Donald Mopp, the elderly man accused of mortally injuring his friend in a brawl two years ago, was yesterday convicted of murder.Mopp,Discount NFL Jerseys, called ‘Chetty,’ 72, of Tucville, Georgetown, breathed heavily as the mixed panel of jurors delivered aGuilty: Donald Moppunanimous guilty verdict for the crime, which was committed at Stretchy’s vulcanizing shop in Tucville on February 15, 2013.Mopp stabbed his friend Winsel Roger Edwards,China NFL Jerseys, during a drunken brawl. The incident is said to have stemmed from a ‘name calling’ incident.The two men were reportedly consuming alcoholic beverages when they began calling each other names. The teasing intensified and Mopp became highly annoyed. He left the shop but returned sometime later with a knife.Thirty-three year-old Edwards called ‘Buck’ or ‘Roger’ of 320 Self Help Square, East Ruimveldt, was stabbed once in the vicinity of his heart. ?He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation,Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic, (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.At yesterday’s hearing, Mopp’s Attorney, Debra Kumar, requested a probation report prior to his sentencing. Her request was granted by presiding Judge, Roxanne George, who adjourned?the matter to May 13, to facilitate the probation reportThe elderly man had maintained his innocence throughout the trial.? In his defence,Wholesale Jerseys China, Mopp told the court that he could not recall what went on between himself and the victim on the day of the incident.“Myself and Roger were friends. I had no reason for wanting to kill him,” Mopp had told the court.However,Sam Mills Panthers Jersey, in his evidence,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, Clairmont Greenidge, the proprietor of the vulcanizing shop recalled that ‘Chetty,’ was a regular ‘limer’ at the shop. He said that the elderly man would often come to the shop to hang out and watch television.Greenidge said that on the day of the incident, the men were tantalizing each other, during which Edwards called Mopp an “old anti-man” and Mopp retorted by calling him (Edwards) a “faggot.”He recalled that Mopp left some time during the row, but he returned. Greenidge said that the elderly man attacked his younger opponent from behind. ?Both men are said to have toppled to the ground. Greenidge said that Edwards tried to get up, but he fell back and Mopp stabbed him.Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh testified that the victim died as a result of perforation of a blood vessel due to the stab wound. The matter was prosecuted by State Counsel Stacy Gooding.

Eulene Williams thought that she had completely extinguished her kerosene stove after she had finished preparing a meal for her son early yesterday morning.It was only after she felt heat coming from her bedroom and saws her mattress on fire that she realised that something was terribly wrong.Williams, her four grandchildren and her son and his wife, are now homeless following a blaze which completely demolished her two flat wooden house at Friendship, East Coast Demerara.The elderly woman, who was left with only the clothes she was wearing at the time, told this newspaper that she had returned from the Buxton Post Office after collecting her public assistance and had prepared lunch her grandson who subsequently left for work.According to Williams,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, after cooking she would normally extinguish her stove and place it under her bed, out of the reach of her grandchildren.Yesterday morning was no different except that the stove was not completely extinguished.It was around 09:00 hours and the elderly woman was alone at home since the grandchildren had left the house.“I feel a heat, so I look to see if anybody light fire under the platform. I did not see anything so I open the bedroom and I see the sponge on fire. I go and pick up a bucket water and call out me son friend fuh come and help me,” Williams told Kaieteur News.Help did come but the neighbour pulled her from the blaze since the heat was now unbearable.There was no nearby source of water so neighbours could only stare in shock as the wooden building was quickly consumed.Rawle Holder,Cheap China Jerseys, who lives in the house aback of the Williams recalled that he was about to take a bath when he heard Williams’ screams for help.“When I go, the whole place on fire; all the roof top,Nike Shox Women Clearance, everything, the two bedroom. She hustling fuh run inside fuh grab thing out, I had to get she out from de house. All I pulling she, she still hustling fuh go in de house. We couldn’t control de fire,NHL Ice Hockey Jerseys,” Holder said.Firefighters from the Campbellville Fire Station were the first to respond but by that time all they could do was douse the embers.Williams, who is hearing impaired,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, is appealing for assistance to at least make life less uncomfortable for her and her grandchildren.

