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Jamaican Kerrie Baylis crowned Miss Jamzone 2012

Showstopper Kerrie Baylis of Jamaica was crowned Miss Jamzone 2012 on Tuesday evening at the National Cultural Centre after an incredible performance throughout the pageant, garnering  the strongest support from the Guyanese audience.

The London Olympics

Photos and interviews by Frances Abraham and Lakhram Bhagirat This week we asked the man and woman in the street their thoughts on the London Olympics 2012, the highlight for them and their views on how the Guyana team can improve their performance in the future.

Six year old Geeta Persaud being carried into the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPH by her father, Krishna Persaud, yesterday.

Mother dies in Lima crash, eight hurt

A 34-year-old mother of two died shortly after she was pulled yesterday from a mangled minibus she and her family had been travelling in which was involved in an accident with a car on the Lima Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

No decision yet on G’town IMC

Although the installation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the capital city is being considered, Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud yesterday denied that any steps have been taken to replace the Mayor and City Council (M&CC).

Shurland Thomas   Tameka Brumell   Dayson Brumell

Three perish in Friendship crash

Three persons, including a pregnant woman, died on the spot yesterday morning when the car they were travelling in sped out of control and landed in a ditch at Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Oscar Clarke

King appointed to act as Town Clerk

City Hall spokesman Royston King has been appointed to act as Town Clerk, after the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) selected replacements to act in the stead of six officers sent on leave to facilitate the police investigation into the city’s operations.

The Long Creek Primary School uses solar energy. The three panels are visible in
this photo.

Long Creek

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Overlooking the Soesdyke-Linden Highway is a village called Long Creek which is home to about 400 persons who maintain a simple lifestyle because of the hardships they face.

Daizal Samad

UG unions to seek probe of Berbice campus’ management

University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) staff members have registered complaints to the unions about the management of the campus, describing Director, Professor Daizal Samad as “dictatorial,” but he says the institution is a model despite its challenges.

Ganga Persaud

Ireng NDC dissolved

The Ireng/Sawariwau Neigh-bourhood Democratic Coun-cil (NDC) was dissolved yesterday morning and an Interim Management Com-mittee (IMC) will be installed, just over a month after Lethem residents pro-tested against the move.

Ryan Bristol

Human torch miner dies

A 27-year-old miner succumbed to burns about his body yesterday after he was turned into a human torch at a Mahdia mining camp on Friday by a workmate who dreamt that he was being sexually assaulted.

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