By Gaulbert Sutherland | Monday, January 5, 2009 | 23 Comments
A brief respite from flooding for Dochfour, East Coast Demerara residents ended Saturday, as heavy rains that afternoon and early yesterday swamped the area, though not as badly as before.
Piggy-back ride: This was the means …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 48 Comments
Farmers raise compensation
Once teeming green fields, filled with produce, some of which was almost ready for reaping have merged with the Mahaica Creek as farmers remain under high floodwaters a week later.
Rookmin Persaud shows the …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments
– koker blocked, pump not working
Accumulated water on low-lying areas of the Essequibo Coast is causing discomfort to residents and a koker and at least one pump, which could have been helping to drain the …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Friday, December 12, 2008 | 15 Comments
Flooding affects Canal No.2
Heavy rain over the past several days has raised the water level in the West Demerara Conservancy resulting in minor overtopping in some low-lying areas but it is “pretty safe at this …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Tuesday, December 9, 2008 | 26 Comments
Local material lasted only six months
At 30, critical parts sag or are worn out and for some there is a feeling of trepidation when traversing it. But the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is not ready …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Monday, December 8, 2008 | 18 Comments
Victim robbed of cash, jewellery
A 27-year-old man died and two persons were injured after the car that they were in, crashed into a bridge at Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara (WBD) early yesterday morning.
Carl Smith …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Saturday, December 6, 2008 | 45 Comments
-President unveils avoided deforestation position
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday unveiled Guyana’s position on avoided deforestation and argued that the REDD mechanism must back compensatory economic alternatives which, based on calculations, could be worth US$580M per annum …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Saturday, December 6, 2008 | 50 Comments
Jewels missing, women held
The body of a 41-year-old man, with two gaping wounds to his forehead, was discovered in his Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home (WCD) yesterday and police have detained three women for questioning …
By Shabna Ullah and Gaulbert Sutherland | Friday, November 21, 2008 | 90 Comments
The long-awaited Berbice River Bridge is to be open to light vehicular traffic by December 23, although there is still concern that the completion of the eastern access road is lagging behind schedule.
“We are hoping …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Friday, November 7, 2008 | 119 Comments
Gunmen yesterday pounced on a GEB security van, grabbing a $17M GuySuCo payroll on the West Bank Demerara highway and one of them was later killed in a shoot-out with the police while the rest …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 19 Comments
-traffic badly hit
A weakened portion of a decking plate on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) gave way under the weight of a truck yesterday afternoon, ripping off the rear wheels of the vehicle, which collided …
By Gaulbert Sutherland | Saturday, November 1, 2008 | 40 Comments
Electricity generation countrywide is still “tight” but should improve before Christmas, Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Board, Winston Brassington and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds have assured.
Winston Brassington
Speaking at a press conference …