Bibi Haniffa posted:Eight in Family Are Killed in British Guiana Bombing
GEORGETOWN, British Guiana, June 12—Arthur Abra‐ham, 47 years old, who was once permanent secretary in Premier Cheddi B. Jagan's of‐fice, and seven of his nine chil‐dren died today when their city home was burned down after terrorists had thrown two bombs into it. The children, four girls and three boys, were from 6 to 10 years old.
Mr. Abraham was transferred to the Ministry of Works six months ago after documents disappeared from his office.
The bombs were thrown as the family slept. Mrs. Abraham escaped by jumping through a window. The other two children were away from home.
Terrorists also tried to burn down the home of Senator Ann Jardim, a member of the
United Force party of Peter D’Aguiar.
Today's deaths brought to 46 the number of persons killed in the 121-day‐old strike of sugar workers.
(Over 30 of those killed in this number were Indians. I don't have their names or the exact number.)
Mr. Abraham was a UF member and a lifelong civil servant who was the Permanent Secretary for the Premier's (Jagan) Office. He had previously worked in the Governor General's office before assuming the position at the Premier's Office. He was suspected of giving secrets to the opposition and was transferred out of the Premier's Office to the Ministry of Works. His daughter who was living in his home, was also a well known UF youth activist. She worked at Barclay's Bank and reported that she saw checks coming from Russia for the benefit of the PPP. She was charged with sedition by the PPP government for spilling state secrets.
The perpetrators of this heinous crime were never officially found but who had the motive to do this?