Guerra children unable to attend

2026-03-20 - 05:13

Senior Reporter jensen.lavende@guardian.co.tt Danny Guerra, 49, the owner of DG Homes, was laid to rest yesterday, a week after he was gunned down by masked assailants while seated in his black Toyota Hilux at his North Oropouche business. The killing, carried out by two men waiting in a white Nissan Tiida, left his family fearing for their lives, and none of his children were able to attend the service following threats in the days after his murder. Senior police sources confirmed the threats but dismissed rumours that one of his sons had been arrested hours before the funeral. At the St Francis RC Church in Sangre Grande, Guerra’s aunt, Lucy Guerra-Ramroop, delivered the eulogy on behalf of the children. “He came from strong bones” she said as she traced his heritage, telling the mourners how he got his name. “His great-great-grandmother was one who came from Africa as a slave. She had a son by the name of Mr Henry. He had a son named Danny Guerra, who is the grandfather of Danny Guerra, hence the reason he carries that name.” While she did not explain why she did the eulogy, which was supposed to have been done by his daughter Daniella, Guerra-Ramroop sought the congregation’s assistance in praying for the family, in particular his son Garvin. “We trust God will give the strength to move forward. And I ask that you cover him in prayer. You know, sometimes in these incidents, people would come just to spectate and small-talk, but this is a time in this young man’s life that he needs God’s grace and guidance.” She also requested divine intervention for Daniella, who she said is now “holding a major legacy in the family.” In a light-hearted moment, Guerra-Ramroop joked that other children may come crawling out of the woodwork. “He has another son by the name of Daniel, and he have a daughter also. So, those are the four we are aware of, although humorously, you are hearing that others will come out of the woods, right Linda, but you know we would embrace them because the family is very small.” His employee, Marlon Grant, recalled Guerra as a disciplined, hardworking man who rose from selling pork to selling homes. He said Guerra was a visionary who came from humble beginnings and while his surname is translated as “war,” Guerra was a man who firmly believed in peace. During the previous State of Emergency (SoE), Guerra was identified as the leader of an organised crime group involved in the trafficking of illegal arms, money laundering and illegal quarrying. He and his son Garvin, along with others, were accused of plotting to murder Defence Minister and MP Wayne Sturge. The legal notice for his preventative detention order further stated that Guerra had access to a cache of high-powered firearms, adding that “the detainee and others intend to imminently execute the assassination of a Government Minister and to escalate attacks against rival gangs in public spaces using high-powered firearms.” Guerra was released on January 2 from the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (ECRC) in Santa Rosa, after his attorney, Nerisa Bala, posed a legal challenge to Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander over his detention. At the end of the SoE, weeks later, his son and others were released without charge. Sturge, who said he was not concerned for his safety shortly after Guerra’s release, did not attend the funeral. Present were Opposition Senator Sanjiv Boodhu and former member of parliament for Toco Sangre Roger Monroe.