Shabna Rahman

For Norris Cummings, who was born with cerebral palsy and is without control of his upper limbs, life has been about adaptation.

-knows that daughter died Zaitoon Hoosein, 39, of Adelphi, East Canje has started to remember that she was involved in an accident with former Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene on September 7.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah With GuyExpo 2012 on over the last weekend, we asked persons to share their views on the event.

Despite its small size, the community of Onderneeming on the West Coast Berbice is culturally very active, and is developing rapidly, according to residents.

-paddy price, fertilizers still key issues As rice farmers in Berbice start harvesting, they are uncertain of reaping the full benefits of their investments as changes in weather patterns have increased the cost of production and resulted in low yields.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah As school reopens for the first day today after a two-month break many children would be turning out in their new gear while some parents were not sure whether their children would be able to start out immediately.

The recent rape and murder of a Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice girl has reopened old wounds for a family that experienced a similar tragedy almost four years earlier.

Twenty-two-year-old Immigration Officer, Omadara Anthony of Calcutta, Mahaicony died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday morning while undergoing a Caesarean section for her first child.

Heavy winds early yesterday morning left several persons in West Berbice without shelter,  millions of dollars in losses and at least two persons suffering injuries.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah The village of Adventure on the Corentyne is quite small with a population of about 300, but it is well-known for being home to the Felix Austin Police College which trains new officers.

Police from the Mahaicony Station are conducting searches for a prisoner, Collin Sealey of Zes Kinderen, Mahaicony who is feared dead after he jumped into the river upon escaping at around 11:15 am yesterday.

The bloodied body of Rhonda Thompson, 32, a hairdresser of Onderneeming, West Coast Berbice was discovered around 6:30 pm yesterday with her throat slit.

Relatives of Achama Madramootoo of Maida Village, Corentyne who was raped and murdered on September 14, 2003 say their grief is “fresh” again after learning that the accused in the case walked free last Wednesday in the Appeal Court.

As part of its activities for Blindness Awareness Month, the Disabled People’s Network (DPN) of Region Five on Tuesday held an exercise to sensitize drivers of minibuses that they should not discriminate.

Hemwattie Abdulla, 42, who was charged jointly with Surojinie Tirmaul for the murder of her United States-based husband, Abdul Shakeel Majid was further remanded to prison yesterday.

Photos by Shabna Ullah   Most of the residents of No 29/Trafalgar Village, West Coast Berbice, located about 48 miles from Georgetown are engaged farming.

Amid speculation that snap elections might be on the horizon, PPP/C leaders last evening told supporters of Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice that the parliamentary arrangement is becoming untenable and urged them to use their votes to ensure it does not find itself again in its current situation.

With poor families struggling for survival, many youths in Berbice have started to work at an early age mostly in risky conditions “to make ends meet” and some end up losing their lives.

Police accidently shot a Corriverton businessman around 11:15 am yesterday at No 77 Village while trying to arrest a man who was beating and trying to attack persons with a cutlass.

Almost eight years ago Kumeshwar ‘Mike’ Mohan and his siblings survived being poisoned by their father after he had murdered their mother; their father had then committed suicide.