The government has failed in its promise to reduce violent crimes.  

In Transit
Gangs and Criminal Networks in Guyana
By Taylor Owen and Alexandre Grigsby

Published in Switzerland by the Small Arms Survey
© Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Geneva 2012
First published in February 2012

Here is a little view of Guyana

Unlike cartel and gang activity in Central America and the Caribbean,
however, gangs and organized crime groups in Guyana have received little
international attention despite their active participation in the regional and
global trade in illicit goods. This report seeks to examine the nature of Guy-
anese gangs and criminal networks and shed light on their activities. The report is separated into five sections, the first of which provides a brief history of gang violence in Guyana.

Specifically, it examines the political and criminal nature of the gangs and how they differ. The second section reviews the theoreti-cal approaches that seek to explain gang violence in the Caribbean, analysing their relevance to the Guyanese context. The following section considers the three types of gangs in Guyana and their activities. The fourth section explores how corruption and insufficient institutional capacity in the country’s security sector sustain gang activity. Finally, the fifth section assesses the Guyanese government’s policy response to the issues of domestic gang violence as well as international donor-driven initiatives.

This report provides a qualitative overview of gang and organized crimi-nal activity in Guyana. As the country is severely under-studied relative to its
Caribbean counterparts, the lack of adequate open-source and empirical data
prohibits rigorous quantitative analysis. Some of the data compiled to sup-
port the assertions made in this report stem from author interviews and press
reports; 1 despite the authors’ best efforts, however, it is possible that the biases present in the often divisive debate in and on Guyana may have been included.

Furthermore, much of the existing academic literature relevant to Guyana fails to address the specific issue of gangs. Given this dearth of information,this report can serve as a compilation of the existing disparate literature on the subject, reinforced by interviews with Guyanese. To the authors’ knowl-edge, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of gang
and organized criminal activity in the country. This volume is thus intended to
form the basis for further inquiry.

 

Found this paper on line, anyone interested to read, i can upload.

The DUMB, INCOMPETENT, clueles PNC will forever frig up Guyana. Even when they are not in Govtm cause they always have Mo Fiah Slo Fiah on their side. The PNC is a CANCER on Guyana!!

Django posted:

In Transit
Gangs and Criminal Networks in Guyana
By Taylor Owen and Alexandre Grigsby

Published in Switzerland by the Small Arms Survey
© Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Geneva 2012
First published in February 2012

Here is a little view of Guyana

Unlike cartel and gang activity in Central America and the Caribbean,
however, gangs and organized crime groups in Guyana have received little
international attention despite their active participation in the regional and
global trade in illicit goods. This report seeks to examine the nature of Guy-
anese gangs and criminal networks and shed light on their activities. The report is separated into five sections, the first of which provides a brief history of gang violence in Guyana.

Specifically, it examines the political and criminal nature of the gangs and how they differ. The second section reviews the theoreti-cal approaches that seek to explain gang violence in the Caribbean, analysing their relevance to the Guyanese context. The following section considers the three types of gangs in Guyana and their activities. The fourth section explores how corruption and insufficient institutional capacity in the country’s security sector sustain gang activity. Finally, the fifth section assesses the Guyanese government’s policy response to the issues of domestic gang violence as well as international donor-driven initiatives.

This report provides a qualitative overview of gang and organized crimi-nal activity in Guyana. As the country is severely under-studied relative to its
Caribbean counterparts, the lack of adequate open-source and empirical data
prohibits rigorous quantitative analysis. Some of the data compiled to sup-
port the assertions made in this report stem from author interviews and press
reports; 1 despite the authors’ best efforts, however, it is possible that the biases present in the often divisive debate in and on Guyana may have been included.

Furthermore, much of the existing academic literature relevant to Guyana fails to address the specific issue of gangs. Given this dearth of information,this report can serve as a compilation of the existing disparate literature on the subject, reinforced by interviews with Guyanese. To the authors’ knowl-edge, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of gang
and organized criminal activity in the country. This volume is thus intended to
form the basis for further inquiry.

 

Found this paper on line, anyone interested to read, i can upload.

Django, although it’s a good read, this article was published in 2012. 

We are speaking of today crime issues and the promised by APNU/ AFC to solve the crime situation in Guyana. 

We in the business sector, thought PNC will solve the crime situation getting back in power  as they were responsible for encouraging crime under PPP government to destabilize the country. 

But they built a monster that turn on them and they en expect this .. 

Where is RUmjhaat hiding?  The PNC posse is in the US for big Independence sport up this weekend.  Maybe he is a traveling soldier too.  There will be no shortage of liquor.

