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Chandra Narine? Sharma and his five associates,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Ravi Mangar, Tyrone Ali, Mark Reid,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Raywattie Ramsaywack and Doodnauth, made yet another court appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the continuation of the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the witness tampering charge instituted against them. Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond is hearing the matter.Yesterday’s proceedings saw attorney at-law Mark Waldron and Vic Puran being present. However minutes into the commencement of the PI Waldron excused himself from the hearing. Counsel Nigel Hughes was also absent; nevertheless the PI went on. Puran continued his cross-examination of Tariq Henry,Cheap Jerseys, who is a witness. He did not complete his cross-examination when the session ended.On the next hearing which is set for March 23, Puran will continue his cross-examination.On the last occasion the matter was adjourned, due to the absence of the Magistrate.However, Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond was reportedly carrying out judicial duties at the Reliance Magistrates’ Court in Berbice at the time.They were informed about the Magistrate’s absence by the court clerk and was given a new date for continuation of their trial.Attorney at law Sanjeev Datadin who is prosecuting the matter was also absent along with the defendants’ attorney defense counsel Nigel Hughes and Mark Waldron.Datadin, Hughes and Waldron were earlier informed about the non-hearing.During one of the PI hearings,China Jersyes Cheap, Hughes tendered a letter informing the court that Sharma was granted permission by the High Court to leave the jurisdiction.The letter which was tendered,Wholesale Jerseys, stated that Sharma will have to travel overseas urgently,NFL Jerseys From China, to receive a cardiac peacemaker implant and will be admitted to the hospital for the duration of two to three weeks. On that occasion Sharma was absent.During the cross-examination of one of the witnesses, Hughes told the court that due to the proceedings currently engaging the Supreme Court, the Magistrate court has no jurisdiction to entertain the submission by the prosecutor. He explained that the court should only proceed if the Magistrate found the action frivolous and vexatious.Prosecutor Datadin at that point interjected and told the Magistrate that he does not see why the case of witness tampering which is before her should be halted as a result of the motion which is engaging the attention of the high court.The prosecutor stated that there is no order from the high court or any other court to prevent the hearing of the witness tampering case.He further added, that if the accused felt that his rights of a fair trial is being violated then he should make his intension known at the first instance of the case hearing which is the layout procedure of the court.Datadin explained that there is no evidence before the Magistrate to prove that the defendant’s rights are being breached.The six accused were all charged with obstruction of justice on April 23 last.That charge arose from the previous allegation of carnal knowledge of a girl under 12 which he was facing.

…father collapses and dies on hearing newsHead of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, has denied allegations that his ranks inflicted a severe beating on a Vreed-en-Hoop,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, West Coast Demerara resident, on Tuesday causing him to be hospitalized.Seshnarayan Dwarka is alleging that he was taken from his home around 05:00hrs by CANU ranks on Monday after they conducted a search and came up empty handed.Seshnarayan Dwarka displays injuries on arms and bellyYesterday, Dwarka recounted a story of being pulled from his home, with a black bag placed over his head and about 15 ranks beating him about the body.He also showed Kaieteur News photographs of his bruised and distended stomach.Kaieteur News was told by Dwarka that after he was taken from his home, he was handcuffed and taken into a tinted motorcar.He was then taken to CANU headquarters on Homestretch Avenue for further questioning.The man said that the officers started questioning him about some “missing drugs and a Blackberry cell phone”.“They asking me to tell them where the drugs and cell phone deh…I say I ain’t know nothing…I does walk and sell,Cheap Stitched Jerseys,” Dwarka told Kaieteur News yesterday.He said the ranks became more hostile towards him and started using threats in an effort to get him to talk about the “missing items”.Dwarka said that he was placed in a room with about 15 ranks who started beating him about the body to make him talk.A black bag was then placed over his head and Dwarka alleges that the ranks stared stomping him in the abdomen.The man said that during the beating he maintained that he knew nothing about the drugs or the missing cell phone.Later that same day, Dwarka said that his wife,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Kavita, went to CANU headquarters to query why he was arrested and was being detained even though the police found nothing in the home.According to the wife, the ranks told her that he was being questioned about “missing cocaine and a Blackberry cell phone” and that she shouldn’t worry about anything.Her request to see her husband was granted, and according to her his entire face, hands and abdomen appeared to be swollen and discoloured.The woman was eventually sent away. “They asked her not to contact any lawyer since they were going to release me after more questioning,Cheap NFL Jerseys,” Dwarka said.Seconds after his wife left,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Dwarka said that the ranks tied him to a post and started beating him again.This time he said that the beating was so severe that he was rendered unconscious. He was revived after the ranks threw a bucket of water on him.After this,China Jerseys, Dwarka alleges that the ranks placed him in a vehicle and took him to the Le Repentir Cemetery, where the beating continued.They allegedly spent about 30 minutes in the burial ground, before they went back to CANU headquarters.“All de time in de burial ground they deh beating…then they turn and say they gun pay me to tell them is where de things deh,” Dwarka explained.Dwarka was eventually released on Tuesday after his father died. According to Dwarka, his father suffered from hypertension and collapsed after hearing about the incident.The man said that the CANU ranks told him to return. Instead, he sought the services of prominent defence attorney lawyer, Nigel Hughes.The attorney told Kaieteur News yesterday that he will be filing criminal and civil charges against CANU come next week.Meanwhile, head of CANU, James Singh yesterday denied any wrongdoing on his agency’s part.According to Singh, Dwarka came into the office for questioning into the missing items.He said that the man admitted that he took the items and gave a statement to this effect. Singh said that Dwarka left the office without any marks on his body and expressed puzzlement at the man’s allegations.Investigations into the matter are continuing.

