Suspected cash crop farmers arrested for attacking Chinese Nationals

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Three staffers of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) – the corporation executing the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project – were confronted by cutlass-wielding individuals who robbed one of them of a cell phone on October 12. The incident occurred around 1:45 pm.

This is according to the Ministry of Public Works, which condemned the attack on the CHEC technicians.

Investigations revealed that the CHEC staffers were back filling sand to the north of the existing runway when three persons approached the sand truck operator menacingly with a cutlass and ordered him to stop the operation which he readily did.

The trio, alleged to be cash crop farmers in the area, left and went across to the CHEC technicians some distance off and violently stole a cell phone valued US$500 from the pocket of one of the men. Meanwhile, another employee was gripped by his neck by one of the perpetrators, the Public Works Ministry said.

“The Ministry of Public Works strongly denounces this incident which sends a wrong message to foreign nationals working for Guyana’s development,” the Ministry stated.

The Timehri police are investigating the matter and two persons so far have been arrested.