Tifaine Rutherford

Harry Saran Ramsaroop, who has been synonymous with the Dharm Shala ‘Home of Benevolence for all races,’ passed away on Tuesday at the age of 97. 

Four persons were killed and six others injured when the Mahdia-bound bus they were travelling in collided head on with a truck at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of Kaylee’s Gas Station yesterday morning.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford   Ask anyone about the famous silk cotton tree that is in the middle of the road at Perseverance, Mahaicony and you are sure to hear a myth or two.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford Situated on the East Bank of Essequibo, Naamless stretches for about a ¼ of a mile and is home to approximately 150 residents of Indian and Amerindian descent.

Twenty-seven-year-old Shameeza Mohammed, who was allegedly stabbed nearly a dozen times by her reputed husband on Tuesday, said she is now fearful for her life after the man tried fooling guards to gain entry to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford and Shakisa Harvey A long drive several miles behind the Mahaica market leads to this agricultural community that is located along the Mahaica River.

Police Corporal Floyd Hossanah, who was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene of the 2008 Lusignan massacre, yesterday said that he could not recall dusting for fingerprints at the crime scene.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford Just before one crosses the Mahaica Bridge, there is a small fishing community tucked away between the high trees and windy roads.

By Mandy Thompson Three men were killed yesterday and two others injured when a small pick-up owned by the Bosai Mining Company slid under a truck it attempted to overtake on the company’s internal road located in the East Montgomery Mines in Linden.

Ten market tarmacs which cost over $3 billion to develop are grossly underutilised—where they are used at all—and citizens are of the view that government has carelessly spent taxpayers’ money on these white elephants.

By Tifaine Rutherford with photos by Arian Browne Over the years, the first thing that comes to mind when people talk about Mon Repos, is the cheap daily market.

Sandwiched between Annandale and Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara, Lusignan, is a predomi-nantly Indian Guyanese community where most residents earn their livelihood in the farming and fishing industries, and some are employed by the public and private sectors.

Story by Tifaine Rutherford with photos by Arian Browne Originally called ‘Plantation Leonora’, this village on the West Bank of Demerara got its name in colonial times.

Farmers may soon be benefiting from an app developed by three computer science graduates that analyses their commodity pricing and helps them better utilise their resources to take advantage of the market.