Rapid response saves Richard Ishmael school from arsonists
-fire set at eight different points The Richard Ishmael Secondary School was saved from destruction early yesterday morning after an invasion by arsonists. A teachers’ sitting room where an attempt was made to set one of the school’s buildings ablaze. The attack was part of a pre-dawn campaign in which the Supreme Court Registry was [...]
Canal man charged with Bisram murder
–accused beaten and burnt on tongue With the media barred from entering the Wales Magistrate’s Court, a battered 28-year-old man appeared before the court charged with the murder of retired Region Three vice-chairman Ramenaught Bisram. Deonarine Rafick, of Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, was read the capital offence by Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan yesterday [...]
Dumped body that of 23-year-old Alberttown man
Two bikes went missing from home The decomposing body discovered in the old pump station reservoir at Henry Street on Monday has been identified as that of 23-year-old Hassan Muhammad Ali Hussein. Hussein, of Lot 345 Cummings Street, Albert-town, Georgetown, was discovered at about 12.30 pm with plastic stuffed in his mouth and up to [...]
Alexander Village wants to reclaim Deepavali peace
After almost 11 years of revellers disrupting their Deepavali celebrations, terrorizing their old folk and children, Alexander Village residents are beseeching law enforcement bodies to render assistance this year and they are determined to reclaim the peace they previously enjoyed. On Saturday the Hindu Festival of Lights, Deepavali, will be celebrated countrywide. It is one [...]
To Orealla and back on Noah’s Ark
By Sara Bharrat The drunk stood near the stern of the overcrowded boat threatening to throw himself into the Corentyne River after having spent the past half an hour complaining about the row he had with his neighbour. Normally I wouldn’t have heard him but I was miserable. I had been on the river for [...]
What high school students say about…GuyExpo 2009
Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat GuyExpo, Guyana’s largest trade fair, began on October 1 and ended on October 6. Last week we asked exhibitors about their GuyExpo experience. On the last day of GuyExpo we asked high school students who visited the trade fair what they thought about it, whether they’d attended before and [...]
Sisters in joint Expo effort
Two sisters, one successful and the other struggling to find a market for her products, have joined to display handmade hats, bags and a few novelty items at GuyExpo 2009 in hope of locating buyers and opportunities for business linkages. Doreen Morrison and her sister Petal Frank have been practicing their respective trades for decades. [...]
What the people say about… What Orealla residents say about the difficulties of living there
Interviews and photos by Sara Bharrat On September 11, 2009, when Stabroek News visited the Amerindian village of Orealla for heritage celebrations, we asked members of the community what they found most difficult about living there and whether they would consider leaving. Their responses follow: Juliet Edwards, farmer: ‘For me the hardest thing about living [...]
Two killed in crash at Unity
Two persons were killed yesterday morning when a car headed to Berbice lost control, slammed into an electricity pole and flipped into a ditch along the public road at Unity, Mahaica East Bank Demerara. Dead are nine-year-old Indar Raghubir called ‘Richie’ of Blairmont, West Bank Berbice and Dorette Hinds of Cumberland, Corentyne, Berbice were pronounced [...]
Orealla revels in heritage month spotlight as projects launched
Uphill, downhill democracy feud evident The celebration of Amerin-dian Heritage month at Orealla on Friday attracted hundreds of visitors but the general excitement was tempered by the call for democracy by some residents, underlining a rift in the community. Orealla in Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) is home to about 1,000 people. The reservation can be [...]
Ministry, Mormons in talks
US embassy denies espionage report Talks are underway between the Home Affairs Ministry and Mormons on a settlement to allow church members to continue their work here and the US Embassy yesterday said that it issued no reports saying that the missionaries were expelled from Guyana because of possible espionage activities. The Ministry of Home [...]
Jovinski Thorne: Ten – year – old with a golden voice
By Sarah Bharrat “Hope he doesn’t sound too bad,” we thought when adorable 10-year-old Jovinski Thorne promised to “dazzle” us with his singing. But when he sang for us in a voice sure to make his dreams real and his loved ones proud, the thought became “Oh my!” Thorne, the newest member of the Kross [...]
Agricola man dies in fatal accident after wake
-residents call for action to stop “Road Head” deaths A man who was returning home from a friend’s wake died Sunday night after he was hit by a car along the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Douglas Forester, 51, of Lot 35 Agricola, had just left the wake of a friend in the village [...]
Natoo says he knows family has to be careful
-questions continue about abduction, police role Beharry `Natoo’ Dookie, whose daughter Rorhema was abducted on Wednesday night and released on Thursday night, yesterday said that he does not fear for his family’s safety but knows “they must be careful”. Rorhema Dookie, 21, had just exited classes from a school located along Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg [...]
Prisoner dies after stabbing
-relatives demand answers Dwayne Archibald, one of the six inmates who attempted to escape from the Georgetown Prisons last December, died last Thursday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being stabbed by another prisoner in June. The man, according to relatives, was taken to the medical institution on July 1 by the Georgetown Prison [...]