Eight held over murder of Hogstye farmer
Eight persons, including two women are in police custody following a shooting at the Hogstye, Corentyne backdam around 5 pm on Wednesday which left a farmer dead and his younger brother seriously injured. Shawn Fraser, 38, of Hogstye sustained two bullets wounds to his head and to the region of his heart. Fraser was pronounced [...]
The Guyana Watch Inc medical outreach
At the Guyana Watch Inc. Medical Outreach at Bath Settlement, West Berbice onThursday we asked persons to comment on the service they received there and at the public health care facilities. Here are their responses: Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah Dharamraj Shivcharran, labourer, `I heard about the clinic through an advertisement on TV. I [...]
Professor Samad shaking up the old order at Berbice campus
Professor Daizal Samad, Director of the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) has been shaking up the academic and administrative structures at the campus and there is now greater community and student involvement. In an interview with Stabroek News, Professor Samad, who was distressed about the old-fashioned way in which the teaching was done at [...]
PC boy has successful surgery for brain tumour
Thirteen-year-old Clinton Warde, a student of President’s College (PC) who was diagnosed with a brain tumour, has recently returned home after undergoing a successful surgery at the Sick Kids Hospital in Canada. Clinton was performing excellently at school, but had to quit shortly after the diagnosis was made in February 2010, because of the severe [...]
Belvedere
Located about 12 miles from the Berbice Bridge and 14 miles from New Amsterdam, the village of Belvedere on the Corentyne boasts about 25,000 residents. Bordered by Nigg and Hampshire, it recently was the beneficiary of a modern private hospital, the Anamaya Memorial Hospital. Another clinic operated by a private physician and surgeon is situated [...]
Cropper Primary boy is top Region Six NGSA student -hard work, heavenly support key to success, say students
Dion Mangali, of Cropper Primary, on the Corentyne, is Region Six’s top student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, while Cumber-land Primary School, in East Canje, produced the region’s other top performers. Dion, who scored 527 marks, told Stabroek News that he was dining at a restaurant in Georgetown with his parents, Subramini and [...]
New Amsterdam
Part 2 Solid waste Collins told this newspaper that they are using the excavator to desilt the main drainage, starting from the outfalls. This she said would take some time to complete owing to the volume of work. The TC is “trying to maintain the infrastructure” and is also “constantly battling with the solid waste [...]
Fort Wellington
Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice which has a population of just about 100 residents is located about 54 miles from Georgetown and is the administrative centre of Region Five. The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office is located in the village as well as the hospital, police station, magistrate’s court, National Insurance Scheme office, Guyana Elections [...]
Canefield man kills self after stabbing wife
A 23-year-old woman of Canefield, East Canje is battling for her life at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was stabbed repeatedly on Saturday morning by her estranged, reputed husband who has since committed suicide. Sheniza Mangru, 23, a salesgirl at a general store in NA is a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of [...]
Number 68 Village
Number 68 Village, located about 41 miles from New Amsterdam has a population of almost 1,100 and is one of the most popular rice growing areas on the Corentyne. Also named Carnarvon, the quiet village is nestled between Number 67 Village/Boo-dotown to the north and Number 69 Village/Friendship
Pirates strike on the Corentyne
Five masked pirates went on a rampage over the weekend on the Corentyne, robbing six boats of millions of dollars in fish and fish glue and also escaping with one of the vessels. Around 7 pm on Sunday the pirates who were carrying a shotgun and a pistol left one of their accomplices in their [...]
Still no trace of man who chopped wife to death
Around one year after Liloutie ‘Pinky’ Seeram, 32, was brutally hacked to death at her Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice home the attacker is still on the run and relatives continue to plead for justice. It was around 1.30 am on March 27, 2010 when Seeram’s husband, Rooplall ‘Kelly’ Boodhoo, 35, a cane-cutter dealt [...]
Shieldstow
Shieldstown, a quiet village on the West Bank of Berbice was established after officials from the GuySuCo Estate at Blairmont made arrangements for residents of Rampoor Settlement to relocate there. Although most of the residents were sad to leave their homes and farms at Rampoor – located one-and-a-half miles away from the public road, they [...]
Fear of food shortage grips Canje Creek, Berbice River
Residents of Canje Creek and the Berbice River are running out of food, after suffering heavy crop and livestock losses to severe flooding caused by excessive rainfall. Stabroek News spoke with Idabelle Johnson of Baracara, Canje Creek on Thursday and she noted that “if the floodwaters stay on the land for about one month we [...]
World cup cricket and Bishoo
This week on What the People Say persons commented on the ICC World Cup Cricket, especially the match between West Indies (WI) and England and the performance of the newcomer to the WI team, Devindra Bishoo of Albion, Berbice. Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah Withfield Mc Donald, labourer ‘I really admired the performance of [...]