Suspected Corentyne pirate attack The body of another crewman from a missing Corentyne fishing boat was discovered yesterday along the foreshore at Good Faith, Mahaicony, bringing the death toll to two with two more fishermen still missing.
A search is now underway for three Corentyne, Ber-bice fishermen after a fellow crewmember was found dead and their unmanned boat, with evidence of blood, was recovered aback Cromarty Village, Corentyne, on Friday.
President David Granger yesterday emphasised that Guyana must not only prepare for an oil economy but also prepare for the post-oil economy, which, he said, is expected to be fueled by agro-processing.
Young, talented, vibrant, energetic are just some of the words that can be used to describe Black Bush Polder’s up and coming makeup artist Geetanjale Leildhari, who dreams of one day opening a school for aspiring makeup artists in Berbice.
Started from a “couple bottles of nail polish” four years ago, Cretia’s Nail Heaven represents a triumph for its proprietor, Lucretia Ann Sinclair, who says she has turned adversity into the fuel for her success.
With just over 250 residents, Sisters stands as the most populated village on the Upper East Bank of Berbice.
Minister within the Minis-try of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe last evening told a handful of Corriverton residents that based on information from President David Granger, general elections will be held this year.
At 18, Lakhnarayan Bhagarathi, has a lot on his plate, not the least of which is pursuing his dream of one day becoming a famous biologist.
Surveillance footage appears to exonerate former Detective Con-stable Richard Persaud, who was accused of planting suspected ganja on the premises of a Superbet branch at Reliance Village, at East Canje Berbice, last month.
Chairman of the Corentyne Fishermen’s Co-operative Society Parmeshwar Jainarine yesterday recommended compensation and protection for victims after pirate attacks.
A Corentyne woman died yesterday afternoon in a fire that she started to torch the house she shared with her husband and two children.
The order which was made by a district court in New York to extradite Guyanese murder accused Marcus Brian Bisram now stands after he lost his appeal yesterday.
By Bebi Oosman Two young and talented Berbicians have joined the ever-growing platform YouTube, which, while it may seem to be just fun, has a stream of influencers across the world who have ‘made it’ after having built up millions of subscribers.
The son of a former East Canje Berbice sugar worker topped Region Six in the National Grade Six Assessment exami-nations based on the results released yesterday.
Sand Reef is located on the Corentyne just aback of Albion Village.
Various stakeholders in Berbice are calling for an immediate, independent investigation after recent allegations against a member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) leader-ship, who has been accused of running corruption rackets in ‘B’ Division (Berbice) aided by some junior ranks.
Guyanese born Anthony Persaud popularly known as “Mr Bollywood” dreams of one day putting on one of the biggest shows his homeland has ever witnessed.
With the suspension of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname, daily traffic along the “backtrack” route has more than doubled.
After helping to care for triplets since their birth, an East Canje, Berbice woman is now hopeful of adopting them following the recent death of their mother.
The police yesterday said that three suspected ban-dits were killed at Black Bush Polder on Sunday after opening `rapid fire’ and that weapons, live ammunition, bulletproof vests and jewellery were retrieved from the scene.
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