Alva Solomon

Angry residents of Kumaka in the Mabaruma Sub-Region have expressed concern about the state of ongoing revetment works there as the Aruka River continues to threaten the area.

Weed-filled ponds make up the hassar-rearing project at Tobago Hill, in the North West District of Region One, where a community is dwindling as residents struggle to adapt.

With boys in their early teens venturing out to sea to earn a living, the Transport Ministry will be moving to address the minimum age for seafarers.

Several dozen persons were last evening stranded on board the North West ferry MV Kimbia, which broke down soon after departing Port Georgetown for the hinterland.

Story and photos by Alva Solomon With a population of less than 1,000 persons, residents of the remote community of Matthew’s Ridge in the North West District are banking on the development of the nearby manganese mine to breathe life into the community.

EZjet Air Services Limited’s CEO Sonny Ramdeo yesterday announced plans to expand the charter service to an airline, putting to rest rumours about the company’s finances and its backers, including a connection to former President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Contractor BK International remains behind on some sea-defence projects and the state of works ongoing at Bee Hive, on the East Coast of Demerara, is alarming residents living nearby.

“I didn’t feel frighten but I been jus swimming all the time and hoping for reach the green bush”, the words of Deochand Massidas who survived Wednesday’s boat mishap along the Waini Coast in the North West District(NWD).

With water levels in the Mahaica Creek rising substantially over the previous two days, cash crop farmers yesterday pleaded for authorities to discontinue releasing water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) into the area.

Farmers living along the banks of the Mahaica Creek were yesterday counting numerous losses as water being released from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) flooded several farms in the area.

As rainfall persisted for most of yesterday, several villages along the East Coast of Demerara were waterlogged, including Dazzell Housing Scheme, where residents appealed for better drainage to prevent recurring floods in the community.

The East Coast of Demerara was bracing for more rain today after heavy, persistent downpours yesterday left low-lying areas under inches of water.

The Aruka River continues to eat away at the nearby Kumaka waterfront, in the Mabaruma sub-region of Region One, where new revetments have started to sink into the river.

The Health Ministry is investigating the death of a 32-year old woman on Christmas night, two weeks after giving birth to a baby boy at the Suddie Hospital.

Located some 8 miles up the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, the sparsely populated community of Kuru Kuru is struggling as residents plead with the authorities to develop the area.

More than a decade after it was established as a community for those in need of a house, the ambitious Diamond Scheme on the East Bank of Demerara continues to grow but as the area expands residents are calling on the authorities to upkeep critical services.

More than a decade after it was established as a community for those in need of a house, the ambitious Diamond Scheme on the East Bank of Demerara continues to grow but as the area expands residents are calling on the authorities to upkeep critical services.

As dead fish continue to turn up in their waterways, villagers of Chinowieng, in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area, are still awaiting the results of tests on samples collected by the authorities.

Riot police fired rubber bullets at protestors in an illegal march in the city yesterday as APNU continued to press for the release of statements of poll from last week’s elections, copies of which will now be released following private sector intervention.

Guyanese across the ten administrative regions headed to the polls today to elect a new government and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday emphasized that everything is in place.