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Nov 13, 2026 News
… shots fired, persons chopped, beaten in violent clash
(Kaieteur News) – Five armed illegal miners allegedly launched a violent attack on residents of Chinese Landing and Tassawini, targeting Toshao Nikita Miller and members of her team, firing live ammunition, assaulting villagers and seizing village transportation after community leaders blocked the unauthorised entry of heavy machinery.
The attack was allegedly led by Rylon Adolphus, also known as Isaac, and his crew, who were previously banned from the area. Toshao Miller confirmed that the village council had intercepted Adolphus and turned him and his equipment back earlier in the day, triggering the alleged retaliation.
查看配图：Five armed illegal miners terrorise Chinese Landing, Tassawini residents
Victims of yesterday’s violence at Chinese Landing and Tassawini.
During the attack, residents were reportedly chased, assaulted and forced to flee for safety. One resident recounted the frightening ordeal, saying, “I thought my brother got shot, but he hide away in the bush.”
Another account described how a relative intervened after the attackers began beating a resident: “My brother chop him since they were beating me.”
Villagers were also reportedly wounded by live ammunition, while the attackers allegedly seized their personal mobile phones, disrupting emergency communication, and hijacked an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
查看配图：Five armed illegal miners terrorise Chinese Landing, Tassawini residents
Resident of Chinese Landing/Tassawini watches on as an illegal excavator clears trail.
查看配图：Five armed illegal miners terrorise Chinese Landing, Tassawini residents
Chinese Landing/Tassawini land close to the airstrip. The village council confirmed with Kaieteur News that the land was illegally cleared by Adolphus and his team.
The latest incident has renewed concerns about the continued failure to protect the Indigenous community, which has made repeated appeals, filed formal complaints and engaged State authorities over years of alleged incursions and intimidation on its legally titled lands.
Toshao Miller has again contacted Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat about the persistent threats posed by illegal miners. Bharrat reportedly confirmed that the matter had been referred to the police. However, residents say similar referrals over the years have failed to prevent further incursions and violence.
Frustration within the community has deepened following months of unfulfilled engagements with senior Government officials.
查看配图：Five armed illegal miners terrorise Chinese Landing, Tassawini residents
Residents of Chinese Landing/Tassawini seized equipment from the illegal miner and his team.
During this year’s National Toshaos Council, Miller was publicly invited to a dedicated meeting with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to address the persistent invasion of the community’s territory.
That meeting, however, never materialised.
Residents contend that the Government’s failure to take decisive action has emboldened those responsible for the incursions, leaving villagers exposed to armed intimidation and violence despite repeated appeals for intervention.
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