Statistics from the Road Safety Council have revealed that there is an increase in road accidents resulting in deaths of adults and children in 2011 thus far, as compared to this particular time span in 2010. According to Romona Doorgen, Coordinator, within the first seven months in 2010 there were 62 accidents resulting in the deaths [...] [...more]
The Preliminary inquiry into the murder of Clifton Bonus, known as “Mutty,’ continued on Wednesday before Magistrate Anne McLennan, at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court. The Court was cleared as usual before the day’s session commenced. For two successive days- Tuesday and Wednesday — Lakeraj Fredericks, the number one accused and the number two accused, a teen, [...] [...more]
Police were summoned at Arapariko, Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, early yesterday morning, after they got information that a teacher had found the body of a man in the Amerindian community floating in the River. The police, with assistance from another teacher, were able to identify the corpse, as that of Mr. Alex Smith, who hails from [...] [...more]
Vijay Lalman , a 25-year-old porter of Moruca Village, North West District died some three days after he fell from a moving truck in his area. Reports are that Lalman fell off a truck on Sunday, while transporting goods. The man’s reputed wife, Christine Joseph said that Lallman was immediately air dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital [...] [...more]
Best Graduate (Nursery), Durpattie Jainarine Best Graduate (Primary) Devwattie Chatterdharry By Leon Suseran A male may have copped the Best Graduating Student at the recently held graduation ceremony of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), however three young Berbice female teachers were the Best Graduating Students for the local CPCE Nursery, Primary and Secondary centres in that [...] [...more]
Procession of the sacred “libation”. From left, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, “Brother Andrew” and the selected child. Under the theme “Commemorating our past, acknowledging our present and creating our future”, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport launched the celebrations of Guyana’s 173rd emancipation anniversary, yesterday. Several African cultural groups [...] [...more]
The garbage issue currently affecting many persons in Georgetown will soon be addressed. The Mayor and City Council (MCC) stated that it has decided to tackle this prevalent problem. According to a press release from the MCC, the organization has acquired two new Packer trucks to assist in its solid waste management programme. These will begin work [...] [...more]
The Village of Maria’s Pleasure on Wakenaam Island was plunged into a state of mourning when five-year-old Levi Jairaj was pronounced dead after being fished out of a trench shortly after 17:30 hrs. The child’s grandfather told this newspaper that he took his two grandsons to Bendorff to carry some cashew nuts for a relative. After crossing [...] [...more]
- female cop under close arrest A policewoman is under close arrest as officials investigate the disappearance of more than four pounds of compressed marijuana from a locked strongbox at the Mackenzie Police Station. The marijuana was brought to the station around July 13, last, after police had seized the drug from a Mahdia-bound bus. A source [...] [...more]
The Christianburg Community Centre ground is transformed into a virtual river, whenever it rains, as the water rushes down from the nearby hills, and descends on the nearby Burnham Drive road, making ingress and egress a nightmare for persons who are forced to use the facility. At present, the community centre houses the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court, [...] [...more]
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