The presence of police patrols within the environs of the headquarters of the Guyana Society for the Blind has brought some level of comfort, but members are calling for more frequent patrols, and at the same time, for permanent armed guards for the institution.
Last week Tuesday night, bandits stormed the building located on the St. Philip’s Green at High Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, and attacked several residents before carting off a laptop computer.
Residents told Stabroek News that they are still terrified as a result of the attack, which was carried out around 10 pm by four men, one of whom was armed with a gun.
Cecil Morris, President of the Guyana Society for the Blind said that