Man reportedly admits to burning fish vendor’s new home

…claims he was paid to do it

A man has reportedly confessed to setting a Corentyne fish vendor’s newly built, two-storey, 3-bedroom structure ablaze on Tuesday morning.
On Thursday, acting on information, Corentyne fish vendor Michael Ramnarine approached a yet unnamed man and confronted him about the incident.
During the encounter, which was video recorded, the man claimed that he was paid $40,000 to carry out the act.
He claimed that he was told that Ramnarine chased three heads of cattle belonging to a cattle farmer off the property, and as such the farmer paid him to burn the building and also supplied the gasoline.
The man who allegedly confessed to the arson was subsequently handed over to the police and has reportedly since provided vital information to aid with the investigation.

On Tuesday morning Ramnarine had received a telephone call stating that the house he built and was hoping to move into on Saturday with his family was on fire.
When he arrived at the premises situated at the Chesney New Housing Scheme, he found that the entire building was engulfed.
He had previously told this publication that he had moved from his mother’s home with his family and started living with his mother-in-law nine years ago. But in March of this year, he bought a plot of land at Chesney New Housing Scheme and immediately started constructing his new home.
Ramnarine said he had been putting all his efforts into constructing his new home, and as he acquired funds, he purchased material.
According to the fish vendor, he was planning to purchase tiles and a sink for the kitchen, which he would have installed on Thursday.