Oluatoyin Alleyne

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will have to find a way to deal with genuine cases that fall outside its legal framework where persons are unable to receive benefits because of the rigorous procedures the NIS must follow.

-duo held after witnesses come forward The body of Leroy Bobb was dumped on the Turkeyen Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara by minibus operators after they ran him over in the city on Saturday.

-Gunman fled on motor bike Judicial Manager of CLICO (Guyana), Maria van Beek, was wounded early yesterday morning on Lombard Street by a lone gunman in what police later described as an attempt on her life.

By the end of this year the correlation between alcohol and injuries and alcohol and gender in Guyana will be known as research is to be conducted through the PAHO/WHO-funded Valencia project.

– staff in limbo There has been a complete news blackout on the progress of the investigation into the recent fraud at the Pensions Department of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the employees that were sent home are not sure what the future holds.

-bloody trail points to deadly struggle with killer Her bloodied handprints on the floor, walls and even the door provided evidence of Pamela Mangru’s grim struggle to live; to escape her knife-wielding reputed husband on Wednesday evening.

– programme set for July launch Leroy (not his real name) knew only the streets.

Gunfire erupted on Main Street early yesterday morning when two men in a heated argument drew their weapons and shot at each other resulting in three persons suffering wounds.

Because Darrell Pugsley works behind the scenes he is not that well known outside the industry, and from looking at him one would never guess that he is a master at arranging and mixing music and does this for some of the best local artistes.

–acting on it would have put them at risk President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the unflattering information he had about retired army major, David Clarke, came from Buxtonians which prevented him from ordering the officer court-martialled as he wanted to protect the informants given the volatile situation in the community.

-says never had personal contact with him President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that Guyanese drug trafficker Shaheed Roger Khan would have to “face the music” having pleaded guilty to several offences in the US adding that he has never had any personal contact with Khan and does not know of anyone in the government who had.

While Roger Khan’s guilty plea has likely closed the door on more explosive revelations, Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Raphael Trotman yesterday said enough evidence has emerged to warrant a full-scale investigation into the drug kingpin’s involvement with the government and the unsolved murders that piled up during his activities here.

Policemen searching for a murder accused were fired at yesterday morning as they were surrounding a Laing Avenue house and a 21-year-old was shot in his right arm after the cops said he opened fire at them.

-as US-funded HIV programme winds down Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday urged HIV programme donors to avoid duplication and opt for sector-wide implementation so that beneficiaries could be treated not only for HIV but all other diseases prevalent in Guyana.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal died on Saturday night when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Friendship, East Bank Public Road.

It was 1955 when a then struggling Guyanese promoter met a young Trinidadian by the name of Francisco Slinger and on a whim decided to include him in his group that was about to tour the interior.

There is a trio seeking a foothold in the local music industry and it is not difficult to imagine that it could become a force to reckon with in the near future; Reflections has a trump card that many of its counterparts in the music arena would love to have.

– DDL in moves to stamp out underage drinking Recognising that the abuse of alcohol is high among some sections of its employees, which in turn affects the company’s performance, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) recently launched an alcohol awareness programme which focuses on moderation.

– Ramsammy says outbreak fear real The Ministry of Health is investigating a recent suspected dengue death at a private hospital, Minister of Health Dr Ramsammy disclosed yesterday and he said the fear of an outbreak in Guyana is “real.”

… but CMO says there’s no ‘outbreak’ One hundred and fifteen persons have been diagnosed with dengue for the year but there is no outbreak of the infection, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud who said the Ministry of Health has been monitoring the situation closely.