Abigail Semple

They are the new budding singers in Guyana, now gaining stardom, and The Whaul Sisters are something to talk about.

The owners of a Triumph, East Coast Demerara moulding establishment are counting their losses after gunmen attacked the company on Monday evening, battering a manager and robbing them of cash and jewellery.

An awards ceremony for fifty African women is slated for tonight at the National Cultural Centre and a unique but barely recognized musical group called the ‘Buxton Fusion School of Music‘ will be part of the entertainment.

Photos and interviews by Abigail Semple and Frances Abraham This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views on the demolition of the St.

Harold Rachpaul, 84, owner of the Rachpaul’s Drugstore on Robb Street, Georgetown, was found dead, gagged and bound in his home early yesterday morning.

More than three dozen persons lost their homes in an early morning fire on Lombard Street, in the city, which destroyed two buildings and five shacks yesterday.

This week The Scene is giving all jazz lovers and music lovers in general the chance to get to know a little about the Georgetown Jazz Project, the popular jazz band that performs at the Sidewalk Café.

An investigation has been launched into the recent death of Wakenaam resident Jasoda Lloyd, who succumbed one week after having delivered a stillbirth baby, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said.

A family of four was last night attacked by four armed bandits who robbed them of an estimated $980,000 in cash and jewellery at their Ocean View, Uitvlugt home and general store.

A suspected burglar was early yesterday morning fatally shot while fleeing from police a street away from his own home, at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara,.

Jamzone Summer Break is just around the corner, and among the main highlights Guyanese will be treated to is a mega-concert in which Jamaican artistes Vybz Kartel and Mavado will be the centre of attraction.

Erica La Cruz yesterday became the fifth fatality of Monday’s Homestretch Avenue accident.

A fifth person died this morning of injuries sustained in yesterday’s horrific crash on Homestretch Avenue.

Two Beterverwagting (BV) dog lovers are now in grief, after their pet was severely chopped and subsequently died following a rampant dog slaughter carried out by some Mon Repos residents on Friday.

Twenty-three-year-old Kara Lord is now Miss Guyana Universe 2011, and as an ambassador for her country, will be competing on the international stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street whether they thought deportees should be given a second chance on their return to Guyana and whether some form of public assistance should be provided for them by the government or other institution to help them get back on their feet.

Patricia Williams has never walked, but she has never let her lack of mobility hold her back.

Deaf children across Guyana are now being given the chance to express themselves through drama, and they are currently being taught by a deaf drama student from the United States, who is doing an internship here.

Sherry Lake was yesterday chopped to the head in a bandit attack at Norton Street, Georgetown during which one of the assailants also bit a diamond ring off of her son-in-law’s finger.

A 35-year-old man is now dead following an early morning accident on Sheriff Street yesterday.