David Papannah

An employee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) lost his life after being hit by a car on the Number 19 village public road, Corentyne, yesterday.

A field foreman attached to the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) Skeldon estate was found dead behind a popular backtrack boating service at Springlands, Corentyne early yesterday morning and an autopsy revealed that he was strangled.

An Albion, Corentyne family was attacked and robbed on Wednesday night by a gang of three who escaped with over $500,000 in cash and jewellery.

Nakash Persaud, accused of a series of hit and runs while driving drunk, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the deaths of three pedestrians.

A No 51 village car driver is in police custody assisting with investigations following a series of accidents on the Corentyne Public Road last evening that left three persons dead.

After a dramatic week of searching, sleepless nights, frustration and tears, the baby boy who was abducted at the Port Mourant market two Saturdays ago, was yesterday found by the police and reunited with his family.

-drunk Surinamese driver held by police A fisherman lost his life after the vehicle he was in collided with a cow on the No.

Religious leaders in Region 6 recently moved to stem the tide of persons taking their own lives in the region through an initiative that saw young people talking with their peers, parents, social workers and the religious leaders themselves.

A security guard was discovered dead behind his work site in Rose Hall Town in the wee hours of yesterday morning; he had been bound and gagged.

A 25-year-old Corentyne woman has had her right leg amputated after she was grievously wounded in the limb by her estranged husband last month.

Stalled installation works by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) in the #76 Housing Scheme in Corentyne, Berbice is taking its toll on residents, impacting their budgets and putting their safety at risk.

A Yakusari resident was found dead on the Jappo Public Road, Corentyne  on Tuesday evening and it is believed that he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident.

Four Black Bush Polder men were yesterday charged with murdering Lesbeholden man, Jeewanlall Deonarine in a crime that has shocked and divided the agricultural community.

The fatal robbery of Hampshire businessman Devindra ‘Dave’ Deodat was carried out by teenage boys, according to his widow, who says her husband was shot after she and him managed to unmask one of the robbers during the home invasion on Monday.

A Black Bush Polder (BBP) man was discovered dead on Saturday night sometime after he was attacked by a gang of men who were consuming alcohol at a shop.

An 86-year-old East Bank Berbice woman perished in a fire last night, despite a valiant effort by her 93-year-old sister and carer to save her.

The partially-nude body of an East Bank Berbice man, who was badly beaten during an altercation with another man, was on Thursday evening discovered in an abandoned house at Lancaster Village, Corentyne.

An elderly Corentyne hardware store proprietor was discovered dead after bandits invaded his No.70 village home yesterday morning around 10:30 AM.

An elderly Corentyne rice miller was shot dead on Tuesday evening while driving off armed intruders from his home and police held three persons yesterday for questioning.

An East Canje chainsaw operator was found hanging at a logging camp at Kurduni, Berbice River last Friday and police say that the “prime suspect” in his death is in custody after suicide was ruled out.