A young Detective Constable certainly found out how civilians feel after they have been brutalized by ranks of the Guyana Police Force.The Constable was among several persons who were brutally beaten by two jeep loads of police ranks who raided the Plaisance ‘Line Top’ early yesterday morning.According to eyewitnesses, the cops were in the process of halting the usual Thursday night revelry on the Railway Embankment,China Jerseys Wholesale, when they physically confronted several revelers.“They start beating people like if is they children they beating,Cheap Authentic Jerseys,” one eyewitness told this newspaper.One of the victims turned out to be the off duty detective.But despite telling the ranks that he was a cop,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, he was handed a sound thrashing by a police officer who headed the operation.“The man showed them his ID card and told them who he was, but like these police was high,Wholesale Jerseys, the officer start slap up de man,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping,” the eyewitness told this newspaper.This was despite vehement protestations by several members of the public who stood helplessly looking on.The off-duty detective was subsequently thrown into the police vehicle and taken to the Sparendaam Police Station where he remained with his injuries for several hours.Within minutes of his arrest,Cheap NFL Jerseys, several persons who witnessed what had transpired traveled to the offices of this newspaper around 03:00 hours to highlight the matter.Kaieteur News understands that statements were taken in the matter as an intense investigation is launched.The officer in question was previously involved in a shooting incident at a city bar in which one person was killed.

A constable who was remanded for allegedly shooting a man without plausible reason and for being in possession of illegal ammunition was on Friday last granted bail by Chief Justice Ian Chang.When the charges were first read to him by the Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court, Dawson pleaded not guilty.On February 18, on Waterloo Street at the “Globe Yard” the defendant discharged a loaded firearm with intent to injure Phillip Small and was found with illegal ammunition in his possession.The accused is also charged with damage to property.When the appeal was made before Chief Justice Ian Chang, the defendant was granted $100,000 bail for the discharging of a loaded firearm, $75,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping,000 bail for the illegal possession of firearm and $50,000 bail for damage to property.Court documents revealed that on the said date,China Jerseys Cheap, the defendant who is a serving member of the Guyana Police Force,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, whilst performing duties,Cheap NHL Jerseys, entered the Globe Yard on Waterloo Street.It is alleged that Dawson discharged three live rounds at Phillip Small, two of which hit him on his foot.The defendant was issued 15 rounds of ammunition but after discharging three live rounds, he returned to the station with 14. The facts presented by the prosecution also indicated that the two live rounds found in the firearm were not issued by the Force; hence the charge of illegal possession of ammunition was instituted.The Prosecution also contended that when the defendant discharged the live rounds, he had no plausible reason to do so and that he and not the victim as he claimed,Cheap Jerseys Store, damaged the bulletproof vest he was wearing.Attorney at law, Lyndon Amsterdam who rose in the constable’s defence, explained that on the basis of several special reasons, his client who lives at 100 Murphy Street,Cheap Jerseys From China, Good Intent, West Bank Demerara, should be granted bail.Amsterdam told the court that Dawson is a serving member of the Guyana Police Force and throughout investigation, he remained on the job without attempting to escape or interfere with the inquiry.“It is illogical that my client would mix the rounds issued to him with those that weren’t and return them to the Guyana Police Force.”Dawson’s matter was transferred to the court of Magistrate Judy Latchman and trial is expected to begin on July 18.