PNC can only thief, sport, wine down and waste. 

Ramjattan has been asleep since 2015. Maybe he is still in jubilee preparation mode. 😀

Dave posted:

Django posted:

In Transit
Gangs and Criminal Networks in Guyana
By Taylor Owen and Alexandre Grigsby

Published in Switzerland by the Small Arms Survey
© Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Geneva 2012
First published in February 2012

Here is a little view of Guyana

Unlike cartel and gang activity in Central America and the Caribbean,
however, gangs and organized crime groups in Guyana have received little
international attention despite their active participation in the regional and
global trade in illicit goods. This report seeks to examine the nature of Guy-
anese gangs and criminal networks and shed light on their activities. The report is separated into five sections, the first of which provides a brief history of gang violence in Guyana.

Specifically, it examines the political and criminal nature of the gangs and how they differ. The second section reviews the theoreti-cal approaches that seek to explain gang violence in the Caribbean, analysing their relevance to the Guyanese context. The following section considers the three types of gangs in Guyana and their activities. The fourth section explores how corruption and insufficient institutional capacity in the country’s security sector sustain gang activity. Finally, the fifth section assesses the Guyanese government’s policy response to the issues of domestic gang violence as well as international donor-driven initiatives.

This report provides a qualitative overview of gang and organized crimi-nal activity in Guyana. As the country is severely under-studied relative to its
Caribbean counterparts, the lack of adequate open-source and empirical data
prohibits rigorous quantitative analysis. Some of the data compiled to sup-
port the assertions made in this report stem from author interviews and press
reports; 1 despite the authors’ best efforts, however, it is possible that the biases present in the often divisive debate in and on Guyana may have been included.

Furthermore, much of the existing academic literature relevant to Guyana fails to address the specific issue of gangs. Given this dearth of information,this report can serve as a compilation of the existing disparate literature on the subject, reinforced by interviews with Guyanese. To the authors’ knowl-edge, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of gang
and organized criminal activity in the country. This volume is thus intended to
form the basis for further inquiry.

 

Found this paper on line, anyone interested to read, i can upload.

Django, although it’s a good read, this article was published in 2012. 

We are speaking of today crime issues and the promised by APNU/ AFC to solve the crime situation in Guyana. 

We in the business sector, thought PNC will solve the crime situation getting back in power  as they were responsible for encouraging crime under PPP government to destabilize the country. 

But they built a monster that turn on them and they en expect this .. 

Frankenstein story all over again. Mary Shelley knew about this when she wrote that book.

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

Dave posted:

Django posted:

In Transit
Gangs and Criminal Networks in Guyana
By Taylor Owen and Alexandre Grigsby

Published in Switzerland by the Small Arms Survey
© Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies, Geneva 2012
First published in February 2012

Found this paper on line, anyone interested to read, i can upload.

Django, although it’s a good read, this article was published in 2012.

It's more than that, 46 pages of reading.

Here is another piece,

A gang history
Historically, two types of gangs have existed in Guyana: political and criminal
gangs. The primary motivation of a political gang is to compel others to sup-
port or endorse a particular political party or policy through intimidation.

While political gangs do not routinely commit illegal acts, their expressed goal
is to fortify support for a political platform, which often results in violence.

In the Guyanese case, episodes of political gang violence generally occur in the
run-up to national elections. Conversely, criminal gangs explicitly engage in
criminal activities, which range from petty drug dealing, as is the case with
local street gangs, to large-scale narcotics and arms trafficking, as is the case
with larger criminal organizations. While these categories often overlap, this
distinction is helpful in differentiating between types of gangs and under-
standing their motives and activities.

Political gangs
During President Burnham’s rule, gangs were frequently used to intimidate
political opponents and to justify his continued use of emergency legislation,
which permitted acts such as arbitrary arrest and detention. In 1980, Afro-
Guyanese gangs began terrorizing the country in what became known as ‘kick-
down-the-door gangs’ (Library of Congress, 1992). The gangs, tacitly supported
by the PNC, were heavily armed—despite strong gun control legislation—
Owen and Grigsby In Transit 17 and often used military-style ambushes on their targets. Indo-Guyanese busi-nessmen were routinely targeted, although it is unclear whether the attacks were ethnically motivated or simply criminal, given that the victims wereusually wealthier than their Afro-Guyanese counterparts.

