Photographer gets $1m bail over alleged $153.9m larceny from One Communications

Quincy Baird, a 37-year-old photographer of Plantation `B’, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara has been charged in connection with  a $153.9m larceny  committed on One Communications Guyana Inc and was today placed on $1m bail.

Baird appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where the charge was read to him and he was not required to plead.

The matter was adjourned to Wednesday February 11, 2026. As part of the bail conditions, Baird is required to lodge his passport with the court, have no contact with any One Communications Guyana Inc. employee and report every second Friday of the month to the CID Headquarters.

The police arrested Baird called ‘Quincy’ or ‘Q-man’ of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara in connection with the larceny of the $153.9m. According to a police press release issued last week, Baird was a clerk or servant of the company and had allegedly stolen the money from the company between July 1, 2021 and February 18, 2025.

The release stated that on Tuesday at about 16:33 hrs, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department conducted an operation on the East Bank Demerara where Baird was arrested.