Tiffny Rhodius

This week more differently-able persons speak of their challenges and accomplishments and how being part of the National Disabled People’s Network (NDPN) has helped them.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson This week differently-able persons shared with Stabroek News some of their challenges and accomplishments and how being part of the National Disabled People’s Network (NDPN) has helped them.

For one farmer and a cane harvester, being able to see through both eyes again is a gift they will forever be grateful to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for.

-poor conditions at Bagotville, Golden Grove Primary Parents shut down two schools on the West Demerara and East Coast Demerara yesterday to protest poor conditions and lack of teachers.

As Toshaos from across the country gathered at the Liliendaal Conference Centre for the annual Toshaos Council Meeting last week, we asked the leaders what were some of the difficulties their communities face and what they hope to come out of the meeting.

-family blames negligence, probe underway The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) came under fresh criticism for negligence yesterday after the death of seven-year-old Quincy Softleigh Jnr, who was being treated for a back injury.

– takes Hector Muñoz Trophy Bygeval Multilateral School was yesterday announced as the winner in the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Secondary School Hydroponics Competition.

The senior mechanic who is among the four persons being investigated for negligence in the damage of the boiler system at Barama Company Ltd’s Land of Canaan factory, still fears he will lose his severance, while the company says its too early to say.

-severance to be paid Barama’s 274 Land of Canaan workers were yesterday formally laid off with a promise of severance pay amid a stunning turn of events caused by damage to a vital water boiler on October 4 and which left nagging questions about why it would take so long to repair or replace.

–plant to close for major repairs Some 280 workers at the Land of Canaan operation of Barama Company Limited are likely to be made redundant today as the company shuts down its operation after negligence on the part of four workers resulted in the boiler being permanently damaged.

-$9m in damage since 2007 Vandalism, damage from accidents and maintenance were the explanations offered for traffic lights that were not functioning around the city by the Electrical Engineer within the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Works.

Kelly Ann Persaud has been declared the country’s top performer at this year’s CSEC examinations a year after her sister, Kia Persaud, received the very award.

Of roughly 300 GuyExpo 2010 booths only about 23 showcased locally manufactured products while there was a much larger number of food and beverage stalls which catered to the big crowds.

As GuyExpo prepares to wrap up we asked the exhibitors how they have benefited from participating in the six-day trade fair or in the case of newcomers how they expect to benefit.

Four years ago she was a bubbly young girl who blew the country away with her powerhouse voice when she won the Star Guyana competition.

Mawanza Glenn’s dream is to launch his first clothing line on the grandest stage in the fashion world: Guyana Fashion Weekend.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson With three weeks completed in this new school year, we asked students and parents what their expectations were, especially since September is also Education Month.

A large gang of armed masked men invaded a Corriverton home on Sunday night, beating occupants mercilessly in a five-minute ordeal before escaping with cash and jewellery.

This week we asked the man and woman on the street what they thought of the President’s plan to spend $30 million to provide one laptop per family.

The Guyana Elections Commission had earlier announced that continuous registration would begin on September 6, and had urged persons who had already registered to uplift their identification cards, 7,000 of which have not yet been collected.