AND ONE MORE ROOKIE: There's another option brewing for Manning. Second-round pick Sterling Shepard had the most athletic catch for the Giants, a leaping grab over rookie Dallas cornerback Anthony Brown for a 13-9 lead just before halftime. "We're just excited to be on the field together," Cruz said. "We're all brothers and will continue to make plays."
WHERE'S DEZ: Prescott looked for star receiver Dez Bryant a few times, but the 2014 All-Pro had just one catch for 8 yards on Prescott's first pass. Bryant had another catch-that-wasn't moment similar to the Green Bay playoff game in 2014 on what was originally ruled a 24-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The replay showed that he didn't have control of the ball as he slid out of bounds in the end zone.
Things we learned as the Giants beat the Cowboys in an opener for the first time in nine tries:
Protecting the one-point lead, the Giants (1-0) ran Rashad Jennings all seven times on a drive that ended with a punt to give Dallas (0-1) the ball back at its 20 with 1:05 remaining. Jennings had a game-high 75 yards on 18 carries.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Giants and new coach Ben McAdoo showed how they will try to protect a lead going forward.
Victor Cruz caught the go-ahead scoring pass from Manning in the fourth quarter of the Giants' 20-19 victory Sunday, and New York held on in the opener after questionable play-calling contributed to six losses either late in regulation or overtime during a 6-10 season in 2015.
Dan Bailey already had four field goals, had matched a career long at 56 yards and added another from 54.
"We look through the windshield; we're not looking through the rear-view mirror," said McAdoo, who replaced Tom Coughlin after 12 seasons and two Super Bowl titles. "We're focused on everything that's out in front of us. We've learned from the past and moved on."
Williams had a chance to get out of bounds on a 14-yard completion to the New York 40 but chose to go upfield rather than race to the sideline with about 7 seconds left. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott couldn't get the ball snapped again.
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HERE THEY GO AGAIN? The Cowboys dropped to 1-12 without Tony Romo since their star quarterback went out in Week 2 last year with the first of two broken left collarbones. They're likely without him at least another month, and Prescott will have to make teams pay if they stack the line of scrimmage to stop fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott the way the Giants did.
REINFORCEMENTS: The opener brightened the outlook for the New York defense after its overhaul in free agency. Two newcomers, Damon Harrison and Olivier Vernon, combined for the team's two tackles for loss. While the Giants didn't sack Prescott, allowing 328 yards in the opener was a boost for the NFL's worst defense a year ago.

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-relatives fear the worst? ?With carjacking making a grand return to the local criminal landscape within the past year, relatives of 55-year-old taxi driver Colin Clarke fear the worst after he and his silver-grey Toyota Allion motor car disappeared since Friday.Missing Taxi driver Colin ClarkeClarke, who is popularly called “Ole Boy” of Crane Housing Scheme, was reportedly last seen Friday afternoon on the West Coast Demerara where he operates.His distraught sister, Maureen Clarke, is convinced that something bad has happened to her brother since he is not the type to stay away from home for long periods without informing relatives.“I don’t know if somebody hire him and do he something. Since Friday we haven’t seen or heard from him. The police at Vreed en Hoop say they have no trace of the car,” Maureen Clarke said.She told this newspaper that the car HC 4993 is owned by her niece’s mother. Clarke will usually pick it up every morning from Sister’s Village to carry out his daily work.He would normally return the car around 19:00 hours every day,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, but this did not happen on Friday last.Another sister, Gwendolyn Clarke, said that on Friday she received a telephone call from her brother’s daughter, whose mother owns the car.“He daughter call me about minutes to ten, rowing about the car, how Colin didn’t bring in the car. I told her to cool down, that something must be happen. I then call my sister,Wholesale Stitched NFL Jerseys, Maureen, and she confirmed that Colin did not come home,” Gwendolyn Clarke explained.The following day, the police were contacted and along with relatives,Cheap NFL Jerseys, they began making enquiries about his whereabouts.With every passing day,Wholesale Jerseys, relatives’ hopes of finding Clarke alive are dwindling.“I fear something bad happen. My brother is dead; my brother is not alive,” wailed Maureen Clarke.“Tomorrow (Tuesday) is my birthday and I can’t see my brother,” she added.Clarke’s disappearance comes exactly one month after another taxi driver, Shurland Dalloo,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, went missing.Dalloo’s body was found one week later in a canal at Onverwagt, No 27, West Coast Berbice.The fully clad and decomposing remains were found in a desolate area that is accessible by dam, about three and a half miles off the West Berbice Public Road.Dalloo also operated on West Coast Demerara but was based at Parika. His car too, a silver grey Toyota Carina, has not been recovered.Police believe that the taxi driver was taken to the location and slain.His corpse with its head bashed in was then dumped into the canal and covered with weeds.Meanwhile police on the East Coast of Demerara are still searching from a silver grey Toyota Premio which was stolen from its owner last Saturday night at Bachelor’s Adventure.This newspaper understands that the driver of the car, who hails from Mahaica, had picked up three men to take them to Bachelor’s Adventure, about seven miles away.When the car reached Church Road,Jerseys Wholesale, Bachelor’s Adventure, the men held up the driver and relieved him of the car.

