– PCA Chairman?“Magistrates are supposed to issue warrants for the eyewitnesses to show up in court, not punish the victims by dismissing the case” -Justice KennardBy Rehana Ashley AhamadChairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), Cecil Kennard, believes that too many cases are being ridiculously dismissed as a result of the absence of eyewitnesses and police in the courts when matters are being called.The former Chancellor of the Judiciary said that “Magistrates are supposed to issue warrants for the eyewitnesses to show up in court, not punish the victims by dismissing the case”.He added that if this continues, it is a certainty that persons may lose faith in the justice system, while some might even go astray in an effort to seek revenge.“It is not fair that cases are being dismissed. This would result in charges laid against defendants being dropped, even though the defendant might be guilty of crimes that call for all kinds of penalties including life imprisonment. How is the victim to be blamed?” Kennard queried.Cecil KennardThe man further explained to this newspaper, that while it is unclear as to why Magistrates opt to dismiss charges without issuing warrants, it is the duty of prosecutors to ensure that police, along with witnesses and evidence (if any exists), reaches the court.“I am not saying that the prosecutors themselves have to do this, but the fact remains that it is their duty to at least assign somebody to get the witnesses and everything relating to the case, to the court,” he pointed out.Meanwhile, even though some witnesses do not want to attend court,Wholesale Jerseys, there have been cases where witnesses were not even informed of where and when they are to attend court; this Kennard said is an indictment.Kennard added that “a telephone can easily be used to contact witnesses”.He also made clear that failure to do so should definitely result in the prosecutor being charged with neglect of duty.One of the most recent of dismissed cases involved 35-year-old truck driver Sewcharran Persaud Ugraj,China Jerseys Cheap, who was killed in an accident on Sheriff Street,China Jerseys Free Shipping, in Georgetown.Unfortunately, the fears of his relatives ended up a reality, and justice was indeed not served.Despite the case being called on several occasions, neither the eyewitnesses nor the police showed up to testify when the matter was being heard in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.The family, via Kaieteur News, pleaded to witnesses and police to come forward and assist them in their quest for justice. This was done in March, and the matter was called again in May.But no one would come forward, and Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine Beharry finally dismissed the case.Ugraj, of 162 Mon Repos? Pasture, East Coast Demerara was killed when a Toyota IST bearing license plate number PMM 1094,? slammed into him as he stood on Sheriff Street around 04:30 hours on June 26, last year.The late: Sewcharran Persaud Ugraj with his son in happier timesReports had indicated that the car, driven by Photographer Delano Williams, who had just left the Buddy’s Nite Club, was headed north along Sheriff Street when Williams, lost control of the car and swerved into Ugraj who was standing on the eastern side of the road, near Angee’s Boutique.Ugraj was hurled a few feet away and died, while the driver and his car landed in the trench just outside the Redeemer Lutheran church at the corners of Pike and Sheriff Streets.A post mortem conducted the day after the tragedy, revealed that Sewcharran died from multiple injuries, including a broken leg, neck and fractured skull.A press release issued by the Guyana Police Force Public Relations Office (PRO) hours after the incident, read that an investigation had revealed that the driver of the motor car was driving at a fast rate when he lost control of the vehicle and struck down the pedestrian.Kaieteur News understands that the driver had been tested with the use of the breathalyzer and his alcohol content at the time was found to be over the legal limit.Williams, who was charged with causing the death of Ugraj by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol, pleaded not guilty and was released on $350,000 bail.This was after his attorney, Nigel Hughes, requested bail for his client claiming that he has never been in trouble with the law before. That is when bail was granted by the Magistrate.As Ugraj’s family remains grief-stricken,Cheap Jerseys From China, there are many other families mourning not only the loss of their loved ones, but the fact that the justice system has failed them.Ever since the accident,China NFL Jerseys, Ugraj’s wife has been mentally and

