Water rise in Mahaicony leads to losses
Residents of Mahaicony Creek are distressed after they woke up yesterday morning and discovered that the water level had risen to about five inches even though the rains have eased. The residents said they were already having a difficulty finding dry spots for their dwindling livestock and had suffered
Bush Lot
From a farming and a fishing community, Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice which has a population of over 10,000 has developed tremendously with residents establishing various types of business. The village is made up of predominately Indian Guyanese and is located about 56 miles from Georgetown between the villages of Golden Grove and Armadale. [...]
Vandalized Trafalgar pump back in service
The pump at Trafalgar, West Berbice which had been vandalized last month is back in operation, bringing relief to flood-affected residents of No. 28, No. 29, No.30 and other villages. The residents who said the floodwaters had remained on their land even though the rain had stopped, suffered losses to their crops and livestock,
West Berbice farmers counting losses after rains
An Armadale, West Berbice cash crop farmer is crying out over the losses he suffered after his farm was inundated, following heavy rainfall on Monday and yesterday. Narinedat Sain, 45, told Stabroek News that he invested over $400,000 in his crop, which included two acres of boulanger, one and a half acre of ochroes and [...]
Blairmont launch forced out of operation
The Blairmont/New Amsterdam launch service which had started to run at a loss since the establishment of the Berbice River Bridge has been forced out of operation, resulting in many schoolchildren being affected. Deonarine Mangal, 40, of Number One Settlement, Blairmont, owner of the launch – Miss Sonia – told Stabroek News that he shut [...]
Auchlyne
Auchlyne Estate is not like any ordinary village on the Corentyne; although it is located in the Lancaster/Bloomfield Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) it is managed by the Church of Scotland. The name ‘Auchlyne’ itself comes from an estate in Scotland, and is a corruption of a Gaelic word, the first part of which means ‘land.’ [...]
No ‘tangible’ evidence yet in slaying of US-based Guyanese
Police sources say there is insufficient evidence to lay charges in the murder of United States-based Guyanese Roopnarine Ramodit, who was killed two weeks ago during a robbery. “We keep arresting persons and processing them whenever we get reports but so far we found nothing tangible
Sheet Anchor
Sheet Anchor, the last village in East Canje before reaching New Amsterdam has a population of over 4,500 with a section under the Canje Bridge that many people do not know exists. About 1,500 persons reside ‘Under the Bridge,’ as the area is commonly referred to, and the main form of livelihood there is fishing. [...]
No.9 cyclist struck dead by bus
A 62-year-old pedal cyclist of No. 9 Village, West Coast Berbice died yesterday when a minibus hit him around 8:45 am along the Woodley Park road. Chandradat ‘Darro’ Dhanraj was pitched a few feet away from where he was hit. He suffered injuries to his head
The world beyond Georgetown…Albion
The quiet community of Albion, Corentyne has grown from a few residents to a population of about 10,000 with most of the residents depending on the sugar estate for employment. When this newspaper visited a week last Friday it was the second day that the field workers had returned to start the new crop following [...]
PNCR nominees take campaign to Berbice
At a meeting held at the Skeldon High School Annex at Corriverton yesterday, residents listened to the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) presidential hopefuls as they outlined their plans
Man fatally shot in NA robbery
A 28-year-old man was shot dead during a robbery at Mars Gas Station & Variety Store, Snackette/Beer Garden at Lot 45 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam around 12:15 am on New Year’s day. Seon Craig, 28, of Lot 57 Stanleytown, NA who sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest was pronounced
Seafield:The world beyond Georgetown
Seafield/No 42 Village seemed quiet, like any ordinary village in West Coast Berbice, but a recent visit established that a lot actually goes on there, especially through the Region Five Disabled Persons’ Network (DPN). The DPN operates from the community centre where 42 members are benefiting from training in craft
Full hands and hearts: the Persauds enjoy their triple joy plus one
At their Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice home, 22-year-old Tricia and her husband Bheer Persaud have their hands full taking care of their three five-month-old baby boys and two-year-old daughter. But although the task is challenging, the young parents looked quite calm. Tricia had given birth to triplets; one en route to the Georgetown Public [...]
‘Christmas would be dead’
“Christmas would be dead for me,” Rakesh Seegobin said as he was still trying to cope with the death of his reputed wife Rebekha Chinamootoo. Rebekha died at the George-town Public Hospital after giving birth to a healthy baby boy, Jordan Jonathan Seegobin,