This
man,
President
Jagdeo,
threatens
indirectly
our
people’s
safety,
their
culture
and
religion.
.
He
does
not
have
a
clue
of
how
to
deal
with
the
state
of
lawlessness
in
Guyana;
he
gives
in,
it
seems,
to
every
demand
made
of
him
by
the
opposition
PNC
Leader;
he
devalues
democracy
-
all
of
this
in
his
rush
to
please
the
Opposition
Party.
I
and
many
other
Guyanese
feel
Jagdeo
should
be
called
upon
to
resign...yes
resign
and
have
another
member
of
the
Cabinet
take
over
the
Presidency.
Taij
Seetaram
-
Indo
Caribbean
World
Bandit
shot
by
businessman
in
botched
robbery
A
bandit
and
an
East
Coast
Demerara
businessman
are
both
nursing
gunshot
wounds
at
two
separate
city
hospitals
following
a
brazen
robbery
around
14:00
hrs
on
Sheriff
Street,
yesterday.
The
businessman,
Deonarine
Persaud
of
Wash
Clothes,
Mahaicony,
who
was
the
victim
of
the
robbery,
was
shot
three
times
in
the
foot.
The
bandit,
who
hails
from
Princes
Street
,
Lodge
is
listed
as
critical.
He
was
shot
in
the
head
and
chest
when
the
businessman
returned
fire
from
his
licence
firearm,
while
his
accomplice
managed
to
escape
on
a
motorcycle.
The
men
had
reportedly
traced
the
businessman
from
a
city
bank
and
pounced
on
him
as
he
was
about
to
enter
his
truck,
which
was
parked
on
Sheriff
Street
.
A
statement
from
the
police
said
that
Persaud
was
walking
along
Sheriff
Street
when
he
was
confronted
by
two
men,
who
rode
up
on
a
motorcycle
and
demanded
money.
An
eyewitness
to
the
incident
told
this
newspaper
that
Persaud
had
just
exited
a
taxi
when
one
of
the
bandits
who
was
the
pillion
rider
approached
him
and
started
firing
several
shots
at
his
feet
while
demanding
money.
According
to
the
eyewitness,
the
businessman
handed
over
$100,000
which
he
had
in
his
pocket
to
the
bandit
who
demanded
more.
“De
man
had
a
bag
which
he
throw
in
a
trench
and
de
bandit
shot
he
again
in
he
foot.
De
man
fall
down
and
de
bandit
hand
he
partner
de
money.
He
ride
away,
leffing
de
other
one
behind,”
the
eyewitness
said.
By
then
a
number
of
persons,
including
the
businessman's
porter
began
converging
on
the
scene.
By
this
time,
the
businessman
had
pulled
out
his
firearm
and
started
to
shoot
at
the
bandit.
A
few
rounds
hit
him
and
he
fell
to
the
ground.
According
to
the
eyewitness,
the
bandit
appeared
to
have
exhausted
all
the
rounds
from
his
firearm,
giving
those
around
the
courage
to
attack
him.
“A
man
go
up
to
he
with
a
piece
ah
wood
and
he
point
he
gun
at
he,
but
he
didn't
gat
no
more
bullets
and
de
man
lash
he
in
he
head
with
de
wood,”
the
eyewitness
told
this
newspaper.
The
bandit
tried
to
hold
on
to
the
businessman's
truck
but
collapsed
after
receiving
the
lash.
“A
set
ah
people
start
fuh
come
around
and
some
men
help
de
businessman
fuh
go
to
de
hospital.
Dey
call
a
ambulance
fuh
carry
de
bandit
to
de
hospital,”
the
eyewitness
said.
Kaieteur
News
understands
that
a
man,
who
identified
himself
as
a
policeman,
was
on
the
scene
and
relieved
the
bandit
of
his
.32
revolver.
The
bandit
underwent
emergency
surgery
at
the
Georgetown
hospital
yesterday
afternoon.
Police
are
on
the
hunt
for
the
other
bandit,
who
fled
the
scene.
Saturday,
October
9,
2004
