Shabna Rahman

Cattle being sold out As the rain continues the Abary Creek has been flooded and residents have suffered losses to crops and livestock and some are falling sick.

Frustrated residents of the Mahaica and Mahaicony creeks continue to endure rising levels of floodwater after the Maduni sluice was opened following intense rainfall one week ago.

… opting to wait for the ferry Despite the long wait for the bridge across the Berbice River which was opened to the public on December 23, many commuters continue to use the Rosignol/New Amsterdam ferry because of the bridge toll.

-farmers blame release of water from conservancy After three weeks of intense rainfall, residents of the Mahaica and Mahaicony Creeks who had tried desperately to keep their land dry lost the battle to the floodwaters on Thursday and are suffering losses to their crops.

– residents lament the death of a tradition The masquerade band – the main attraction in New Amsterdam that made the Christmas season “bright long ago” has died out and some elderly residents say the spirit to celebrate has fizzled.

A sixteen-year-old promise by the PPP/C government was delivered on yesterday when there was a limited opening of the bridge across the Berbice River and it was hailed as a motor for investment in the Ancient County and the end to crippling travel woes for commuters.

Wounds healing, but Rosignol mother can’t forget daughter’s horrible murder The wounds of a Rosignol, West Coast Berbice woman are slowly healing but the horror of watching her daughter being brutally butchered two months ago will remain with her forever.

– residents say operator did not open koker door Residents of Ithaca woke up to even worse flooding yesterday morning just when they thought their problems were over, following temporary work done to the sluice door which had collapsed on Tuesday.

-hospitalised at Fort Wellington A Number 22 Bel Air mother and two of her four children were doused with a flammable liquid and set alight around 1 am yesterday.

Residents of Ithaca who were affected by flooding after the sluice door broke early Monday morning said the situation has improved somewhat after work was done on the door.

Some crops affected As the rains continue, the water level in the Mahaica and Mahaicony creeks has slowly started to rise and a few residents have experienced losses to their crops although they said the situation is not serious.

Twelve-year-old Ravi Dave Sain of Experiment Bath, West Berbice was diagnosed with cancer in the nose and brain over one year ago but even after two surgeries, his condition was still not improving.

-after sluice door breaks Ithaca residents  suffered major losses when a sluice door broke away and flooded the community yesterday, swamping cash crop gardens and destroying livestock.

‘… a classical example of courage, bravery and determination to confront armed and dangerous criminals’ Oslyn Travis Glasgow, 27, of Fyrish, Corentyne was buried on Saturday, fittingly with full military honours for a young man who paid the ultimate price for trying to protect the community in which he served.

-was accused of near fatal wounding A Berbice River man was discovered dead in his home with a single gunshot wound at the back of his right shoulder.

Some patients who were admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital on Sunday for surgeries were disappointed that they had to be sent home for a second time because of a water shortage at the institution.

Rosignol vendors who had been occupying an “illegal” market along the railway embankment  had their stalls dismantled around 2 pm on Wednesday after relocating there one week ago.

Cop, three pirates dead – missing fisherman found tied to tree A shootout at Cromarty, Corentyne around 6.30 am yesterday has left a policeman and three pirates dead, while the partly mutilated body of a fisherman was discovered tied to a tree.

– was reportedly playing with gun The owner of Timeless Taxi Service of Bath Experiment, West Coast Berbice died during a drinking session at a Chinese restaurant around 2.30 pm yesterday and reports are that he shot himself in the head.

A 40-year-old employee of the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary (MMA) scheme drowned in the Berbice River around 9.30 am yesterday while repairing a sluice door at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice; his body was fished out almost two hours later.