Money changer dies in horrific crash
-latest in series of family woes An accident at the junction of Camp and Lamaha streets on Thursday night has left one man dead and two others nursing wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH); one in a critical state in the intensive care unit (ICU), and the other in the male open ward. Dead [...]
Herstelling bandits chased off with cutlass
Four bandits invaded a Herstelling home early yesterday morning and carted off a number of household items valued some $700,000 after which they were apprehended by the police and placed in custody. When Stabroek News visited the 178 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home yesterday, its occupants explained that the bandits; two men and two women [...]
Taxi man hit down elderly woman, took her home with broken leg and fled
-victim was in excruciating pain for 10 days before taken to hospital A 78-year-old woman was taken to her home by a taxi driver who had knocked her down with his car, causing her to sustain a broken leg and hip. She is now a patient at the Female Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public [...]
Covent Garden man on three counts of causing death by dangerous driving
-granted $300,000 bail Farood Mohamed, the man who allegedly caused the death of three persons as a result of dangerous driving, was yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared before Magi-strate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on July 31 at Providence, East Bank Demerara [...]
Bus driver is third accused in health ministry arson
Another man accused of setting the Ministry of Health on fire was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. was not required to plead to the indictable charge of setting fire to a public building when it was read to him by the acting [...]
What the people say about…Domestic violence factors
Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views about domestic violence, what they think is the biggest factor and what should be done. Their comments follow: Mohamed Zafar, lawyer – ‘I think that the major contributing factor to domestic violence has to do with a lack [...]
Low Carbon – Measuring the economic impact
Tuesday’s Economic Corner By Peter R. Ramsaroop Introduction: I have visited many areas that will be affected by the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). Many residents felt like they were told what the strategy was versus being engaged in consultations. The sad part is many are being told Guyana will get all this money from [...]
What the people say about…
Michael Jackson’s passing Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street their views on Michael Jackson’s death, their favourite song and their most striking memory of him. Noel Cromwell, Private Sector Employee: ‘Well, when I heard of his death I must say I felt really touched. I didn’t cry but [...]
Four-vehicle crash victim dies
Parmanand Dass, one of the victims of the four-vehicle East Coast crash on Saturday night, succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon in the presence of relatives and friends at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH). Relatives sobbed loudly after they watched the man die. Dass’s son who was inconsolable kept [...]
Soldiers on bail over mining camp robbery
Charge re-read following attorney’s argument The four soldiers accused of robbing a mining camp at Five Star Back Dam, North West District were yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $100,000 each when they appeared before Magistrate Allen Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on May 28 in the North [...]
Terror at Magic Mall
Bandits beat and rob store owners, staff Terror reigned at Magic Mall La Grange West Demerara yesterday afternoon, when two armed men, posing as customers, swept through the shopping facility beating those who opposed them and gathering booty; they left one woman unconscious and others injured. Police said last night that they were investigation the [...]
East Ruimveldt market vendors hit by vandalism
-poor access roads affecting livelihood Stallholders at the East Ruimveldt Municipal Market on Tuesday complained bitterly about what one called the “sickening” conditions under which they are forced to ply their trade. Vendors told Stabroek News that they are concerned about the inadequate lighting and security, water shortage, deplorable roads and bridge and unsanitary conditions [...]
Carnegie: continuing the tradition of culinary artistry
— catering to the needs of the tourism industry The Carnegie School of Home Economics turns out some 1,500 graduates a year, trained to function in the hospitality industry, culinary arts, home economics, tailoring and dressmaking, among other skills, but few stay in Guyana. The demands of the local tourist industry are not met as [...]
Norris types with his toes…-24 differently-abled students to graduate in July
Like most young people his age, 19-year-old Norris Cummings is fascinated with technology. He loves computers and is an information technology student. Unlike the majority of his peers, however, Cummings was born with the physical disability of cerebral palsy. Cummings’ upper limbs are affected. His brain function is also somewhat limited and he has a [...]
More than a decade later… Family still mourns the loss of hero dad
More than a decade after Christopher Stevenson heroically saved the lives of two workers of the then Georgetown Sewerage and Water Commissioners (GS&WC) at the cost of his own, his children still wish they had had the opportunity to know him better, his wife says. Back then Christopher Stevenson, or ‘Chrissie, as he was commonly [...]