Alva Solomon

Works to make a five-mile stretch of road at Burma, in Region Five, temporarily passable are almost completed but rice farmers and residents that use it are pessimistic about the scope of the project.

New members of the Integrity Commission could be sworn-in within a week, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds announced last night as the National Assembly approved a government motion to ensure that Members of Parliament submit annual declarations in keeping with the provisions of the Integrity Act.

APNU and the AFC last evening used their combined parliamentary majority to move the four service commissions towards financial independence.

The cook for a cargo ship is missing and feared dead after the vessel capsized in the Demerara River yesterday afternoon.

Story and photos by Alva Solomon The sprawling community of St Ignatius in Region 9 is peaceful and quiet and residents there thrive on their ‘self-help’ customs to develop their environs.

A section of the Meadow Bank wharf on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) collapsed yesterday morning and fishermen at the facility listed a number of problems affecting the industry including a “dysfunctional” co-op society there.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud “My name is Dorothy Patoir and I could tell you the story of this village which [got its name because of] … the Caribs who conquered the Arawaks.“

After being without electricity for close to a month, residents of the Mabaruma Sub-Region are planning to protest at the offices of the regional administration over the issue and other matters.

Farmers along the Mahaica and Mahaicony creeks yesterday agonized over flood losses and they argued that it had been caused by the authorities releasing water via the Maduni sluice, a charged strongly denied by Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

Ogle Airport has moved nearer to hosting regional carriers—now expected by December—with the completion of its runway expansion.

Members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in Region Nine are expected to debate a motion for a vote of no confidence in the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Claire Singh over her alleged “interference” in village elections at the community of Parishara.

As the water levels in the main waterways in northern Brazil rose last week, residents of Lethem are bracing for the worst and some are criticizing the authorities over the absence of a broad-based flood preparation plan.

A $4B allocation for GuySuCo in this year’s budget will go towards the operational expenses of the entity and a national action committee has been set up to monitor the ailing sugar industry.

Two children died last night in a fire of unknown origin at Parfait-Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

A series of problems including a defective conveyor system has plagued GuySuCo’s Enmore packaging plant raising questions about its ability to operate at full capacity but a top official has said that the facility is functioning well.

In the mid-1990s, the riverain North-West community of Morawhanna was buzzing with activity on any given day but as the water levels rose in the Barima River, the community today resembles a ghost town.

Matthew’s Ridge and Arakaka residents are opposed to the recently-installed  Interim Management Committee (IMC) at the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Region One, saying that it was set up without consultation with the two communities.

Work on the Kumaka revetment in the Mabaruma Sub-region has stalled for the second time this year and loads of earth, which were packed into the area, were last evening falling into the nearby Aruka River.

A Cane Grove rice mill, which has been at the centre of a dust pollution row for years, was yesterday given a one-month ultimatum by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to remedy the problem or face being closed down.

While Minister Pauline Sukhai and the Amerindian Affairs Ministry have been mum on the livelihood projects being undertaken in Region One, APNU’s regional representative is demanding transparency and accountability.