Frances Abraham

-Linden seamstress tells inquiry A seamstress who participated in the July 18 Linden protest testified yesterday that she helped to block a road to the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge and she was later shot with a live round to her left shoulder.

-in inquiry testimony Linden cameraman Vladimir Glasgow yesterday maintained that he was shot and wounded by police on July 18.

-UK ballistics expert The ammunition retrieved from the bodies of the three men killed at Linden on July 18 did not match what is currently used by the police, UK ballistics expert Dr.

Chairman of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council Sharma Solomon was yesterday pressured to give a significant reason why he had not encouraged protestors to remove from the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on July 18, before three men were killed and other persons wounded.

Fishermen on three boats were on Wednesday afternoon robbed of engines, gasoline tanks, batteries and cell phones near the Essequibo River island of Leguan by a gang of three men.

After four years under construction, the doors of the United Centre, at the corner of Regent and Camp streets, will finally open today, promising shoppers a whole new experience.

-says blackout was followed by explosions Jermaine Tucker, a police photographer, yesterday told the inquiry into the Linden killings that he had not seen protestors hurling missiles at police on July 18 and that there was a blackout after 6pm during which he heard explosions.

Assistant Superintendent Walter Stanton said that he had to flee the scene at the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on the evening of July 18, after protestors threatened his life.

-cops met by angry residents “Murderers! Murderers!” were the chants that greeted former E&F Division Commander Clifton Hicken and Assistant Superintendent Patrick Todd yesterday when they made their way towards the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge at Linden, where three residents were shot and killed on July 18.

-after crowd ignored warnings, circled unit Sergeant Roderick English, who led a Linden-based patrol to the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on the day that three residents were killed and others were wounded, yesterday said he discharged rounds into the air after his unit was circled by a crowd of hundreds that did not heed warnings to disperse.

By Frances Abraham with photos by Chevy Devonish Priding themselves on living in one of the cleanest districts in Guyana, the residents of Mahaica say nothing comes without a struggle, and the comfortable life they are privileged to have now is the result of years of hard work and dedication.

It might be that 82-year-old Mavis Alleyne’s raw dance moves have something to do with the fact that she is able to maintain an active lifestyle, providing her small village of Dochfour with goodies she makes and other little items produced in her backyard.

Pain, rage and raw emotion boiled over yesterday during the funeral service for 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, who was shot and killed by members of the Guyana Police Force on September 11, 2012.

An eyewitness has substantiated the account that Shaquille Grant, 17, was gunned down by police in Agricola, according to AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes, who said the party would share the evidence with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in order for criminal charges to be laid.

A day ahead of his 18th birthday, Shaquille Grant was yesterday fatally shot by members of the Guyana Police Force at Agricola, East Bank Demerara, where enraged residents later confronted lawmen over their actions.

With over 400 exhibitors, 150 overseas buyers and investors registered and up to 100,000 visitors expected, the Tourism Ministry plans to use GuyExpo 2012 to continue to push local products while seeking to attract investment for low carbon development.

Story and photos by Frances Abraham At 81, ‘Cousin Mavis’ rears chickens, plants a garden, produces coconut oil, pepper sauce, achar, pointer brooms and other items which she sells while she walks.

Members of a family who survived last month’s Lima, Essequibo Coast accident, which claimed the lives of three persons, are bedridden at a relative’s home, where they are now enduring a painful recovery and hoping for any assistance that may be forthcoming.

Over 300 employees of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday began a strike to press for the removal of the acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba over the non-payment of salaries for last month, among other standing issues.

Days before the University of Guyana (UG) commences the semester, minor work is being done on the Turkeyen Campus and while the unions which have been rallying for more to be done say they are thankful for this, they do not believe that much change will follow.