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8TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM NEWS
One out of the three teens who were caught on video of closed-cirBail revoked for teen for phone robbery A s the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) continues into the murder of Marlon Seon Rodney, called “George”, who was shot and killed earlier last year – four persons are expected to testify.
This was revealed when the matter was called in the courtroom of Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday.
On Monday Inspector Suraj Singh and Shaquille Dion were called to the witness stand where they told the court the role they played in the investigation.
Soon after, the prosecutor told the court that he will be calling four other witnesses before the summing up is done. The PI was adjourned for March 25.
Those charged for Rodney’s murder are Osafa Grundell, 39, called “Safo” of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, and James Fraser, 21, called “Dab” of Garnett Street, Georgetown.
The duo was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that between April 25 and April 30, 2019, at Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, they murdered Rodney.
It was reported that on the day in question, 35-yearold Rodney, a taxi driver of Lot 71 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, was involved in an argument with three individuals.
As the argument escalated, the men then pulled out guns and discharged several rounds at Rodney, who was hit in the left leg. 4 witnesses to testify in Norton Street murder PI An injured Rodney was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he succumbed to his injuries. Three months ago, the burnt body of 36-year-old Collin Rodney, who was the cousin of Seon and the main witness in the murder PI, was discovered in the trunk of his silver-grey Toyota Allion motor car.
The man went missing while making his way to court to testify in the PI.
He was at the scene when his cousin was murdered. Collin Rodney, also known as “Glock”, “Troy” and “Cutty” James Fraser Osafa Grundell
Remanded: Daniel McArthur
cuit television (CCTV) cameras that was circulated after he snatched a man’s phone at Stabroek Market had his bail revoked when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday.
The matter was called before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly when it was revealed that Daniel McArthur is currently being questioned at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court in connection to another robbery.
To this end, the Senior Magistrate revoked his bail and as such, he was remanded to prison until April 28. His accomplices remain out on bail.
On October 25, 2019, McArthur, Shawn Inniss and Hurrcarlaus Harris appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and denied that on October 17, 2019, at Camp Street, Georgetown, they robbed Ethan Mookho of two cellphones valued $298,000.
Another charge against McArthur alleged that on October 11, 2019, at Georgetown, he stole one handbag valued $5000, a phone valued $65,000 and $2000 from Juliette Wills. To this charge, the teen also pled not guilty.
After the charges were read, Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh objected to bail being granted to the three teenagers on the grounds that Mookho was stabbed to the back with an ice-pick whilst giving chase to the defendants when the robbery occurred.
The court further heard that the teenagers were positively identified by the victims as the persons who robbed them, as it was captured on CCTV.
Recount…
…or regroup? S o, we have an agreement between the Caretaker President and the Opposition Leader that there’d be a full recount of the March 2 votes cast in all the regions by going into the individual ballot boxes. Or do we?? Word had just gotten out about the arrangement when the Government Commissioners of GECOM insisted the “COMMISSION hadn’t been OFFICIALLY informed about any such arrangement” … and in the end it is the Commission that will have to make the decision!!
They truculently lectured Granger on the requirements of the “the law” – as they saw it – on recounts. Since these worthies had been appointed by Granger to represent the interests of his government – were “creatures” of Granger to use Hoyte’s candid phrase – some conjectured we were witnessing a “hard line” faction of the PNC coming to the fore. “Forward ever; backward never!!” keeping power by any means necessary.
Your Eyewitness is neither fooled nor amused: Granger and these jokers are just trying out their “good cop, bad cop” routine! There’s no split or even a crack in the PNC. Don’t be fooled into thinking that as a soldier Granger was out of the PNC shenanigans. Granger himself confessed that he was always a PNC member – going back to 1965 when his career and the GDF were simultaneously launched by Burnham!!
He’d revealed that during an address to the 5th Biennial Conference of the PNCR’s North American Region in Atlanta, Georgia, back in Nov 2017. He didn’t realise the event was being streamed! But his other revelations are even more germane about what’s going down in front of our eyes.
“Whatever you will choose to discuss today and the weeks and months to come, I think there are several questions that you have to ask yourself as you look to the future. You have to ask yourself how did the PNC gain office in 1964. Ask yourself how did the PNC remain in office and what did it do during that period. Ask yourself how the PNC regained office in 2015 and ask yourself how would the PNC retain office after 2020.”
Well, we don’t need a soothsayer to explain what Granger meant!! The PNC got into power in ‘64 in coalition with a small party: so, did Granger in 2015. The PNC remained in office after that through rigging – and this is what Granger promised three years ago!! So that recount?? The PNC and Granger, its leader, are just regrouping for the next series of blatant manoeuvres to ensure the ballot boxes are “Mingoed”!!
Your Eyewitness repeats: Granger has nothing to lose. America’s not about to land troops here. And he figures he can ride out sanctions.
Never mind the country can’t!!
…is Mingoed Your Eyewitness got permission to “hold the press” till the recount began before he completed this piece. So here it was, at just after 7pm, he sees the leader of the Opposition explaining on TV that the recount still hasn’t started!! Luckily, he hadn’t been holding his breath!! But he would’ve never guessed what stunt the PNC would pull (GECOM, PNC same difference!) to throw a spanner in the works.
The Ministry of Health – headed by (who else?) Volda Lawrence – ordered that the Convention Centre where the recount was to be conducted BE FUMIGATED for coronavirus!! Can you believe this?? Now this was no “disinfecting” like you have in airplanes that can kill some viruses. Naah, this was malathion that kills pests!!
Earlier in the day, he’d heard GECOM wouldn’t start unless Granger and Jagdeo sign their agreement!! Imagine that. The day before, they’d said they had to delay, because the decision to recount was a GECOM decision – and there could be no “side deals”.
And now they want a signed side deal!! And the Mingoing continues!!
…the Caricom connection Could Granger and the PNC be so contemptuous of Caricom and its leader Mia Mottley that they could diss them the way they have?
Or is it all a carefully orchestrated tango??
