David Papannah

Residents of Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara say the flooding they are experiencing is a direct result of the main drainage canal not being cleaned in preparation for the rainy season.

This week, the man and woman in the street share their thoughts on the co-education system and whether there is a need to return to separate  educational institutions for boys and girls.

With many pensioners across the country having to wait for hours in long lines at local post offices to cash their monthly pension vouchers, some are calling for new arrangements, including payments through the bank.

Roger Bumbury, once listed among Guyana’s most wanted fugitives, was executed in his Good Hope Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home early yesterday morning.

It is a race to zero as the Ministry of Public Health and the Pan American Health Organisation have set a goal of eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Guyana by the year 2027.

This week we asked the man and woman in the streets of Berbice what they thought of Guyana’s huge oil discovery.

An accident yesterday on the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD)  has claimed the lives of three persons including a student from the Diamond Secondary School.

Diwali celebrations This week we asked the man/woman in the street about their Diwali celebrations this year and how it compared to previous years.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday demolished almost two dozen structures on the government reserve in ‘A’ Field, Sophia, during an exercise that was brought to a premature end after a confrontation with squatters, some of whom claimed they had not received any notice to move.

At age 15, Martin King was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and his life changed in many ways.

Vamanadev Hiralall, of the privately-run Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), is the country’s top performer at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) after achieving an accumulated 13 grade one and 3 grade two passes.

Two persons, including a four-year-old, died in the past week after being stung by scorpions.

As work on the home of Althea Thegg, which began to crumble two Wednesdays ago faces scrutiny, the General Secretary of the General Contractors Association of Guyana, Neil Cort Rogers says the builder should be held responsible.

Police in the interior are on the hunt for a gang of men robbing mining camps in Kartuni, Cuyuni River.

Mobile application taxi service Drop has decided to pull out of the market as it said operating here is not feasible due to difficulties in encouraging a cultural shift.