Shabna Rahman

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Nalisa and one of her dogs

Nalisa engrossed in animal rescue mission

Nalisa Mohabir, a school teacher of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara became an animal activist because she could not bear to see them suffer and currently shares her home with several cats that she has rescued.

In photo from right: Dr. Sheneer Reid introducing Dr. Syed Ghazi, Dr. Sayan Chakraborty and the nurse, Anneesa Lewis. 

Essequibo cancer outreach sparks awareness among women

A 49-year-old woman, who responded to the Cancer Institute of Guyana’s (CIG) recent two-day cervical cancer campaign in Essequibo, ended up being led to a huge suspicious breast mass through an ultrasound after she took the opportunity to seek advice from the team. 

Hire cars parked beside the unfinished food stalls at the Good Hope Stelling

Charity hire car drivers still without park

Hire car drivers of Charity, Essequibo are disappointed that a regional official of Region Two removed them from their park to facilitate the construction of a koker but failed to keep his promise to let them return upon its completion.

Missing planks on the wharf

Charity Wharf in ruinous state, poses dangers

Boat operators and commuters using the Charity Wharf on the Essequibo Coast, say it is on the verge of collapsing completely and could result in injuries if it is not fixed soon, while Regional Chairman, Devanand Ramdatt has deemed it “a disaster waiting to happen.”

The CIG team: Dr. Syed Ghazi (left), Dr. Sayan Chakraborty (at right) and nurse Anisa with Dr. Persaud and Dr. Latchmie Lall; Regional Health Officer (at centre).

Cancer outreach educates women in the North West

Iris December of Mabaruma Township, North West District, lost a cousin to cervical cancer two years ago so when the Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG) took its two-day cervical cancer outreach to the Mabaruma Hospital last week, she made an effort to be there.

Haimchan ‘Vicky’ Segolam at his onion farm 

Timehri farmer getting to ‘know his onions’

A Timehri, East Bank Demerara cash crop farmer who willingly agreed to try onion farming when the National Agricultural Research & Extension Institute (NAREI) approached him, is happy that the crop is “coming ‘A’ one.”

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