The first edition of a magazine designed to address illiteracy in the Caribbean particularly among children, by merging culture with education, was officially launched at the National Library, Guyana earlier this week.
–cops thwart attempt to postpone burial Bridgette Gangadin, who was allegedly killed by her husband, was laid to rest at the Good Hope Cemetery yesterday, following funeral services at the homes of her parents and in-laws.
– relatives now plan burial today; in-laws pull out The in-laws of Bridgette Gangadin yesterday withdrew themselves from all funeral preparations after two days of police interference but according to her relatives, she will be entombed at the Good Hope cemetery today regardless.
National sportsman, Dwarka Gangadin was yesterday rearrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Bridgette, whose mangled remains were found on the Vigilance public road, two Sundays ago, the police announced last evening.
-local arms race blamed for ‘significant increase’ in violence There are at least 150,000 persons in possession of illegal guns in Georgetown, General Secretary of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Glynis Beaton said yesterday, while pointing out that the local “arms race” has created levels of armed violence at epidemic proportions.
-husband charged with drunk driving A second autopsy yesterday found evidence that Bridgette Gangadin was strangled, hours after her husband was charged with drunk driving and released on $10,000 bail.
Two weeks after a 200-year-old structure was ordered removed from Victoria, East Coast Demerara, villagers say they will fight to ensure the relic one of the few remaining pieces of their heritage is preserved.
A modern airport rescue and fire fighting vehicle was yesterday handed over to the Timehri Fire Station to boost its capacity to tackle aircraft fires at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
-residents angry at ‘sloppy’ police response Two masked gunmen invaded a Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara home yesterday, and terrorised the occupants before escaping with cash and other valuables.
A coal burner was discovered dead on Monday night on a bridge about one mile from his home with marks of violence to his head and neck.
-traffic issues raised Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara on Saturday raised numerous concerns about private cars operating hire service, but failed to address the increase of petty crimes in the area during a police “Face the Community” meeting.
Fifteen months after the decomposing remains of Creavone Thorne were fished out of a Thomas Lands trench, her relatives remain convinced that a suspect was released prematurely by the police without proper analysis of the evidence they had found implicating him.
The Guyana Prison Service is moving to house mentally-unstable inmates separate from the general prison population until a hospital-like facility can be built to hold them, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has said.
The boy who drowned in a “backwash lagoon” at Guyana Water Incorporat-ed’s (GWI), Central Ruimveldt Iron Removal treatment plant on Monday has been identified at ten-year-old Akeem Denny of Lamaha Street, Kitty.
An afternoon of fun for a group of boys ended in tragedy yesterday when one of them drowned in a “backwash lagoon” at the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) Central Ruimveldt Iron Removal treatment plant.
The 2006 grisly murder of four persons including two children at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) still has relatives and investigators baffled but the whereabouts of a female suspect is key to solving this case.
-businessman, maid beaten Three unmasked bandits yesterday escaped with millions in cash and jewellery following a ten-minute rampage at a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) residence during which a businessman and his maid were battered in their faces.
As the police seek a breakthrough in their investigation of the November channa bomb attacks in the city, some recent information out of the US Department of Justice regarding the alleged American-based mastermind may be helpful.
A popular local actor was found dead yesterday morning with his throat slit at the Liliendaal seawall — hours before his latest production was set to open at the National Cultural Centre.
-says cops had written statement and asked him to sign Two weeks after he was admitted to the Georgetown Hospital, the teen whose genitals were set alight by policemen during an interrogation was yesterday discharged into the custody of his parents.
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