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Jul 03, 2016 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
The madness that is becoming a part of the society continues unabated. There is going to be another cutlass attack in the eastern part of the city. A simple disagreement would turn violent because one man threatens and the other executes.
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Berbice is becoming the crime hotspot in the country and the police there seem unable to respond. The same group that executed a recent robbery will strike again further up the coast. There would be a response from the community, but it would not be enough.
Suffice it to say that one member of the gang will be apprehended, albeit with injuries, as a result of the beating he will get.
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The gang of young men from the southern part of the city is going to strike again. But this time an armed man will be aboard. One of the gang members would be shot and detained.
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