De Jesus Narine is currently before the court two counts of simple larceny and escaping from police custody.The accused pleaded not guilty to all the charges when he appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry.The charges state that on October 29,Cheap Air Max 90 Shoes, Narine stole a quantity of clothing worth over $300,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store,000 from a boutique owned by Diana Bowen and a cellular phone belonging to Akash Mohammed and valued at $30,NFL Jerseys Supply,000.It is alleged that on October 29,Nike Air Max Shoes Sale, Akash Mohammed,Adidas Nmd r1 Women, who works at a boutique within the Hilton Crest Hotel,Nike Air Force One Shoes For Sale, fell asleep leaving his cell phone on the counter and the doors of the business place open. Narine allegedly went into the store and stole the items and when Mohammed awoke he found the clothing and his cell phone had gone missing.? However checks of a closed circuit television camera reportedly showed the defendant removing the articles. Narine was later arrested and placed in police custody, where he later escaped.Prosecutor Wynette Hubbard asked that Narine be remanded into police custody as there is a likelihood that he may not attend court if granted bail.? Narine was then remanded until November 11.

(By Mondale Smith)In my 32 years of existence on planet earth, I’ve encountered and interviewed from paupers to princes but never did I imagine meeting, let alone interviewing Guyana’s oldest living person. I did just that yesterday.Matilda Lewis, born on May 16, 1896, celebrates her 113th birthday today and her birthday wish list, aside from God’s continued blessings, includes having a house to live in and a personal radio set to listen to the news. She lives at the Salvation Army Women’s Home at the corner of Haley and Bent Streets.Contentment is one of her secrets to her longevity; her favourite foods include small portions of rice, fried fish, roti,Nike Air Max 97 Silver Bullet, cook-up-rice, plantains, eddoes and Foo-Foo soup with dumplings made of corn flour.Amidst humble but quieten conversation, the Salvation Army Women’s home resident said, “I can’t see anymore and I can’t move about like I used to, but I thank God for sparing my life to see another day and for providing for me.”Sitting opposite the wrinkled woman in her bedroom, I found that there was a lot for me to learn and while she searched her memory at times, her answers were laced with informed history and current affairs.Unlike some I’ve interviewed, Aunt Matilda was neither boastful nor proud and is eternally grateful for her St Andrew’s Kirk Church and the Salvation Army families who usually encourage her to keep faith in God.Never the type to party, she said her days were spent either at home or attending church concerts and being involved in church activities.“I used to go to the market and cook for meself but since I fall down and knock my knee I can’t do that anymore so the house here is quite comfortable and the people here are kind to me,Wholesale MLB Jerseys China,” she said.Aunt Matilda remembers nostalgic train excursions to Mahaica and Buxton along the East Coast and the many large public transportation buses of her time. To her, the minibuses used for transportation,Wholesale Jerseys, currently, “are always in accidents killing people. I don’t like them at all.”She spoke of the days of Presidents Forbes Burnham and Desmond Hoyte, both of whom she met, but fondly remembers watching President Bharrat Jagdeo dance at a senior citizens party. “A handsome fella” is her description of the current President whom she often prays for.Offering kind counsel of the years to the President, the feisty centenarian emphatically encourages, “Ask God to guide your path and do the right things for all Guyanese and clean the drains because Guyana below sea level and the mosquitoes does make me have to cover up.”She recalled a majestic parade that welcomed the “young pretty white girl” (Queen Elizabeth) to Georgetown with the Duke on her arm.Her mobility depends on a wheelchair and she says her great, great niece, Saundra, who resided in the USA,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, died some years ago. As far as she remembers, her grandfather’s relatives are the “Tates” from Barbados. She also recalls her foster son, Patrick, whom she says visits with her whenever he’s in Guyana.She remembers her mother’s death while she was a child and spoke of growing up in the model Charlestown community. Her childhood memories included her attending the Charlestown Convalescent School where nuns were the teachers, and then she got into the world of work.Aunty Matilda never had any children of her own she but recalled, “I use to work as a domestic and I take care of the Portuguese people children until I got filaria in my hand; then I had to stop.”Aunt Matilda’s memory is as such that she still sings her church hymns.Probably Latin America’s oldest surviving human being, Aunt Matilda, according to Salvation Army captain Gachelin Ernest, is one of nine women at the Wortmanville residence and has been there since 1996.With a chuckle, Aunt Matilda said she was to migrate to Barbados with by her maternal grandfather as a child following her mother’s death but her fears of travelling over water ensured that they never left Guyana. “We got all dressed up to go and then we went to Berbice instead.”To young girls Aunt Matilda encouraged,Air Max 97 For Sale, “Learn to be independent and maintain yourself,Chris Chelios Jersey, because the young men are always with a set of women and they don’t mind their children.”