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE — No rice shortage is predicted in Region Six. This is according to the President of the Guyana Rice Producers Association, Leekha Rambrich.“There is no indication that there will be any shortage of rice here in East Berbice/ Corentyne. For this present crop, we have exceeded last year’s production by some 6,000 acres of rice. In the last crop of 2008, farmers were having some difficulty in selling their produce because, basically, only two buyers were on the market. There is a guarantee that there would be a surplus of rice for both the local and internal markets.”In the front lands — Crabwood Creek to the East Bank of Berbice, including East and West Canje — 25,Cheap Jerseys From China,933 acres of rice were sown for this first crop of 2009 (spring crop). In Black Bush Polder, 13,980 acres were cultivated. As of Friday, January 16th, the total crop sown in Region Six is 39,913 acres.He pointed out that land preparation is continuing but at a slow pace, and another 3,000 acres are expected to be planted before the end of January.Meanwhile, Chairman of Region Six, Zulfikar Mustapha, said that the Regional Administration did not start the irrigation of rice fields late. “We started to irrigate when the majority of farmers needed the water, some time in early November. We cannot only irrigate to satisfy a few big farmers.”He explained that the irrigation process depends on weather patterns; no irrigation can be done during the wet periods. Last week, President of the Guyana Rice Producers Association,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Leekha Rambrich, had said that 60 percent of the rice produced for this first crop in Region Six was threatened. He had explained that the crop was not only under water, but was also highly infected with ‘duck weed’.He placed the blame squarely on the Regional Administration, when asked if the situation was preventable. “Yes! This could have been avoided if the Regional Administration had listened to the advice of the officials of the Rice Producers Association and the Guyana Rice Development Board, who made the call for the Region to start irrigating between the 1st to the 10th of November.” Said Mr. Rambrich .According to Rambrich, had the irrigation process begun earlier, the rice crop would have been older and more resilient, and less space would have been available for the ‘duck weed’ to thrive.According to Mr. Mustapha, although there was heavy flooding in several sections of East Berbice /Corentyne over the past few weeks, this present rice crop will surpass the amount produced for the corresponding crop in 2008.The Regional Chairman said that rice is still under cultivation. “To date, we have 39,713 acres cultivated so far. The breakdown is from Crabwood Creek to the East Bank of Berbice — 25, 733 acres, and in Black Bush Polder 13,980 acres have been sown so far. It is estimated that close to 46,000 acres will be cultivated for this present spring crop.”According to Mustapha,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the production for the autumn crop in 2008 was 36,NFL Jerseys Cheap,600 acres. “We have already surpassed that. And if you look at losses,Cheap Jerseys From China, not much has been lost to date.”According to him, in the front lands — Crabwood Creek to the East Bank of Berbice — 1,NFL Jerseys Store, 895 acres were lost because of the flood, for this present crop; and in Black Bush Polder, 1,152 acres.Mr. Mustapha insisted that this loss had nothing to do with the Regional Administration, but was due to the fact that the crop was sown just before the heavy rainfall, and as such was not allowed to germinate as a result of the large volume of water on the land. “Some farmers are in the process of re-throwing paddy seeds that were lost, and our extension officers — Guyana Rice Development Board and Ministry of Agriculture — are out in the fields advising farmers how they can get the acreage re-planted.”Mr. Mustapha said that Regional officials met with all the farmers in the Black Bush Polder area before the crop started. “We meet with these farmers on a weekly basis, and based on their request, we started to irrigate the land.”The Region Six Chairman pointed out that in some areas farmers tampered with the drainage and irrigation structures, and this assisted in creating a recipe for flooding in those areas.Chairman of the Black Bush Polder Water Users’ Association, Lalbahadoor Singh, said that farmers decide when the time is right for the irrigation process to commence. Mr. Singh is for the removal of the

A Lusignan businessman Chatterpaul Deo, called ‘Chen Singh’ 45, and his wife Bibi Faniza Deo 35 of Lusignan East Coast Demerara have been charged with issuing two bounced cheques.However, only the wife appeared on Monday in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga and was granted bail in the sum of $1M.The husband is still to be summoned and is expected in court shortly.The duo is accused of on December 22, 2013 at Number 36 Village; Corentyne,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Berbice, taking articles valued at $2,069,550 from Nand Persaud and Company Limited, Corentyne,cheap jerseys from china, Berbice,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, and issuing a bounce cheque.The second charge read on January 2,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, 2014 they again took articles to the value of $2,China Adidas Hockey Jerseys,294,NFL Jerseys Supply,100 and issued bounced cheques to the effect. Investigations are continuing and the popular business couple who is in the business of buying and selling for over a decade is expected to face a number of other charges.While the husband is still to be summoned to court shortly his wife will have to return to court on March 19.