Ex-convict among two charged for robbing boss of workers’ pay
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October 22, 2026
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(Kaieteur News) – An ex-convict and a taxi driver were on Tuesday remanded to prison after they were charged with allegedly robbing a construction contractor of more than $3.3 million intended to pay workers at a construction site in Cottonfield, Essequibo Coast, Region Two.
The robbery occurred around 15:10 hrs on Saturday, police said.
The accused were identified as Preston Skeete, 30, of Linden, Region Ten, and Jarrel Barker, 25, a taxi driver of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara.
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