The Indo-Guyanese severely critizised the police for failing to secure effective
protection for their communities. Perceptions of corruption and inequality
worsened as the police would commonly arrive at the scene of a crime half-
heartedly and sometimes hours after an attack had occurred (Library of Congress,
1992). Furthermore, the fact that the Guyanese police are largely Afro-Guyanese
added to the Indo-Guyanese distrust of the security forces and reinforced
ethnic tensions (Mars, 2009). The gangs’ reign of terror lasted roughly five years
and disappeared soon after Burnham’s sudden death in 1985, giving further
credence to allegations that he actively supported their activities (Library of
Congress, 1992).

Political gang violence re-emerged after the country’s first post-authoritarian
elections in 1992. The PPP, still led by Jagan, had won the election, deemed free
and fair by the international community (Mars, 2010). Angry PNC supporters
remained hostile to the new government for three key reasons. First, having
enjoyed political favouritism under the Burnham and Hoyte regimes, PNC
supporters feared the loss of political influence given Guyana’s winner-take-all
Westminster political system (Mars, 2009). Second, the Jagan government was
very slow in implementing its election promise of a Race Relations Commis-
sion, a bi-partisan initiative to heal the country’s ethnic wounds.

Third, when Jagan died in early 1997, Janet Jagan, his US wife of Jewish descent, succeeded him as head of the PPP and the party’s presidential candidate. Her rise to
power was controversial to PNC supporters as she was not part of the ethnic
groups that had dominated Guyanese political life, and therefore not ‘Guyanese’
enough to hold the highest office in the land.  The Indo-Guyanese had no
qualms with Janet Jagan as presidential candidate as she was the wife of an
Indo-Guyanese hero.It is within this context that PNC supporters protested, sometimes violently,and drew a heavy-handed response from security forces and PPP supporters.By the 1997 election, tensions had reached a boiling point. A subsequent PPP electoral victory led to violent clashes between supporters of both parties,
incidents of arson, a PNC boycott of Parliament, and Afro-Guyanese calls forcivil disobedience (Mars, 2010). Each side saw the emergence of political gangs,whose members targeted and killed supporters of the opposing political party;these supporters were generally split along ethnic lines.

By 1999, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) had intervened twice in
Guyana to halt the ongoing violence and foster a dialogue between the PPP
and PNC. The results of the organization’s efforts, however, were mixed.
CARICOM brokered two agreements, but neither party implemented the con-
ditions. This was due, in part, to the PPP and PNC’s diminished incentive to
actively oppose their political supporters’ violence. Indeed, the PNC tacitly
supported violent Afro-Guyanese activists because, in light of the highly cen-
tralized political system, it was one of the few ways to signal the PNC’s griev-
ances towards the PPP government. In addition, the PNC used these violent
factions as leverage, demanding that a power-sharing deal, where PNC members
could exercise executive functions in government, was the only way to end
political violence and relieve ethnic tensions.

In response, and to assert control over the domestic environment, the PPP
used the threat of Afro-Guyanese gangs to strengthen its support among Indo-
Guyanese. The violence and tension created by this controlled use of force
and intimidation during the pre-election period allowed the PPP to pin their
campaign on their ability to keep the country stable. Thus, the PPP used the
threat of Afro-Guyanese gang violence to justify extreme policing measures, such
as extra-judicial killings, as well as the use of the army in a law-enforcement
capacity.

For both the PPP and PNC, the perverse incentive structure created condi-
tions for violent political gangs to emerge. It is within this context, and given
the country’s history of ethnic tensions, that gangs operated within Guyana
for most of the last decade with tacit support from both political parties.

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

Dem a collect on the payment side. Award doesn’t count. 

Posting lengthy BULLSHIT only makes one a stronger Batty Washer and Ass kisser!!!

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

You need to state it now !!!

I challenge you to bring forth what you know about Django, he has no connection to any political party in Guyana.

I will make mincemeat of what you perceived to know, a word of caution you always threaten to sue posters on GNI, perhaps you are looking for one, where you will be become a pauper.

So you are simply retarded and brainless. Well, that explain your postings!!!

Nehru posted:

Posting lengthy BULLSHIT only makes one a stronger Batty Washer and Ass kisser!!!

Usual bullcrap !!!! i didn't write that , found in a paper. Now tell does it sound factual ?

Nehru posted:

So you are simply retarded and brainless. Well, that explain your postings!!!

That's you parading on GNI.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Django posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

You need to state it now !!!

I challenge you to bring forth what you know about Django, he has no connection to any political party in Guyana.

I will make mincemeat of what you perceived to know, a word of caution you always threaten to sue posters on GNI, perhaps you are looking for one, where you will be become a pauper.

Na tek worries. I will state the reason after the election. Patience bai. 

