unemployed man, was found midday Monday at Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Police Headquarters said the man’s body was found at about 12:40 hrs.
An anonymous caller contacted Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ and said the body of a male was seen laying motionless at Fourth Street Montrose. A
A Police patrol responded and found the body of a male later identified as Bacchus. The man was found laying motionless clad in black shorts.
A physical check was done on the body, and no marks of violence were seen. The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) were summoned, and a doctor pronounced Bacchus dead .
The body was then escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting post-mortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.
Leroy Goriah, a 46-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown resident, and Alonzo McLean, a 48-year-old Independence Boulevard, Georgetown resident, were stabbed on Saturday night by a man who they witnessed beating his girlfriend.
Jason Lespor, a 34-year-old porter of Albouystown, attacked the men at about 21:00 hrs Saturday in the vicinity of the GT Bar at La Penitence, Georgetown.
Police Headquarters reported that Goriah and McLean were at the bar drinking when they observed Lespor hitting his girlfriend, a 29-year-old security guard, outside.
The men intervened to help the woman but the suspect then drew a knife from his pants waist and dealt the victims several stabs about their body before making good his escape on foot in an eastern direction.
The victims were later picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where they were seen, examined, and admitted. Goriah’s condition is listed as critical and Alonzo’s condition is stable; both men are still receiving medical attention.
Goriah reportedly received five stabs to his back measuring about six inches each, one to his right side chest causing his right side lungs to collapse, and several stabs to his right hand.
McLean was stabbed once to his left side upper back in the vicinity of his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Police said checks were made in the area and at the suspects home for him and the weapon that was used to commit the act. He nor the weapon have been located yet. Investigations are ongoing.
The GNFCS is guided by three standards: Forest Management (the Guyana Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (GSSFM); Chain of Custody, and, Group Certification. In 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources initiated the development of the GNFCS and has been deeply involved in its progress ever since. In 2021, an independent, multi-stakeholder working group chaired by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), commenced the formal process of developing the GNFCS. The multi-stakeholder working group comprised representatives from the Forest Products Association (FPA), the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), indigenous non-governmental organisations (NGOs), environmental NGOs, academia and research, workers’ organisations, and youth and women’s organisations. Two editorial drafts were made available for public review and comment before the GNFCS was finalised and sent for its assessment under the auspices of PEFC.
Guyanese timber and timber products certified under the GNFCS will now bear PEFC International labels and trademarks. This provides clear evidence to local and international buyers that the certified forest operator’s management practices meet global environmental, social, and economic standards. It also demonstrates compliance with national and international legal forest requirements, including fundamental ILO conventions that govern the rights of workers and the unauthorised use of child labour. This assurance extends to the environmental, social, economic and legal requirements and protection of rights throughout the forest supply chain under the EU Timber Regulation, the US Lacey Act, and the Australian
Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill. Notably, Guyana has maintained a national wood tracking system, which dates back to the early 2000s. It enables the tracking of timber and timber products from the market to the forest source. Further, Guyana has a dual wood-tracking system (electronic and manual) implemented nationally. Some forest stations have internet access and electronic tag scanners; however, stations in remote locations still operate on a purely manual basis with staff having to visually verify tag numbers with removal permits. Under the VPA, there is the intention to further build capacity, enabling the phased implementation of a fully electronic system which will greatly increase efficiency and offer greater credibility to the wood-tracking system. In the interim, however, the dual system will remain functional.
The GNFCS drew on the national wood tracking system and other regulatory and monitoring systems developed and implemented by the GFC, including the national code of practice for forest management. The endorsement of the GNFCS by PEFC not only recognises the credibility of our systems, but also assures buyers that Guyanese timber is legally sourced and sustainably
managed. Importantly too, the GNFCS has been designed to make it cost-effective for large, medium, small and community forest sector operators (FSOs), aimed at attaining individual or group certification. Group certification allows FSOs to operate under one certificate and share costs, information, and experiences. The GFC is also working on training local auditors for certification bodies to use under the GNFCS, reducing the need to bring auditors from overseas. Additionally, the GNFCS complements other national initiatives which the Government of Guyana has embarked on for several years, with an example as the European Union’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement. It is also one of the priority areas under Sustainable Forestry in the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030.
For achieving yet another milestone, the ministry extends its deep appreciation to all forestry stakeholders, the local PEFC working group and the GFC team.
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, during remarks at the memorial service in Karisparu VillageHe explained that a total of $60 million is being invested to the execute overall works, thereby boosting the water coverage in the community and region.
Since last year, he explained that the government had planned to drill a well in Karisparu, but access to the area to transport a rig there was one of the logistical obstacles.
He then pointed out, “We then put in the trestle system where we are investing about $60 million overall…We are putting in a catchment to catch the water from your creek and then, we will run the distribution system. We are about 60 per cent works completed…By the mid-June, we will implement that completely.”
Residents were informed that more water tanks will be added to the two tanks currently in the system.
Now that the airstrip has reopened, access has been enhanced and the contractor will be able to transport more materials to the area.
Government is aggressively pursuing its agenda in ensuring that every hinterland community has access to potable water by the end of 2025.
Minister Croal further committed, “It is still my intention that we will, at some point, come back to drill a well.”
Over the three and half a year, $526 million has been spent to advance water access in the region. The investment is expected to increase to some $650 million by the end of this year.
With these investments, the region’s water coverage will move to about 90 per cent by year-end.
The water system in KarisparuOverall, a total of $1.5 billion has been budgeted to improve water services in the hinterland regions for 2024.
“We are drilling a number of wells in Region Eight starting with first-time access and then we will branch off…We are therefore investing to ensure that all communities have access,” he emphasised.
Some 361 residents from Kamana and Sand Hill are benefitting from new water supply systems worth $84 million.
Meanwhile, in the housing sector, ten Karisparu families will benefit from the construction of ten elevated houses under the hinterland housing programme.
Through this framework, the village council and the residents will identify the most vulnerable families in the village to receive a house.
Additionally, another village in the region will also benefit from this programme by the latter half of this year.
Joining the minister was Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai and GWI’s Hinterland Services Director, Ramchand Jailal. (DPI)
