Cathy Richards

A Linden businesswoman is counting her losses while singing praises that her life was spared, after she was held at gunpoint yesterday morning and robbed of a quantity of cash and jewellery.

The Linden Fund USA/OMAT team says there is an urgent need for an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) after it conducted a number of surgeries there during a recent outreach exercise.

Lindeners are being encouraged to take advantage of the business opportunities in supplying agricultural produce with government looking at food availability in the face of rising prices here.

In this week’s edition of what the people say we asked youths of Linden (with parental consent) how  they have been spending their holidays and their plans for the remaining few weeks.

Torrential rains have caused flooding and erosion across sections of Region 10, where homes in  Silver City and Blue Berry Hill, Linden are under water.

A fire early yesterday morning completely gutted Willo’s Grocery which was located at the back of the old Mackenzie Market at Linden.

A fire early this morning completely gutted Willo’s Grocery which was located at the back of the old Mackenzie Market at Linden.

A two-year-old was killed and 11 others were injured yesterday, after a minibus and a truck collided head-on in Linden.

Leaders of the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday asked Linden to support what presidential candidate David Granger said was the only movement committed to creating an inclusionary democracy.

Members of the private sector of Brazil have expressed a strong desire for the fast-tracking of negotiations between the Guyana and Brazilian governments as it relates to the upgrading of the Lethem to Linden road.

A clogged neutralisation tank in the sewer system at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has been identified as the cause of the fumes that have been affecting staff for more than six months.

Residents of Phase One, South Amelia’s Ward are protesting over the deplorable state of their roads by  setting up blockades to halt the flow of traffic through the area.

Operations at the main laboratory of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) were at a standstill for hours yesterday after fumes from an unknown source sent persons scampering from the room and it is expected to be closed for a few days as a number of specialists review the situation.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh on Sunday urged underperforming schools to emulate the academic strides made by the Regma Primary School.

Seven people are homeless after a mid-afternoon fire yesterday destroyed their house at Block 22 Wismar, Linden.

A Partnership for National Unity presidential candidate David Granger has urged Lindeners to develop a spirit of forgiveness for those who they alleged planted the bomb on the Son Chapman that claimed the lives of 43 persons in the community.

A Linden parent is calling for action in an incident where her child, a student of Wisburg Secondary School, was denied the opportunity to complete end-of-year exams because she refused to apologise to a teacher.

In fulfilling their commitment to give back to the town that gave them a head start, members of the Linden Fund (LF) and the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) have booked their tickets for Guyana on  July 10.

A Linden construction worker died on the spot on the Sir David Rose Avenue, in the vicinity of Kara Kara, McKenzie, Linden, after being struck by a car yesterday morning.

Some music genres are said to have negative effects on our youths of today while those credited for having positive influences are on the decrease.