Corentyne tragedy survivor vows ‘never again’
‘I passed my test in life with the help of God’ This time last Saturday, Sherry Haynes was marooned in the Corentyne River desperately clinging to a bucket after seeing her sister and friend die and her nephew disappear. Thirty-six hours later she washed ashore and has vowed never to try a trip like that [...]
Ten homeless after two fires in Berbice
– hero rescues home alone children Ten people are now homeless following two separate fires in Berbice, which completely destroyed two buildings. A building in New Amsterdam, close to the hospital, which housed an extended family of seven was completely destroyed yesterday after it caught fire, the result of a two-year-old child playing with matches. [...]
Corentyne River tragedy
Last missing man found dead Relatives’ hopes of seeing Henry Gonsalves turn up alive, which were raised after they learned that his aunt Sherry Haynes, who survived the tragedy, had spoken to him, while she struggled to remain afloat, were dashed around 10.40 pm on Sunday, when his body was found. Gonsalves’s body washed up [...]
Corentyne River tragedy
Nurse survives Spent around 36 hours in water One of the two persons who was missing and feared dead following a boat accident which claimed the lives of five around 5:30 pm in the Corentyne River on Friday, turned up alive yesterday morning. Sherry Haynes, in her 30s, a nurse of Brooklyn, New York made [...]
Dhandarry resort, a boon to tourism in the Abary
The thatched palm roof of a benab and simple latticed walkway greets guests as Dhandarry Nature Resort rises serenely from the waters of the Abary Creek after a six-mile speedboat journey. The resort was the realisation of a dream for 43-year-old Mahaicony resident, proprietor Kumar Ramdeo who told Stabroek News that he had always wanted [...]
Five drown, two missing in Corentyne River mishap
– lone survivor swam ashore Five people drowned, two are missing and one miraculously made it to the shore, after a river mishap that occurred just after 5.30 pm on Friday, involving a speedboat that plies the Guyana/Suriname “backtrack” route; the boat was returning from Suriname. Owner of the boat, Roy Ramdass, 47, who was [...]
‘I don’t think I did enough’, survivor says
Survivor Leslie Austin known as ‘Heads’, who worked periodically with Roy Ramdass as a sailor and had been on the job for the past two months, told Stabroek News that the water had been extremely rough. After he made it safely to shore, he was treated at the Skeldon Hospital for the burns he sustained [...]
Fort Wellington court ready to dispense justice
The Fort Wellington Magis-trate’s Court was finally opened yesterday with Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Carl Singh charging the magistrate, lawyers and staff to ensure that it functions effectively. The Chancellor also said that the “users of the court have a role to play to ensure that these courts functions effectively” and if it is [...]
West Berbice still hard hit bywater woes, residents protest
West Berbice’s electricity woes have been resolved somewhat, but the water situation continued to be troublesome and residents of Cotton Tree took to the streets yesterday, after not receiving supplies for over two weeks. Shoulders to the wheel: Residents of Cotton Tree demonstrating how they have to toil to fetch water. The residents, who took [...]
Black Bush woman chopped after rebuking son-in-law
A 35-year-old woman of Yakusari North, Black Bush Polder who reprimanded her son-in-law for beating her daughter ended up being brutally chopped on her face around 11:45 pm on Tuesday. The woman, Kowsilla `Geeta’ Singh, who sustained a chop from her left ear to the corner of her mouth was rushed to the New Amsterdam [...]
Woman hacked to death over text
Mother also chopped A 23-year-old mother of one of PNC Dam, D’ Edward Village, West Berbice was brutally hacked to death around 5 pm yesterday after she objected to a text message her husband had received. The woman, Trevlyn Nicholson bled to death on the dam close to her home. Her mother, 48-year-old Rolyn Alexander [...]
West Berbice truancy campaign snares delinquent parents
A Bush Lot, West Berbice mother is likely to face charges for failing to send her 13-year-old daughter to school, for assaulting a police officer and for resisting arrest. The woman was also reluctant to co-operate with the Schools Welfare Officers (SWO) when they visited the area last Tuesday to conclude a four-day Operation Care [...]
Abary Creek manatees under threat
–can play crucial role in weed control Manatees, found mainly in the Abary Creek, are vulnerable to extinction with their main threat being human predators and environmentalists are calling for them to be protected. During a recent visit to the Abary Creek, residents told Stabroek News that the manatees were being caught and eaten by [...]
Twenty-five children nabbed in Operation Care Campaign
– 14-yr-old found at ‘work place’ A 14-year-old boy who quit school to maintain his single mother and three siblings was picked up yesterday at his workplace at Rosignol, West Berbice and given a letter to be readmitted to school. The boy was among 25 children who were not in school between 9 am and [...]
Guards caught stealing from employer
Berbice businessman had been puzzled by losses Two Berbice security guards who have been stealing from their employer for over a year were yesterday morning caught red-handed when the man acting on a hunch visited his business and found one of them with a haversack filled with items on his way home. Subsequent searches of [...]