The M35 Browning pistol that was recently stolen from an army vessel has been recovered.Army sources say that the weapon and 12 matching rounds were found yesterday in the possession of a Coast Guard rank. The rank and two civilians are currently in police custody.Army officials reported on Tuesday that the firearm and 37 rounds of 9mm ammunition were stolen from the small arms magazine aboard the GDFS Essequibo,Cheap Jerseys Paypal, which was moored alongside the wharf at Coast Guard headquarters.An official said that every effort is now being made to recover the remaining 25 missing rounds.The army release stated that several officers and ratings of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard are assisting with the investigations.The army got a tip from a woman said to be associated with the detained Coast Guard rating. The source could not say why the rating insisted on holding on to the weapon,Nike NFL Jerseys China, although the news of its disappearance was made known.The army did not say when the weapon was lost.The army has not yet recovered all of its AK-47s which went missing in 2006.

Tambico McKenzie, a 29-year-old construction worker of 29 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, and William Evans, 24, of 444 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Judy Latchman, yesterday, to answer a charge of robbery. It was alleged that on February 6, last, while at Caneview Avenue,Nike Free Run Shoes On Sale, South Ruimveldt Park, the pair, armed with a knife, robbed Marissa Hohenkirk of her Apple iPhone,? one gold chain, a gold and diamond ring and three gold bands.Police Prosecutor, Inspector Shellon Daniels, objected to bail because of the serious nature of the offence. Daniels told the court that the suspects were arrested after the victim herself ran them over with her car, soon after she was robbed. She claimed that the men were searched and the stolen items were found on them. Daniels further claimed that both of the men admitted to committing the robbery.McKenzie and Evans, however, provided the court with a different tale.The unrepresented pair both pleaded not guilty to the charges read to them, and explained that they were forced and even threatened by the police to sign statements admitting their guilt.When asked about the cast around his neck,Keanu Neal Falcons Jersey, McKenzie told the Magistrate that the officers at the East La Penitence police station hit him in his head repeatedly.“They beat we fuh sign de statement. De officers at the lockups, they beat me and me friend. I have a sprain ankle, too”,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, McKenzie explained to the Magistrate.Evans also explained that while at the police station, the officers took away his $5000 and a New Testament that he hand in his possession, and told him, that he has nothing to get back. He claims that one officer even held his head over a gutter, and told him that he would kill him if he did not sign the statement admitting his guilt.The Magistrate explained to the men that everything they said in the courtroom has been recorded, but bail was refused. The pair was remanded to prison,Cheap NFL jerseys China, and the matter has been adjourned until February 20,Cheap Huarache Shoes For Women, when statements are to be made available to the court.

– more witnesses walk out of holding facilityThe Guyana Police Force is desperately trying to repair its tattered witness protection programme following allegations by witnesses that they are being held like prisoners.This followed the escape of two more witnesses from the programme yesterday.The witnesses are expected to testify in the sexual molestation trial of popular television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma after being held in what the authorities described as protective custody to prevent them from being tampered with.On Monday,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, a 19-year-old, Teresa,Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shpping, forced her way out of the holding facility citing hostage-like conditions,Nike Air Max 97 Silver Bullet, although the authorities have insisted that they are free to leave if they choose to. Yesterday, two more females left the facility but were taken back into custody later in the evening.Kaieteur News understands that they were promised improved conditions and freedom to leave if they so desired.Initially the police were distancing themselves from the ‘detention’ of the witnesses, claiming that the programme was the initiative of the Ministry of Human Services and the Force is just acting as protectors for the witness following reports that they were being tampered with.But an official from the Ministry of Human Services denied that the witnesses were the responsibility of the Ministry.“We have to go through the police,Wholesale Baseball Jerseys China, even if we want to see them. We have to get the permission of the police. We didn’t even know where they were,” the official told this newspaper.According to the official, the witnesses were initially housed at the Sophia Drop-in Centre where the alleged victim of the sexual assault is being held. However they refused to stay there and eventually left Sophia.They were picked up by the police and taken to the present location where they were kept under guard on a 24-hour basis.“The victim and her younger cousin are staying at Sophia and we are counseling them. When the others left, the Ministry had nothing to do with it,” the official told Kaieteur News.The official stated that witness protection is absolutely voluntary adding that,Jordan Shoes For Sale, “in no country will witness protection be dealt with by the Social Services authorities.”

The Ministry of Health continues to effectively deal with the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus in Guyana, and according to Minister of Health,Air Max 97 Silver Bullet For Sale, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy no more cases have been confirmed thus far.The Minister told this newspaper yesterday that an additional 104 specimens were sent for testing and there were no cases confirmed.Thus far there are only nine confirmed cases of the virus in Guyana,Jerseys Cheap Wholesale, and according to Dr. Ramsammy, the Health Ministry is still in the process of procuring the equipment which will enable Guyana to test for the virus instead of sending specimens overseas.Ministry of Health sourced a total of $8 million from its partners to establish the capacity to conduct the H1N1 testing. This is expected to be in place by the end of the year at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory.Currently,Wholesale China Jerseys, the DNA-PCR equipment that has already been procured is intended for dedicated testing,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, thus is regarded as a ‘dedicated platform’. The equipment can test for HPV, TB, and viral load for HIV. It was explained that the $8 million is not from the Health Ministry’s regular budget and the government is not being asked to help to source the money.Upon the emergence of the virus, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) gave a sum of money to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help the region respond to the H1N1 virus. Recently, Minister Ramsammy also reported that the transmission of the H1N1 virus is nearing a stage where it will no longer be dependent on international contact, as is evident in some other countries.All of the cases that have so far been detected have been linked to international contacts, but according to the Minister,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Guyana is probably already in the stage where transmission will not depend on such connections.