A Barr Street Kitty resident was yesterday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by Magistrate Fabayo Azore after she found him guilty of burgling the house of another Kitty resident.Yesterday,Cheap Jerseys, the trial for Mark Mangal who was accused of break and enter and larceny concluded at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after the presiding Magistrate ruled in favour of the prosecution.Lance Corporal Renetta Bentham,NFL Jerseys Outlet, who prosecuted, managed to prove that on September 5,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, 2013,Nike NFL Jerseys China, Mangal broke and entered the dwelling house of Paul Booker on David Street,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Kitty and stole $742,000 worth in electrical items.On September 30,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, last year, he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry who subsequently transferred the matter to Magistrate Azore, before whom the trial was conducted.After listening to the six witnesses who testified on behalf of the Prosecution, the Magistrate found him guilty and sentenced him to prison.

Police have captured six persons-five men and a woman-in connection with the recent hijacking and shooting committed on 53-year-old, taxi driver, Colin Ageday of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD).The suspects, three brothers-Michael and Seon Heywood of 52 A Field Sophia and Selwyn Heywood of Victory Valley Linden, along with James Bourne 19, of 589 B Field Sophia, and Winston DeHaarte of 596 D Field Sophia were captured yesterday after the police received information from a concerned citizen. Tresa Ramitt also of 596 B Field,nfl jerseys china, Sophia is also being held for questioning in connection with the same incident.Police are still trying to locate another of the Heywood brothers, Shawn,Wholesale China Jerseys, also of 52 A Field Sophia. He is Ramitt’s common law husband and was fingered in the gang that shot the taxi driver to his back around 19:45 hrs on Thursday on Dennis Street, Sophia.After the men shot Ageday,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, they made off with his silver grey Toyota Premio HC 3612, which was recovered yesterday after the gang was busted in a B Field Sophia yard.The vehicle which was already fitted with a different licence plate has been impounded by the police.Yesterday,Jerseys Wholesale, the Police, acting on information received from a civilian,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, went to a yard at B Field Sophia,Cheap NFL Jerseys, where they captured the five men and recovered the stolen vehicle. Kaieteur News understands that the civilian saw Seon Heywood changing the vehicle’s number plate and alerted the police.When the police arrived at the location they found the car that had a knife in the driver’s seat and a piece of stick in one of the passenger’s seat. The music deck was missing from the vehicle.Kaieteur News was told that the police had to contact Ageday’s wife for a key to open the car.This newspaper was informed that up to late last evening the suspects were being held at the Turkeyen Police Station.On Thursday night last someone called a taxi service base in Kitty, Georgetown and requested a car in ‘A’ Field Sophia.When Ageday showed up, two men entered his car and requested that he drive along Dennis Street to pick up another individual.When the taxi driver arrived on Dennis Street, the men stuck him up and robbed him.They then pushed him out of the car, shot him and made good their escape with the vehicle.Ageday is hospitalized in the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He is said to be in a critical condition.

