The long-awaited Berbice River Bridge is to be open to light vehicular traffic by December 23, although there is still concern that the completion of the eastern access road is lagging behind schedule.
A man was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle after warning his attacker to leave his wife alone.
– CEO says doctor, nurses did their best The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital on Sunday with kidney and asthma problems are claiming that she died as a result of negligence, though health officials say medical personnel did their best for the child.
– 15-year-old suspect in custody An 18-year-old labourer was stabbed to death during a drunken brawl at Line Path, Skeldon around 10.40 pm on Sunday and his 15-year-old attacker has been taken into custody at the Springlands Police Station.
‘I passed my test in life with the help of God’ This time last Saturday, Sherry Haynes was marooned in the Corentyne River desperately clinging to a bucket after seeing her sister and friend die and her nephew disappear.
– hero rescues home alone children Ten people are now homeless following two separate fires in Berbice, which completely destroyed two buildings.
Last missing man found deadRelatives’ hopes of seeing Henry Gonsalves turn up alive, which were raised after they learned that his aunt Sherry Haynes, who survived the tragedy, had spoken to him, while she struggled to remain afloat, were dashed around 10.40 pm on Sunday, when his body was found.
Nurse survives Spent around 36 hours in water One of the two persons who was missing and feared dead following a boat accident which claimed the lives of five around 5:30 pm in the Corentyne River on Friday, turned up alive yesterday morning.
The thatched palm roof of a benab and simple latticed walkway greets guests as Dhandarry Nature Resort rises serenely from the waters of the Abary Creek after a six-mile speedboat journey.
– lone survivor swam ashore Five people drowned, two are missing and one miraculously made it to the shore, after a river mishap that occurred just after 5.30 pm on Friday, involving a speedboat that plies the Guyana/Suriname “backtrack” route; the boat was returning from Suriname.
Survivor Leslie Austin known as ‘Heads’, who worked periodically with Roy Ramdass as a sailor and had been on the job for the past two months, told Stabroek News that the water had been extremely rough.
The Fort Wellington Magis-trate’s Court was finally opened yesterday with Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Carl Singh charging the magistrate, lawyers and staff to ensure that it functions effectively.
West Berbice’s electricity woes have been resolved somewhat, but the water situation continued to be troublesome and residents of Cotton Tree took to the streets yesterday, after not receiving supplies for over two weeks.
A 35-year-old woman of Yakusari North, Black Bush Polder who reprimanded her son-in-law for beating her daughter ended up being brutally chopped on her face around 11:45 pm on Tuesday.
Mother also chopped A 23-year-old mother of one of PNC Dam, D’ Edward Village, West Berbice was brutally hacked to death around 5 pm yesterday after she objected to a text message her husband had received.
A Bush Lot, West Berbice mother is likely to face charges for failing to send her 13-year-old daughter to school, for assaulting a police officer and for resisting arrest.
–can play crucial role in weed control Manatees, found mainly in the Abary Creek, are vulnerable to extinction with their main threat being human predators and environmentalists are calling for them to be protected.
– 14-yr-old found at ‘work place’ A 14-year-old boy who quit school to maintain his single mother and three siblings was picked up yesterday at his workplace at Rosignol, West Berbice and given a letter to be readmitted to school.
Berbice businessman had been puzzled by losses Two Berbice security guards who have been stealing from their employer for over a year were yesterday morning caught red-handed when the man acting on a hunch visited his business and found one of them with a haversack filled with items on his way home.
– teen assailant on the run A 43-year-old Cotton Tree, West Berbice resident was stabbed to death around midday yesterday during a fight, which ended up in a trench; his teenaged attacker is on the run.
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