Day of Mourning in Guyana for Lusignan Massacre victims & Corporal Ivor Williams - President Bharrat Jagdeo
PRESS RELEASE
The Office of the President has declared tomorrow, Thursday, January 31,2008 as a Day of National Mourning in solemn memory of the slain victims of the Lusignan Massacre and the Guyana Defence Force, GDF soldier who died in the line of duty.
All flags at State, Government and other official offices are to be flown at half mast.
Members of the public and various groups are encouraged to observe this Day of
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National Mourning in appropriate ways.
All members of the public are urged to respect the wishes of the families of 1he slain victims who have appealed that grief-stricken Guyanese mourn with respect and dignity and civic mindedness.
January 30, 2008
Georgetown , GINA, January 30, 2008
Tomorrow, January 31 has been declared a National Day of Mourning in memory of the 11 persons who were brutally slain on January 26 as well as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier, Corporal Ivor Anthony Williams who was killed on January 23 during an attack by gunmen in Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara.
The announcement was made today by Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly post-Cabinet media briefing today at the Office of the President.
The 11 victims were killed by heavily armed gunmen who invaded their homes at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara and slaughtered men, women and children, most of whom were asleep in their beds at the time.
Some of the survivors of the heinous crime related how many of the victims begged for their lives but the gunmen exercised no mercy on their victims as they shot several of them along with their children at point blank range.
Five children were among those killed and one of the victims, 22-year-old Shazam Mohamed was buried yesterday according to Muslim rites.
The remaining 10 victims are expected to be buried tomorrow.
The Joint Services have been put on alert and are looking for the gang which is alleged to be operating from Buxton and headed by a notorious criminal, Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins.
The Guyana Police Force has labelled the suspect as Guyana ’s most wanted and is offering a $30M reward for information leading to his apprehension.
Rawlins is wanted by the police for a series of robberies and previous murders.
I believe no word that comes out of a PNCR member or supporter.It takes 3 years to a clue who kill the minister.Burnham policy all the police army is with the PNCR they will never protect the indian.They want a riot between indian and black .But if they wanted it that way it will happen.God bless Canada America and all the countries who accept Guyanese India ns.PNCR MEMBERS IS LIKE JIM JONES.
bk
4 Feb 08 at 8:08 pm
bk, Burnham is dead since 1985! are you aware of this? and the PPP govt has been running Guyana since 1991 so what madness you talking? the PNC don’t run the Police. but let’s assume they do then what does that make the PPP govt? a bunch of fools
are you coming back to Guyana to assist in this riot of the races?
avi
4 Feb 08 at 10:03 pm