Parents want probe of Charlestown Secondary violence
Parents want the Ministry of Education (MoE) to launch a full-scale investigation into the violence at the Charlestown Secondary School on Friday afternoon which left one student and three teachers injured. Demands are now being made for better security and an environment more conducive for learning at both the Charlestown and Carmel secondary schools. Several [...]
Young people call for end to racial voting
Youths are concerned about the ethnic divide and “traditional racial voting” which they believe plagues General Elections in Guyana. Speak-ers at a Youth Open Night which the Alliance For Change (AFC) hosted on Friday called for an end to this practice. Guyanese youths want better education, employment opportunities and a safe country to live in. [...]
Miner shot while fending off robbers
Gold miner Eldon Chisholm sustained a gunshot wound to the left ear on Monday night while fighting off two men who attempted to rob him and his family. Chisholm, 46, was treated at a private city hospital and is recovering at his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara home, where the incident occurred. The man told [...]
Man in intensive care after Anna Catherina bandit attack
Balram Teekaram, 43, is currently a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), after three bandits broke into his Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara home and beat and robbed him and his son early yesterday morning. During the attack, Balram, 43, sustained two wounds to the head and. The man [...]
Pensioner in expired medication case dies
Cornelia Ida pensioner Elfreida Benjamin died last Thursday, almost two weeks since she was hospitalised after using expired medication allegedly given to her at the Leonora Cottage Hospital (LCH). The woman, 74, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) on March 26, a day after she was allegedly given the expired drugs and her [...]
Juvenile detention centre opened
Juvenile offenders who enter the justice system will now be kept at a $37.6 million holding centre, which was formally opened yesterday afternoon. The Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre was declared open by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee. It is the first facility of its kind locally and is located in the compound of the [...]
Pigeon Island squatters beg for relief from miserable existence
For almost three decades the Pigeon Island squatting area has attracted poverty-stricken Guyanese with its promise of rent-free dwelling. Over 100 Guyanese, the majority of whom are children and young adults, now live there in dilapidated shacks without access to potable water or electricity. The squatting area stretches along the Pigeon Island Side Line Dam. [...]
Friendship, East Bank Demerara
An undermined section of the bridge
Embracing culture leads Roshini Boodhoo to winning crown
Embracing culture, becoming acquainted with tradition, acknowledging roots is what fifth generation Punjabi descendant Roshini Kushi Boodhoo has done in her journey to becoming Miss India Guyana World Wide (MIGWW) 2011. On May 14, 23-year-old Roshini will represent Guyana
Husband suspect in murder of Vreed-en-Hoop woman
Farida “Suzie” Ramdeen, 20, of Vreed-en-Hoop Squatting Area (The Jetty), West Coast Demerara was found dead in a Houston,
Dem ah watch Mahendra Ramkellawan
Lyrics should tell a story, have meaning and the ability to teach people a valuable life lesson, famous singer of the hit Chutney single “Dem Ah Watch Meh” Mahendra Ramkellawan says. In a recent interview with The Scene Ramkellawan shared his take on Chutney and what he believes constitutes quality pieces, good entertainment and,
Fiona’s winning Chutney ‘anthem’ urges women to be independent
With a spicy tune advocating the independence of women Fiona Singh sang her way to the Chutney crown for the second consecutive year. Last Saturday, as a large crowd cheered her on at a ground in Anna Regina, Singh performed “Man in yuh life a nuf nuf stress”. Later that night, amidst some surprise, Singh [...]
Strathspey cane cutter, family held captive by gang
A Strathspey cane cutter and his family were on Sunday night held captive for over two hours by gunmen, who later attacked the Devin’s Hangout Bar and left the bartender with multiple stab wounds. Ryan Gangaram, who is in his early 30s, was attacked and robbed by five men, four of whom were armed with [...]
Rice sees 11% production spike in 2010
Close to 5,000 additional hectares of rice were cultivated last year and resulted in an 11.4 percent increase in production when compared to 2009 figures. Speaking with Stabroek News on Monday afternoon, President of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association (GRPA) Leekha Rambrich said that 63,802 hectares (one hectare equals 2.47 acres) and 71,713 hectares were [...]
Sara Johanna man dies after bus race ends in crash
hile speeding along the East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road just after midnight yesterday, a minibus driver lost control of his vehicle, slammed into a light pole and toppled into a trench, resulting in the death of a passenger. Vishan Seeram, 20, of Lot 5 Sara Johanna, EBD, was sitting in the front passenger seat