Region 5 mixed on elections result
After waiting three days for the results of this year’s general and regional elections to be announced, many persons in Region Five accepted it as being fair while others were not satisfied. Some members of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) told Stabroek News yesterday that they were suspicious about the results mostly because of [...]
Ramotar tells Bath rally he’s prepared to listen to ideas of national interest
At a massive rally at Bath Settlement, West Berbice yesterday, PPP/C presidential candidate, Donald Ramotar told supporters that he would be ready to listen to the views and ideas of national interest from persons, groups or organizations. He said, “As long as they think they have ideas I would be ready to listen to them, [...]
Time for the PPP to go – Backer tells Rosignol meeting
Member of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Debra Backer told supporters on Saturday evening that it is time for the PPP to step down and give another party a chance to serve. Speaking at a public meeting at Rosignol, she said the government has a duty to keep its citizens secure and out of [...]
APNU launches manifesto
With nine days more to go for the general elections, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) last evening launched its party’s manifesto in New Amsterdam with promises of reducing poverty. Without mentioning specifically what was in the manifesto and only unveiling it at the end of the large public meeting, Berbicians were told that more [...]
Ramotar says Jagdeo one of the country’s ‘most important resources’, will be utilised
PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar last evening declared that President Bharrat Jagdeo is one of the country’s most important resources and he would be utilizing his services if he acceded to the highest office of the land on November 28. Ramotar was at the time speaking at a massive People’s Progressive Party (PPP) public meeting [...]
The upcoming elections
This week on What the People Say we asked members of the public: Are you excited about the elections? What should be the number one issue to be addressed? Here are their responses: Shonette Simon, salesperson, `I am not excited about the elections at all because this is the third elections season I’m a [...]
Ramjattan was thwarted in drive to root out police corruption – Nagamootoo tells AFC Whim rally
Former PPP veteran, Moses Nagamootoo who recently joined the Alliance For Change (AFC) told supporters at a rally held in his honour at Whim, Corentyne yesterday that presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan is a man of ideas who wanted to root out corruption
Nagamootoo’s PPP exit divides Whim
Residents of Whim, Corentyne, Berbice, the hometown of Moses Nagamootoo, had mixed reaction yesterday as word spread about his resignation from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). Some told Stabroek News that they were disappointed
Springlands
Springlands/Number 78 is known as a business hub in the town of Corriverton, and includes the backtrack crossing which facilitates cross-border trading with Suriname. Corriverton, which means Corentyne River Town, starts from Number 74 Village and ends at ‘Blackwater,’ Line Path,
Twelve-year-old mother struggles to care for baby
Twelve-year-old *Susie (not her real name) picks up her one-month-old baby daughter from the bed as she cries and cradles her. Comforted by her young mother’s arms, the baby immediately stops crying. Apart from breastfeeding her, there is not much more Susie can do to care for the baby. Susie’s mother assists her in bathing [...]
World Beyond Georgetown: No 4 Village, WCB
The village of Edderton, or No 4, West Coast Berbice can be spotted from a distance because of the huge mango trees which line the roadside in front of residents’ homes. Almost every home has mango and other fruit trees – not forgetting coconuts. Residents of the mixed community told Sunday Stabroek that most of [...]
Three years on… some NA businesses affected by bridge, new ones rising
The once busy town of New Amsterdam (NA) which used to be a draw for persons travelling from West Berbice and Corentyne has not been the same businesswise following the opening of the Berbice River Bridge in 2008. Businesspersons told Stabroek News recently that the reduction in traffic due to the location of the bridge [...]
Kildonan
Violet Rodrigues, 84, a retired teacher of Kildonan Village, Corentyne who still takes her morning walks to “keep fit” was always actively involved in the development of her community and the youths. When the Sunday Stabroek visited around 8.30 on a Wednesday morning she was relaxing at home after going out at 5 am with [...]
Gang robs Ithaca contractor of $4M, car
Armed bandits escaped with a grey Toyota Premio motorcar, PNN 4184 worth $3M after robbing an Ithaca, West Bank Berbice contractor of $4M in cash and jewellery around 1:30 am yesterday. Jermaine Benjamin, 32, told this newspaper that two of the bandits, one of whom was masked lit a fire in front of his bedroom [...]
Bush Lot pastor fatally stabbed
A 51-year-old pastor of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice was fatally stabbed around 10:15 pm on Saturday. Reports are that Motielall Persaud called ‘Brother Martin’ who operated an internet café at the nearby Armadale Village served as an assistant pastor