Tiffny Rhodius

This week we asked the man and the woman in the street to share with us their expectations for Mashramani 2011.

A Puran Brothers garbage truck was the first to unload at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill yesterday, marking the official opening of the site as well as the long-awaited closure of the Le Repentir Landfill.

“Meh don’t feel safe because of what happen here,” says Philomena Lancaster, four months after she watched her husband being hacked to death by an itinerant man they had offered a cup of tea.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man and woman in the street whether they listen to the radio drama Merundoi and what are their thoughts on the show.

After two days of peaceful protests, vendors from the La Penitence Market were given an audience by President Bharrat Jagdeo  who they say assured them that he would see they are properly placed before their stalls were demolished.

“It hurt me ah lot ya know because ya gun go at the back deh and people ain’t gun know you at the back deh.

Eight miles from Georgetown on the East Bank lies the village of Craig, a farming community which has evolved over the years from its original association with plantation lands.

Three months after vendors of the La Penitence Market submitted a proposal for potential sites for their relocation, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is now moving to settle the issue.

Nine miles from Vreed-en-Hoop is the village of Wales on the West Bank of Demerara.

“I’m one of the rated sno-cone men pun me park,” says sno-cone vendor Ulan Joseph.

-after ministers order for removal Intervention by President Bharrat Jagdeo will see the resumption of vending at the Stabroek Market square, two days after vendors were told by government ministers that they could no longer sell in the area following the detonation of a grenade.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules GibsonIt’s a New Year and this week we asked the man and the woman in the street what their expectations were for the New Year.

The government yesterday announced plans to “fix the problem” at the overflowing Mandela Landfill, while slamming the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for poor management.

This week we asked residents of Linden and Georgetown about their plans for the Christmas holidays and resolutions for 2011.

On a hot sunny day nothing beats the heat like a bottle of cold refreshing sugarcane juice supplied by Abby Hall and Roy DeFlorimonte.

Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2010, Kenisha Richards confesses that she has a love for pageantry and modelling and she says her pageant experience has taught her invaluable lessons and more importantly given her self esteem a needed boost.

Nearly three years after the slaughter of 12 men shattered Bartica’s tranquillity, a 13-foot black marble sculpture dubbed the ‘Monument of Hope’ was handed over to the community yesterday to honour and celebrate their lives.

This week we asked the man and the woman in the street whether they will be attending any of the events planned for the holidays.

Wallace Murray has been making tombstones for over 20 years. It’s a job he took up following his retirement as a sexton with City Hall back in 1985.

Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man and woman in the street what they thought of the government giving $40 million to the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) to pave the race track at South Dakota.