By Shabna Ullah | Friday, July 3, 2009 | 30 Comments
A high-profile prisoner, outraged that he was not granted bail, hurled a book at Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond as he was leaving the ‘further remand …
By Shabna Ullah | Thursday, July 2, 2009 | 6 Comments
Farmers of Number 30 Village and other areas were enthused to learn about an Integrated Farming System (IFS) technique that can help to improve their …
By Shabna Ullah | Thursday, June 25, 2009 | 17 Comments
‘Angel’ Deanna ‘took the simplest thing and made it into something special’
Relatives of the three persons who perished in the May 27 boat mishap in …
By Shabna Ullah | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 44 Comments
Sumintra ‘Lalita’ Ramkellawan and four family members narrowly escaped death early Friday morning when her estranged husband made good on a promise to set her …
By Shabna Ullah | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 71 Comments
Years of abuse at the hands of her partner, which heightened after the popular “Radica” chutney songs hit the local airwaves have forced a 33-year-old …
By Shabna Ullah | Sunday, June 14, 2009 | 12 Comments
A mentally-challenged East Bank Berbice man who was tortured and abused by relatives when he could not perform household chores properly because of his condition, …
By Shabna Ullah | Saturday, June 13, 2009 | 45 Comments
-had been accused of threatening woman
A 48-year-old West Berbice man, described as a drug addict was shot dead at around 11 am yesterday after he …
By Shabna Ullah | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | 11 Comments
Fire ravaged a five-bedroom, two-flat property at Dundee, Mahaicony at around 12:45 pm yesterday, leaving four homeless.
Annie Rahaman, 41, told Stabroek News that she was …
By Shabna Ullah | Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 84 Comments
A father who heroically rescued his seven-year-old daughter and went back to save his neighbour’s child was among three people who perished when the speedboat …
By Shabna Ullah | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 107 Comments
– man in custody
A 28-year-old waitress of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice died yesterday morning after her lover poured a poisonous substance down her …
By Shabna Ullah | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 3 Comments
Story and photos by Shabna Ullah
Residents of D’ Edward Village, West Berbice said the edges of a road alongside a canal close by the sluice …
By Shabna Ullah | Monday, May 18, 2009 | 77 Comments
-cash, jewellery taken
A labourer of Chesney Back, Corentyne was shot dead around 7 pm on Saturday by a gunman, part of a gang that robbed …
By Shabna Ullah | Saturday, May 9, 2009 | 78 Comments
-suspect on the run
Another woman is dead after her former reputed husband allegedly slit her throat with a kitchen knife just after midnight yesterday at …
By Shabna Ullah | Friday, May 8, 2009 | 18 Comments
Residents of Abary Creek who were invited to inspect the dredging of the mouth of the creek on Wednesday expressed satisfaction at the job and …
By Shabna Ullah | Sunday, May 3, 2009 | 3 Comments
Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a two-flat three-bedroom house at Shieldstown, West Berbice around 6.30 pm on Friday, leaving a family of five homeless; …
By Shabna Ullah | Sunday, April 26, 2009 | 22 Comments
- Vyphuis says this should reassure witnesses
Police in Berbice are hoping that witnesses would no longer have an excuse for not coming forward to identify …
By Shabna Ullah | Monday, April 20, 2009 | 3 Comments
-Labour Ministry to probe case
On February 21 at around 4 am a mother said goodbye to her 17-year-old son when he left his Kilcoy Squatting …
By Shabna Ullah | Saturday, April 18, 2009 | 5 Comments
-probe hears of other problems
Residents of Corriverton want the Town Council to desist from incinerating garbage close to their homes at Princetown and from burning …
By Shabna Ullah | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 0 Comments
– training Berbice youth to counsel peers
A number of young people in Berbice have benefited from three community enhancement conferences held on March 13, 20 …
By Shabna Ullah | Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | 83 Comments
With a dark cloud hanging overhead and with sadness filling the air at the Babu John Crematorium at Port Mourant, Corentyne, the late President of …