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Life in Plastic City

Interviews and photos by Jeanna Pearson and Arian Browne Stabroek News recently visited the Plastic City Squatting Area, West Demerara and residents were eager to speak about life in the swampy mangroves.

The front of this home and shop was submerged in water after a spring tide hit the area yesterday.

Spring tide surges into Riverview

A spring tide yesterday hit the Riverview, Ruimveldt community, leaving streets and homes flooded in its wake, while the Agriculture Ministry warned of up to 50mm of rainfall overnight.

A game of tag with dogs through floodwaters.

City flooded again

By Jeanna Pearson  Photos by Arian Browne   Georgetown was covered in floodwaters yesterday in a now regular pattern that follows heavy rains with residents once again riled up about the pile-up of garbage in drains and canals.

Elwyn Boyle

Home nursing care just a phone call away

Frustrated by her search     for someone experienced, trustworthy and reliable enough to care for a sick family member, Elwyn Boyle realised that Guyana lacked an organised home nursing care service and decided to do something about it.

Sugar hits the dregs

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has plunged further into financial crisis as sugar production for 2013 fell to 186,807 tonnes, the lowest recorded in 22 years.

Getting ready for a pickle mango picnic.

Pigeon Island Squatting Area

 Story by Jeanna Pearson with photos by Arian Browne   Approximately eight miles from Georgetown poverty-stricken Indian families are crammed into small dilapidated shacks along a dam near the banks of the Chateau Margot seawall.

Godfrey Jhaggroo

Construction worker shot dead at Belle Vue

A construction worker was shot dead at Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara on Wednesday evening, minutes after a heated argument with his neighbour and his family is alleging that he was killed by a group of neighbourhood police.

Amerindians staged a protest opposite the Public Buildings yesterday to stop a move made by the AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan to cut $500 million being sought by the government in supplementary spending by $300 million. Some of them said that they were promised increased stipends by the Amerindian Ministry for the protest.

Amerindians protest Ramjattan move to cut supplementary funding

Over 80 indigenous persons gathered opposite the Public Buildings yesterday to demonstrate against a move by AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan to slash $500M in supplementary funds sought for Amerindian communities for the remainder of the year but some of them said that they were promised increased stipends by the Amerindian Ministry for the protest.

A young boy picking boulanger in his garden

Fairfield

Amidst endless cattle pastures and yellow rice fields, sits the small village of Fairfield in Mahaica. 

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