APNU councillor, Shurla Scott on Thursday reported to the Region Six council that there is a shortage of doctors, nurses and even medication at the Skeldon Public Hospital after having a first-hand experience at the facility.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday confirmed that the two men who were re-arrested on Monday for questioning in connection with the murders of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium, were on Wednesday evening released from custody for a second time.
The mugshots of eighteen of the twenty protesters who were arrested on Monday after they allegedly attempted to block the Canje Turn with wooden poles and structures to stop the free flow of traffic were taken shirtless and then released by the Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus to the media in Berbice.
Twenty protesters were placed on $60,000 bail each after they were charged with obstructing the free flow of traffic, damage to property, unlawful assembly, and an act of terrorism when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning.
A 22-year-old paralyzed girl is now dead after a suspected heart attack, however, relatives believe that the New Amsterdam Hospital could have done better in offering care to the young woman when they visited on Saturday morning.
As the police continue to work on solving the brutal murders of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium, investigators have re-arrested her older brother Cerrano Arokium and her neighbour Deo Naris for further questioning.
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday stated that India’s ban on rice exports opens the market for Guyana’s grain and he is optimistic that the target for this crop will be surpassed.
The family of the Rose Hall woman and her son who were chopped to death last week are calling on the police to do their work after three `suspects’ were released and a fourth person said he had never been in custody as had been stated by the law enforcers.
With a combination of years of experience and young leadership in the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the Canefield/ Enterprise Neighbourhood Democratic Council will be working around the clock to improve the villages that fall within the NDC with their main goal being to make the lives of residents as “comfortable” as possible.
Residents in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne were left in a state of shock and confusion yesterday after a woman and her eight-year-old son were found brutally murdered at their residence located at Mangrove Street.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union yesterday threw their support behind the cane harvesters who were transferred from the Rose Hall Estate as a result of its closure, and have been on strike since last Wednesday morning calling for severance before they return to the estate.
Residents of Black Bush Polder, Corentyne are once again calling on the government to embark on a project to improve the roads, especially the main access lane within their communities as sections are currently in a deplorable condition.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday announced to farmers in Region Six that he is currently discussing the possibility of insuring farmers’ crops as his ministry continues to work to transform the agriculture sector.
After hours of questioning, a Financial Paper for approval of $61b in supplementary financing was approved at around 10.45 pm yesterday, pushing consideration of a key petroleum bill into this morning.
A Cumberland, East Canje Berbice man died yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident along the Cotton Tree Public Road, West Coast Berbice moments after he had phoned home to tell his wife of his location.
A Bara Cara pump attendant was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Dhanraj Basdeo in 2014.
One thousand more part-time workers were yesterday hired in Region Six bringing the total number of persons employed under the programme in the region to 5000.
The removal of sand at Number 58 Village, Corentyne has caused outrage and worry that the all-weather road at the location can be damaged, and Gobin Harbhajan, a community activist in the area has raised the issue with several agencies.
The Radiation Safety and Security Amendment Bill 2022, aimed at regulating the use of ionizing radiation and protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of radioactive waste, was on Thursday evening passed in the National Assembly after it saw support from both sides of the House.
The government was yesterday granted approval for $26,532,000,000 in supplementary provisions by the National Assembly to cover projects such as the replication of the Hope drainage canal in regions five and six and other sea defence projects.
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