Scarred road, alcohol, migration beset Black Bush Polder
…but regional chairman says major improvements made, more coming Black Bush Polder (BBP), a farming community with a population of about 5,000 has been experiencing serious social problems and deteriorating roadways but the government maintains that with its interventions, life seems more promising. The polder is made up of four main areas: Lesbeholden, Johanna, Mibicuri [...]
Rosignol bus operators strike over new zone restriction
Route 50 (Georgetown to Rosignol) minibus operators took strike action yesterday to voice their concerns about not being allowed to transport passengers across the Berbice River Bridge, following the recent introduction of the Route 56 zone. Many schoolchildren and workers were forced to return home yesterday morning as they could not access transportation even though [...]
Tractor operator crushed to death
A tractor operator of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice died yesterday morning when the tractor toppled into a trench at Abary Creek and pinned him while another worker escaped with minor injuries. Reports are that Radesh Deochand, 39, was driving along a dam when he lost control of the tractor and ended up in the [...]
Novar girl topped Region Five at Grade Six exam
An 11-year-old student of Novar Primary School at Mahaicony topped Region Five at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment examination and also placed among the top 100 of the country. Renuka Ramdat, an aspiring doctor who has gained 536 marks was awarded a place at Queen’s College and was beaming with joy when this newspaper [...]
Mother of dead Woodley Park cyclist says driver at fault
The mother of the West Berbice pedal cyclist who was fatally struck down around 9:40 pm on Saturday at the nearby No. 12 Village Public Road denies that her son turned suddenly in front of the car. The lad, 18-year-old Somall Ram Singh called ‘Satesh’ or ‘Beco’ of Woodley Park was returning home from Bath [...]
Pirates raid Corentyne boats, set one ablaze
Armed pirates attacked and robbed the captains and crew members of two fishing boats just off the shore at Whim, Corentyne on Wednesday night and later set one of the boats valued over $1.5M on fire. One man has since been taken into custody and is assisting with investigations. The boat, which was burnt along [...]
Guard dies after brutal attack by intruder at Berbice school
A security guard attached to RK Security Services died on his way to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), just hours after he was severely battered while on duty at the Berbice High School. George Campbell, 60, of Canefield, East Canje was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital with severe wounds to his head, face and [...]
Old New Amsterdam Hospital ‘could collapse anytime’
– almost completely vandalized, residents say Despite calls being made for the preservation of the historical old New Amsterdam Hospital building, vandals are still destroying it and residents are afraid that the dilapidated structure could collapse at anytime. They noted that soon after the commissioning of the new New Amsterdam Hospital on February 20, 2005 [...]
Guard killed in chilling Corentyne robbery
-EO of Nand Persaud and Co. injured -Heavily armed gunmen fired wildly A security guard was killed and another man is nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital after heavily armed bandits opened fire at a house at Wellington Park, Corentyne around 1:40 am yesterday. Arjune Gobin, 47, of Bloomfield, Corentyne, was being taken [...]
Remembering the Lachmansingh Primary School
The Lachmansingh Primary School at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice started out in a humble v-roofed wooden structure – though not at its present location – which was too small to accommodate the students. Former headmaster of the school, Arnold Persaud, giving the history of the building told this newspaper that the school was known [...]
Four Berbice women murdered this year
-no justice yet Already for this year, four women in Berbice have been murdered, allegedly at the hands of their partners, but so far justice has not been served. Three of these murders occurred in the month of March and the other in January. The latest woman to lose her life as a result of [...]
Teen chopped, attacker commits suicide
A 16-year-old girl of Bath Housing Scheme, West Berbice was badly chopped about her head and body two Sundays ago and her former partner who attacked her with a cutlass died after ingesting a poisonous substance. The girl, Hemwattie Mangroo sustained injuries to her head, shoulder, back and hands and was rushed to the Fort [...]
Hampshire man dies after bandit raid
A Hampshire, Corentyne resident succumbed to gunshot injuries he sustained when four masked bandits stormed his house around 7:30 pm on Saturday and stole almost $1M in cash and jewellery. Hansraj Samaroo, 49, a fruit vendor at the New Amsterdam market for the past 28 years was shot in his left leg and bled profusely [...]
Suspected drug dealer, speedboats seized in De Veldt raid
Police in ‘B’ Division have arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized two speedboats, 12 Yamaha outboard engines and other articles as they continued their drug eradication exercises in the Berbice River on Saturday. Commander, Stephen Merai told the media yesterday that the two speedboats that were fitted with 200 horsepower (HP) engines along with [...]
Man hacks wife to death, wounds mother-in-law at Glasgow, Berbice
– cops hunting him A 32-year-old woman of Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice was hacked to death and her mother badly chopped when her husband attacked them with a cutlass around 1.30 am yesterday. Liloutie ‘Pinky’ Seeram, a mother of two, was wounded to the back of her head and three fingers on her [...]