Sara Bharrat

-Husband being guarded at hospital A Festival City cosmetologist died yesterday morning after being stabbed on Saturday and her husband who is the suspect was hospitalized later in the day after taking a poisonous substance.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street what they had to say about the police campaign to remove offensive slogans and names from mini-buses.

Ann Rosita Boodhoo is the mother of the four Mahaicony Creek children who have been left to fend for themselves but her slim frame, innocent smile and trusting nature make her appear to be little more than a child herself at 22 years old.

Bandits storm Enterprise house, jump from moving car after police chase A Plaisance businessman was injured during a robbery yesterday morning and an Enterprise family was terrorized before the bandits made off with their car which they eventually had to jump from after being pursued by the police on the East Bank.

Despite sporadic heavy showers along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday there was no increase in water levels and residents were gratified though in Ann’s Grove many complaints were raised about the kokers there.

Residents not confident of drainage structures Heavy rainfall from Thursday night which continued sporadically throughout yesterday has caused floodwater levels to rise again along the East Coast Demerara (ECD).

Dochfour remained swamped yesterday in the floodwater which began to accumulate for a second time over the weekend as a result of recent heavy rainfall and up to late yesterday afternoon no measures had been taken to alleviate the situation.

Residents still wary The drainage authorities have finally managed to free Dochfour residents of the inches of floodwaters which caused them misery for just over three weeks.

Cane Grove rice still under water Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Four, Clement Corlette, says there is virtually no groyne at the Hope koker and this has been cited by nearby residents as a prime cause of the heavy siltation there.

Victoria breach causes rising water levels After 22 days Dochfour is still swamped by inches of stagnant floodwater and Victoria seems to be heading towards a similar fate with the water level steadily rising because of a breach in the village’s West Side Line Dam.

Hope koker still not doing the job Drainage authorities are still unable to provide answers to Dochfour villagers about the lack of maintenance of the Hope Koker as their flood misery dragged into a third week and a dam was poised to help in ridding the community of foetid water.

Farmers at Hyde Park, Mahaicony Creek have lost hundreds of acres of rice worth millions to rising floodwaters during the last three weeks.

Dochfour residents will likely be surrounded by foetid floodwater this Christmas as up to yesterday the Hope koker and pumping station had not been effective in draining the area.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street what would be the perfect Christmas present?

-livestock, rice crops among lossesPhotos by Jules Gibson Floodwaters began receding in some villages along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) yesterday, leaving damaged homes, lost crops and dead livestock in their wake.

Photos by Sara Bharrat Flood waters have risen in several villages along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) following heavy showers on Sunday night and early yesterday morning.

A young Dazzell Housing Scheme mother died on Saturday night at the Enmore Junction when a car slammed into the rear of the vehicle she was travelling in.

Rain could be similar to 2005Floodwater continued to rise in some East Coast Demerara (ECD) villages yesterday although drainage stations have been pumping water day and night since last Saturday and the government yesterday warned that rainfall could be similar to that during the 2005 Great Flood.

The partly decomposed body of Corporal Wesley Hopkinson still fully uniformed in military camouflage was flown to the Ogle Aerodrome from the Cuyuni yesterday afternoon.

Families hoping for the best Two soldiers are still missing after two boats collided in the Cuyuni River on Monday evening and their deeply distressed relatives were hoping for the best yesterday.