No link between Gas Station, GPL & Police outpost bombings – Top Cop

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has stated that the October 26 bombing at the Mobil Gas Station in Georgetown is not connected to the earlier explosions at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, in May.
This was disclosed on Friday by Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken when asked by the media during the launch of the Christmas Policing Plan.

“Based on our investigation, there is no motive that would point us to the collaboration of the others,” he said.
On May 17, there was an explosion at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost, located at Vlissengen Square and East Front Road. It was reported that there was a loud explosion originating from the southern side. A Police officer on duty at the time reported that he heard two distinct blasts followed by debris impacting nearby rooftops.
On inspection, it was discovered that the southern wall of the concrete structure had been significantly damaged. The Crime Scene Unit later confirmed that the metal gate on the southern perimeter was completely blown away, and other parts of the outpost sustained structural damage.
In May, 35-year-old Seon Carmichael, a minibus driver of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, was remanded to prison after being charged with facilitating two acts of terrorism linked to recent bombings at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and a GPL substation. Police had issued wanted bulletins for three suspects in the case, two Venezuelan nationals and a Brazilian man known only as “Flavio Tasso”. They have not been arrested to date. Investigators had said that the men were captured on surveillance cameras near both blast sites and are believed to have orchestrated the attacks, which caused panic in the capital and raised national security concerns.

Meanwhile, with regard to the Mobil Gas Station bombing, which left six-year-old Soraya Bourne injured, several persons have been charged, including the alleged mastermind, 33-year-old Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo.
Along with Poedemo, 44-year-old Alexander Bettencourt, 27-year-old Johnny Boodram, and 33-year-old Krystal LaCruz were also charged for the act.
Meanwhile, the three others charged separately were Wayne Corriea, Ramesh Pramdeo, and Jennifer Rodriguez.