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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Venezuelan lawmaker Serra buried

4 October 2014 Last updated at 01:38 Maduro stands before the coffins of Serra and Herrera During the funeral, Mr Maduro (centre) accused right wingers of being behind the murders Thousands of Venezuelans have paid their last respects to governing party member of parliament Robert Serra.

Mr Serra and his partner Maria Herrera were found dead at their home on Wednesday night in Caracas.

President Nicolas Maduro and other government officials joined a procession that accompanied the coffins through the streets of Caracas.

Mr Maduro has blamed “ultra-right” opposition groups in the country and in neighbouring Colombia for the murder.

Mr Serra and Ms Herrera were reported to be have been stabbed.

They were buried at a local cemetery after a brief religious ceremony, attended by Mr Maduro.

In tears, Mr Maduro sang the national anthem and songs praising the Bolivarian Revolution – the movement launched in the 1990s by late President Hugo Chavez.

“I know this cemetery very well, because there are Venezuelan martyrs resting in every corner of it,” said Mr Maduro at the cemetery.

“The crowds have been calling for justice. Rest assured that we will, sooner rather than later, arrest those who committed this crime. They have been identified.

“But, more importantly, we will identify the masterminds of these murders. They are abroad, in Colombia and in Miami,” said Mr Maduro.

‘Political murder’

Earlier, thousands of people queued up outside the National Assembly building to pay their respects.

A woman stands next to a poster of Robert Serra on 22 September, 2010 Mr Serra was 23 when he was first elected to the National Assembly Thousands of people accompanied the coffins through the streets of Caracas, 4 Oct 14 Thousands of people accompanied the coffins through the streets of Caracas

Mr Serra, 27, was the youngest member of the National Assembly and was seen a rising star in the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV).

Venezuela has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but the Venezuelan authorities have said Mr Serra was the victim of a political crime.

“This is a political murder, committed to intimidate other young people and try to keep them away from politics,” said Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Assembly.

The Venezuelan government has declared three days of national mourning.


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Friday, October 3, 2014

Mario Deane to be buried Sunday

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Mario Deane, the Montego Bay construction worker who died after being beaten at the Barnett Street police lock-up, is to be buried on Sunday.

The service of thanksgiving for his life will be held at the Mount Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church, in St James. His body will be interred in the Lucea cemetery in Hanover.

Deane, who was arrested for possession of a ganja spliff, was beaten, allegedly by cellmates, and succumbed to his injuries on August 6. His death triggered local and international protests, with calls for justice for his family.

Arising from the incident, two inmates have been charged with murder, while a police corporal and two constables

have been interdicted. Three district constables were suspended, pending the outcome of a probe by the police inspectorate into the incident.

Meanwhile, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has reportedly completed it’s probe into Deane’s death.

INDECOM will determine whether charges should be laid against the members of the police force who were on duty when Deane was beaten.


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Friday, September 6, 2013

King, Humphrey want past buried and forgotten

REGGAE Boyz Marlon King and Chris Humphrey have returned from their exile eager to help Jamaica reach the 2014 World Cup after missing all of six qualifying matches.

Both King, 33, and Humphrey, 25, were banned by Theodore Whitmore for alleged breaches of the team’s disciplinary code of conduct last year May.Both were roommates in Panama and were deemed to have broken curfew rules the night of a friendly game against the host.King, upon his arrival on Jamaican soil with several English-based players yesterday, was clearly upset when quizzed about the incident.“What has gone on in the past is in the past and there is no point discussing what has gone on. It’s time to move forward now because negativity just takes up too much time and energy and I think we need to be positive and try and move forward,” said King.King, who was also banned for two years by the Crenston Boxhill-led JFF administration for another curfew-related incident in London, 2006, was visibly uncomfortable when asked if he was a changed person.“I don’t know what kind of question (is that) and I don’t know how you expect me to answer that. As I said, it’s all about the World Cup and the two important games,” he reiterated.“I was asked to come out of retirement and it’s a new set-up now and we are trying to move forward and have a chance to qualify for the World Cup in 2014,” King added.The striker, who was on the books of Birmingham City, is currently without a club, but said that problem will be solved soon and he is fit enough to represent Jamaica.“I am fine. I have been training pre-season, it is just that the financial situation at my club is in dire straits and they needed me to come off the wage book as one of the top earners.“But I have things lined up and it’s in my contract that I can sign by the second of September, but I have been called up so when I get back I will sign for my new club,” King revealed.Humphrey, too, has indicated that the focus is the job at hand and the future of the World Cup qualifying campaign.“We served that time… the last time we got sent home and that was put to bed last year. So I am just trying to move on from that now,” said Humphrey on his arrival in the island yesterday“At the time it was disappointing but at the end of the day, rules are rules and if they are broken that’s what happens,” he noted.In the interim, the winger who has also changed clubs moving from Scottish outfit Motherwell to Preston North End, is hoping to help his team gain promotion this season.“They are a team on the up and hopefully they can get into the Championship this season,” Humphrey noted.Jamaica striker Marlon King as he arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport yesterday. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Ammo found buried in Portmore

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Saturday, June 29, 2013 | 12:28 PM

PORTMORE, St Catherine — Cops from the Portmore Police Station seized fifty-nine 12-gauge cartridges during a raid at Kirk Avenue in Cumberland, St Catherine on Friday. The lawmen report that about 7:45 pm a team of officers was on an anti-gang operation in the area when, during a search of premises, a buried plastic bag containing the ammunition was found.No arrest was made in relation to the seizure.

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PORTMORE, St Catherine — Cops from the Portmore Police Station seized fifty-nine 12-gauge cartridges during a raid at Kirk Avenue in Cumberland, St Catherine on Friday. The lawmen report that about 7:45 pm a team of officers was on an anti-gang operation in the area when, during a search of premises, a buried plastic bag containing the ammunition was found.No arrest was made in relation to the seizure.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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