-in Aranka ambush
A Brazilian miner was shot five times by bandits during an attempted robbery at Aranka, Cuyuni River yesterday morning and is in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Jose Leache, 46, of Robb Street was up to last evening awaiting surgery at the medical institution for two gunshot wounds to his abdomen. He also sustained several other shots to his right leg and left hand, which exited.