….election has taken democracy to a new level, says Region 6 ChairmanBy Leon SuseranBerbice responded to the results of the 2011 General and Regional Elections generally by welcoming fresh kinds of politics that will see more participation and compromise being made among the key stakeholders in the National Assembly – the opposition parties being the key players.Shopping areas and surroundings of New Amsterdam were populated with shoppers, and vehicles continued to line the busier parts of the town, especially after the results were announced. Many persons said that they can now breathe a huge sigh of relief knowing that the elections are over and done with and life can continue as per normal.With the balance of power essentially resting in the hands of the opposition, Kaieteur News sought the comments of key players in Regions 5 and 6 about their thoughts on the elections results.Imran Sacoor, President of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce: “I feel that we will have a more inclusive government. I feel it will go positive and it will also go negative with the interest of the people of the country, positive in that decisions made in parliament will go more in favour of people of the country. [But] in the negative sense, I see that when there is a good matter being tabled, the chances are that if somebody doesn’t feel good about it, the opposing of the issue can really be a problem.[We] have to ensure that we have continued success. At the end of the day, the Chamber of Commerce would want to say to the general citizenship, regardless of the decisions, we want to continue to urge peace prevail in our communities and that we continue to work hard, because we must recognize Guyana is our country and we work to preserve the interest of our country.” He urged corporate stakeholders to accept the decisions made and “put our country first”. “We feel confident that Donald [Ramotar] will be able to work with the other parties; include everyone in decision-making and engage the opposition”Raj Nauth, businessman: “The results will entail more ‘togethership’ in terms of those who felt they were not in the building process over the years; that they were not included in the building of Guyana (they now would be). This result will put that to rest… they will feel inclusiveness. It will benefit the country more by and large. Some of the issues that were actually being swept under the rug, mainly VAT, and some other issues like the Berbice Bridge, GuySuCo and job creation, at the end of the day, they will see that they (the people) are being represented and those who were sitting on the fence, they will probably want to be involved in the building process. GECOM did a wonderful job and the results should be accepted”.Vishnu Doerga – President of Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce:? “The electorate has spoken and we would urge all the parties involved to listen to that collective voice of the electorate and act in the best interest of our country; a country which is now at a stage where rapid development could take place, which will definitely require everyone to be on board. I would hope that it leads to far more constructive dialogue and greater buy-in of all decisions made at the Parliamentary level.”Harrinarine? Baldeo – Regional Chairman of Region 5: “That’s the reality of the results,China Jerseys Cheap, that’s the choice the people made and [the] people have a free right to choose what they want to vote. We got back the region with one seat less; the AFC has an additional seat. If you don’t have a majority you have to go on”.Dr Veerasammy Ramayya (AFC): “The results were astounding. The fact is, Region 6 made a difference,Cheap Air Max 90 For Sale, and the thing is,Cheap Jerseys China, I am very proud that we worked [hard] and the sugar workers disappointed me very much. [But] with the two geographical seats in parliament and the one top up that we have changed the whole outcome, of the election and history is created in Guyana today. This is the first time they will look at the AFC as the balancing force in the country… a president with no power anymore. I am very proud with my people. And I took on the greatest challenge in Region Six. I do hope we find peace and they work in an amicable way. But history is being made here.”When asked what the impact of the new way of doing things in parliament now, Ramayya said, “We can stop the corruption, we can know how the money is being spent, and contractors, health care and how it is being spent. Now that the AFC is there, the people of Guyana can get their dollars worth in taxes and we can do much more than to have a dictatorship. The business people are so happy, even though we made 2 extra seats, from the last election, the seats made an impact.”Dr Ramayya revealed that he will be representing Berbi

Lusignan murder…A Lusignan Pasture man who was detained by police on Monday has reportedly confessed to clubbing Victor Persaud to death early Sunday morning.Persaud succumbed hours after he and the suspect argued over drugs.His body lay on the road in front of his yard,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, sprawled next to his broken bicycle.The suspect has reportedly told investigators that he had lashed Persaud a the back of the head with a piece of wood after he was attacked by the now dead villager, while making his way home at around 02:00 hours on Easter Monday.Police recovered a piece of bloodstained wood, which they suspect is the murder weapon.However, the suspect’s story conflicts with reports given by residents.A neighbour who resides not far from where Persaud’s body was lying said that about 02:30 hours she heard two persons arguing but thought that it was the usual drunken row.“People does pass hey fuh go home when dey drunk and dem does deh cussin, so me thought was that,NFL Jerseys Shop,” the neighbour explained.However,Wholesale Jerseys, as the row persisted,Wholesale Air Max Tn, she peered through her window and through the darkness saw two men scuffling with each other.“I hear one ah dem seh,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, ‘Me give you me money fuh buy ganja and you spend am out pon cocaine.’ Dat was all we hearing. Den me hear like lash firing. We don’t know is who give who money but this morning when we rise up, we see dat man lie down deh,” the woman told this newspaper.The woman said that after the attacker left, she remained in her house and for the next two hours listened to the groans of the victim before going back to bed.Police say they are awaiting a post mortem examination on Persaud’s body, which will be done today, before instituting the murder charge.