WIN candidate slapped with provoking ‘Guyanese Critic’, abusive language

…‘Guyanese Critic’ charged for unlawful wounding
We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) candidate Bryan Mackintosh also known as “Bryan Maxx” and social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues called “Guyanese Critic” appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday to face charges in relation to an altercation between them over the weekend. Mackintosh, represented by Attorney Dawn Cush was charged with using abusive language towards Rodrigues’ colleague OC Rogers and provoking both Rodrigues and Rogers with the intent to insult or annoy them during an incident on August 23 at Laluni Street, Georgetown.
He denied the allegations and was placed on $15,000 bail on each charge.
On the other hand, Rodrigues, represented by Attorney Bernard DaSilva, was charged with the unlawful and malicious wounding of Mackintosh. He pleaded not guilty and was granted $100,000 bail.
The matters were adjourned to September 15.
On Saturday Rodrigues was granted $50,000 station bail, while Maxx was released on $25,000 station bail.

Reports are that Maxx went to Rodrigues’ home while he was doing a live broadcast of his morning show and said that he was sent by United States (US) sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed to collect monies owed to him.
According to the live broadcast by both parties, Maxx entered Rodrigues’ studio then demanded monies on behalf of Mohamed and former People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) member and coalition Government Minister, Simona Broomes who is now the leader for Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) party.

A confrontation then ensued after Maxx refused to collect some money offered to him in the presence of a guest on the broadcast but instead began hurdling derogatory remarks about sexual acts involving the guest’s mother and also about Rodrigues’ mother. A heated exchange followed that led to a physical altercation.
After their release from custody on Saturday, Maxx then made another video saying that it was no real assault by Rodrigues but rather a “cheap shot” and that he was laughing it off. He then proceeded to threaten Rodrigues in the video telling him to walk “with eyes behind his head.” He also continued his derogatory remarks against Rodrigues. Only last week, Maxx was caught on camera threatening to kill a sitting Government Minister with a machete in his hand.
In 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had announced that it sanctioned Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, as well as several of their companies.
According to a statement from OFAC, this is related to the evasion of taxes on gold exports, noting that between 2019 and 2023, Mohamed’s Enterprise omitted more than 10 thousand kilograms (kg) of gold from import and export declarations and avoided paying more than US$50 million in duty taxes to the Government of Guyana.