Fire destroys Golden Grove house, kills octogenarian
– neighbour saves three children A courageous move by a good Samaritan saved the life of three small children, but their 84-year-old grandfather perished in a blaze that destroyed a home at Golden Grove East Coast Demerara. Although neighbours heard the screams of Vivian Rodney, the flames that licked out from everywhere prevented them from [...]
Hospital taxi driver stabbed to death
A 56-year-old taxi driver was fatally stabbed last night by two persons who had hired him in front of the Georgetown Hospital. One of the alleged assailants was held by police shortly after the incident; the other escaped. Vibert Assanah, an ex-police officer of 40 Ptolemy Street, Melanie Damishana sustained the fatal wound on the [...]
What the people say about -Food trends
This week we asked the man and woman in the street about the eating habits of Guyanese. Lisa Mangru, Pharmacy student: ‘Well I love and enjoy chicken. It could be curried, fried, pot roast – I love chicken. When it comes to “in” foods, I think cook-up is the going thing. It was popular a [...]
Soldier fatal accident
Cecil Semple’s house robbed after leaving for hospital Material things can be acquired again but his son is gone forever are the sentiments of Cecil Semple whose house was robbed when he left for the hospital after learning of his son’s fatal accident on Friday. Cecil Semple lost his second child, Guyana Defence Force captain [...]
Army captain dies in crash
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) captain was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he was involved in an accident a stone’s throw from where he lived, shortly before 10 last night on the Aubrey Barker access road. Dead is Ansel Semple, 31, of 1033 Aubrey Road South Ruimveldt. Two cars [...]
Stand-off at Cubana monument site
Workers from the Ministry of Public Works visited the partly constructed Cubana disaster monument at the junction of Camp and Lamaha streets yesterday in what appeared to be an attempt to remove the controversial structure. The move prompted Mayor Hamilton Green to sit on the unfinished monument, refusing to move. Minister of Public Works Robeson [...]
Prisoner flees from hospital
Another prisoner has escaped, this time from Ward B2 of the Georgetown Public Hospital. The man, Joel Fraser, called Quincy London, escaped sometime during the wee hours of yesterday morning. Director of Prisons, Dale Erskine confirmed that the man had escaped but said that he is not yet sure of the circumstances of the getaway. [...]
Foam factory destroyed by fire
Millions of dollars went up in flames when a fire of unknown origin raced through a foam factory at Eccles Industrial Site on Monday night. Nothing was saved at the Foam Plus Enterprise at 51 Eccles Industrial Site after the fire started at the factory sometime before midnight. Owner of the factory Fazal Alli told [...]
Sam family facing relocation has been at Timehri before airport
North Timehri could just as easily have been called Samsville or Samstown as there have been Sams living there longer than the current airport has been where it is. “I remember as a young boy standing up and watching the casting being done for the airport. And now they want to move us,” Winston Sam [...]
One person shows up for City Hall probe
–requests made for private hearings Only one member of the public turned up yesterday afternoon at the first hearing of the Commission of Inquiry into the state of affairs in the City Treasurer’s and Town Clerk’s departments at City Hall. Commissioner Keith Burrowes said he was a bit disappointed at the turnout, but added that [...]
Machinery mobilized to fight dump menace
NGOs submit plan Rain doused burning garbage at the Princes Street dump yesterday causing clouds of noxious smoke to drift over nearby communities as the city and government mobilized machinery to fight the menace. Meanwhile, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and the Guyana Citizens Initiative (GCI) unveiled a detailed proposal to deal with the [...]
Dump woes likely to continue Ministries to intervene
Residents in the vicinity of the Princes Street dumpsite may be faced with ongoing woes as the only solution thought of so far is to mobilize equipment to tackle sporadic fires which have generated noxious smoke that has blanketed parts of the city. A meeting was held yesterday to discuss the situation at the dump. [...]
Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins laid to rest
Former wanted man Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins was laid to rest in his home village of Tempe West Coast Berbice yesterday after a viewing at Lyken’s Memorial Chapel in Georgetown and a brief sojourn in Buxton where squibs were set off near the coffin. Mourners getting a final glimpse of Rawlins at his mother’s home in [...]
Despite late showing, Akon revs up last super concert
Akon delivered the goods but not until 2 am yesterday and Brutal Jammers and Fusion entertainers tried desperately to calm the crowd which began calling for the star performer and pelting polar ice cans. This was some minutes before 2 am yesterday, two hours after Akon was supposed to have begun his performance on stage. [...]
What the people say about
Carifesta X Photos and interviews by Melissa Charles This week we asked the man/woman in the street what their favourite Carifesta event was and what made it stand out. Shimuel Jones, artist: ‘Well my favourite aspect of Carifesta is the visual arts. I love the art on display at the Castellani House. Guyana’s premier artists [...]