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

Good for you !!!  I man have nothing to hide, dig some more you will find out  about my credibility.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

And how about dem calf ?

yuji22 posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

And how about dem calf ?

Out of line, careful !!!

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

Good for you !!!  I man have nothing to hide, dig some more you will find out  about my credibility.

One of my friends, a cardiologist, who passed away last year didn’t  live very far from you.  His wife knows your family well.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

One of my friends, a cardiologist, who passed away last year didn’t  live very far from you.  His wife knows your family well.

Who is that ?  didn't hear about the death,  condolences to you.

Any way my family are not large here.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Django posted:

Bibi Haniffa posted:

yuji22 posted:

DJ never fails in his sloppy duties. I will state why after the election. 

I was looking for his name on Granger award list.  But I didn’t see it.

So you know my name ?

Yes.  And your address.  And the lady name too.

Good for you !!!  I man have nothing to hide, dig some more you will find out  about my credibility.

One of my friends, a cardiologist, who passed away last year didn’t  live very far from you.  His wife knows your family well.

I read somewhere that they campaigned vigorously for the PNC. While it is their right to do so, it verifies DJ commitment and love for the PNC. PNC blood is very thick. Anyway, PPP will buss PNC balls when elections are announced. 

Dem cows and calves are feeding on PNC grass. 

Right now PNC is stuck like Berbice mud and it makes a sloppy sound. 

yuji22 posted:

 

I read somewhere that they campaigned vigorously for the PNC.

While it is their right to do so, it verifies DJ commitment and love for the PNC.

PNC blood is very thick. Anyway, PPP will buss PNC balls when elections are announced. 

Right now PNC is stuck like Berbice mud and it makes a sloppy sound. 

Talking crap , always reading somewhere, can't present anything FACTUAL.

Bai, don’t deflect. I will present the evidence after the election. There is even recorded campaign video. I prefer to keep it clean for now. 

yuji22 posted:

Bai, don’t deflect.

I will present the evidence after the election. There is even recorded campaign video. I prefer to keep it clean for now. 

LOL, where is the deflection ?  looks like you are on to the wrong person.

Just wait after the election na bai. It will all come to light. Keeping it clean for now. 

yuji22 posted:

Just wait after the election na bai. It will all come to light. Keeping it clean for now. 

I am done !!  what i am aware , you are on to a wild goose chase.

According to my source GECOM is financed by the US and therefore rigging of elections will not be tolerated. I hope the Americans don't allow their tax dollars to towards undermining democracy in Guyana.  

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

According to my source GECOM is financed by the US and therefore rigging of elections will not be tolerated. I hope the Americans don't allow their tax dollars to towards undermining democracy in Guyana.  

I am willing to bet that the PNC is so desperate that they will try their best to rig hence this push for house to house registration. 

Luckily Jags is there to take on any of their attempts.

PNC will receive a good trashing at the polls. I met with a high level AFC member and he admitted that the PPP will win a majority. He also told me that the AFC is dead as doornail. 

yuji22 posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

According to my source GECOM is financed by the US and therefore rigging of elections will not be tolerated. I hope the Americans don't allow their tax dollars to towards undermining democracy in Guyana.  

I am willing to bet that the PNC is so desperate that they will try their best to rig hence this push for house to house registration. 

Luckily Jags is there to take on any of their attempts.

PNC will receive a good trashing at the polls. I met with a high level AFC member and he admitted that the PPP will win a majority. He also told me that the AFC is dead as doornail. 

My source is an AFC supporter too. He is appalled at the theft of state resources presently in Guyana.  One man in the gov't has stolen on a massive scale and he is not Granger nor Harmon.   

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

yuji22 posted:

Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

According to my source GECOM is financed by the US and therefore rigging of elections will not be tolerated. I hope the Americans don't allow their tax dollars to towards undermining democracy in Guyana.  

I am willing to bet that the PNC is so desperate that they will try their best to rig hence this push for house to house registration. 

Luckily Jags is there to take on any of their attempts.

PNC will receive a good trashing at the polls. I met with a high level AFC member and he admitted that the PPP will win a majority. He also told me that the AFC is dead as doornail. 

My source is an AFC supporter too. He is appalled at the theft of state resources presently in Guyana.  One man in the gov't has stolen on a massive scale and he is not Granger nor Harmon.   

I suspect who you are referring to. That AFC thiefman will be going to jail after the election. The revelation of the amount that he stole will shake up Guyanese. 

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Where is RUmjhaat hiding?

Perhaps dee Jhaaaaat in wan ah ee "RUM place" in a "special shap".