Following an order by the Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang, the Guyana Police Force has returned the four computer hard drives along with a recorder to businessman Peter Ramsaroop.Sometime around 16:00 hours yesterday,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, Ramsaroop and his lawyer Robert Corbin went to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Eve Leary. The two men soon emerged, with the businessman holding black plastic bags which contained the items.This newspaper understands that the order instructing the police to return the equipment was lodged yesterday and Corbin was contacted to go and collect the equipment before 16:30 hours.Ramsaroop was also asked while at the station to produce the receipt he received when he was placed on bail so that the money could be returned.Speaking to media operatives yesterday at the CID compound, Corbin said that he was thankful that the police complied with the order and did not force him to have to institute contempt proceedings.He said that as far as he and his client were concerned this is the end of the contentious matter.Corbin said that they knew for some time now that there was nothing to support the allegations made against Ramsaroop“They told us some time ago that they could find nothing (on the hard drives)”Ramsaroop told media operatives that the equipment did appear to be the ones seized,NHL Jerseys Authentic, but he will be certain when the equipment is placed back in his computers.He was quick to point out that, “We will put our experts on it.”This,Wholesale Jerseys, he said, was in response to whether he was fearful that anything untoward was embedded into his hard drives such as hacking programmes.Corbin told media operatives that the action taken subsequent to the allegations by Ramsaroop’s one-time tenant Nicole Ming, were “an obvious attempt to tarnish the character of a very promising politician in this country.”He said that the fact that the equipment was detained for such a long time,Cheap NFL Jerseys Stitched, despite the fact that nothing untoward had been found,Wholesale Jerseys Store, gave room for the state media to attempt to sully Ramsaroop’s character.He pointed to the fact that throughout the proceedings they kept hearing that the instructions were “from higher up.”Ramsaroop said that he will continue to fight the “dictatorial government” to ensure that the rights of every Guyanese as well as future generations are not violated.As it relates to the National Communications Network and the Guyana Chronicle, Ramsaroop said that they had been scandalous and he along with his attorney are working on a way to address matters in that regard.There was recent talk of a lawsuit against the two state-owned entities.Chief Justice Chang had lambasted the police as he made the order to have the police return the seized equipment owned by the businessman.Justice Chang also found that the search warrant executed by the police was flawed as it was signed by a Justice of the Peace. The warrant was supposed to have been signed by a Magistrate and the matter heard in a timely manner.It was pointed out that for the police to come two months later and say that they didn’t have the technical competence to properly assess what was on the hard drives that were seized was lunacy.Justice Chang also noted that the police cannot seize and keep a person’s property then take their own precious time to institute charges.Police had swooped down on properties owned by Ramsaroop,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, conducted searches and seized the equipment following allegations by his then tenant Nicole Ming that he was recording her covertly.

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Ryan's decline led to questions about his coexistence with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. At 31, Ryan faces a key season as he must prove he is the quarterback to lead Atlanta back to the playoffs.
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Quinn also doesn't expect his players' memories of Smith and Koetter to be a factor.
Quinn won his first five games as the Falcons appeared a certainty to make the playoffs.
The Falcons have ranked no higher than 28th in sacks since 2012. Veteran Dwight Freeney, who led Arizona with eight sacks last season, was signed as a pass-rush specialist. The Falcons hope Freeney, 36, can serve as a mentor to second-year player Vic Beasley Jr., who had four sacks as a rookie.
ATLANTA (AP) — For Dan Quinn, success came quickly one year ago as a rookie coach with the Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons face NFC South teams in three of their first four games this season.
Smith will work from the press box during the game.
COMFORT ZONE: Winston is more comfortable running Koetter's offense entering his second season. The coach also feels a lot better about his young quarterback, whose first NFL pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Winston rebounded to join Cam Newton and Andrew Luck as the only rookies in league history to throw for more than 4,000 yards.
Quinn's Falcons and Winston's Buccaneers renew the NFC South rivalry in Sunday's opener that could help reveal which team might make a move up in the division.
"I think a lot of the players here would have lots of respect and regard for those two, but in between the white lines it's all about the game and the players," Quinn said.
The Falcons were 6-1 before their season began to unravel when another rookie, quarterback Jameis Winston, led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 23-20 overtime win in Atlanta. The Buccaneers rallied after trailing by 17 points and completed a sweep of the season series with another close,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, comeback win in Tampa one month later.
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Smith said his knowledge of some of Atlanta's key players, including Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman, won't make a difference.
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"We're only familiar with a handful of guys," Smith said. "That roster has changed over the last two years. I think there are less than 15 guys that are on their roster that were there two years ago. ... I think it is somewhat of an advantage, but it can be a disadvantage because you know too much."

"Last year we were still in that phase where Jameis was turning it over three or four times every day. He's not doing that now," Koetter said, referring to the quarterback's performance in practice.
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DIVIDE AND CONQUER: Atlanta's two losses to Tampa Bay were part of a 1-5 showing against NFC South teams that led to an 8-8 finish. The Buccaneers finished 6-10, with a 3-3 record in the division.
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