Cathy Richards

A strike by medical and ancillary staff over the payment of gratuity has affected services at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) and the Upper Demerara and Kwakwani hospitals.

Anyone who knows Diana Chapman would think that above all she loves dancing.

Tension is high among residents of Linden since there has been an increasing number of armed robberies by gunmen or a lone gunman and they are calling on the Commissioner of Police to take a personal interest by ensuring that a stronger team of officers is deployed to the area.

Around Linden he is known as `Movements’, the name of the sound system for which he is one of the most beloved DJs in town, but one would be mistaken to assume that music is his only passion.

Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall yesterday blamed personal squabbles for the poor functioning of the Linden Town Council, after he helped broker an agreement between its factions for the continued management of the town.

This week we asked business people in Linden to compare last year with 2009 and give us their projections for this year.

The Linden business community received another scare yesterday when a second prominent businessman was robbed by a lone gunman, who made off with an undisclosed sum of cash and jewellery.

For some, Christmas is not Christmas without black cake, oven fresh homemade bread and all the usual baked goods and the Amsterdam family of Linden faced this reality this year for the first time.

Fire shortly before noon destroyed a Victory Valley, Linden home leaving five persons homeless on Christmas Day.

Kwakwani is home to more than four thousand people, and like many other communities across Guyana, it has its fair share of successes and challenges.

Management of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) says that referrals of patients to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is not high when compared with other hospitals and that they are necessary judgement calls by the medical staff.

The mother-in-law of the Linden woman who died along with her baby while giving birth at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday said that in this case doctors were not to be blamed as the woman had bled extensively en route to the city.

Municipal workers in Linden took to the streets on Monday following  a sit-in last Friday and they are calling  for better and timely payments of wages and salaries, the disbanding of the Interim Management Committee and the withdrawal of the suspension letter issued to the Town Clerk.

Cleveland Thomas, a Christianburg head teacher who refused to promote low achievers in his secondary school was summoned to appear before the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) yesterday sparking protests by parents who support his stand.

A 38-year-old mother of six has died in the latest in a series of maternity deaths which have rocked the public health system over the past three months and forced the government to address the issue at the highest level.

-stabber was reportedly tormented by other students A 13-year-old girl from the Linden Foundation Secondary School was hospitalized last Thursday after being stabbed by a schoolmate following an altercation a short distance from the school.

The Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) is again facing an accusation that its tardy response to a patient in its care has resulted in death.

Lindeners have been complaining about the state of the roads; this week we ask drivers for their opinion.

Seven-year-old Quacy Miggins has been confirmed drowned as a result of Friday afternoon’s speedboat mishap in Linden, while two other persons are still missing.

The Watooka Club’s annual fun-day at Linden came to an abrupt end when three persons, including two children, went missing after a boat capsized in the Demerara River near the club’s boat landing.