Femi Harris-Smith

‘Joyous madness’ as Lindener wins car By Femi Harris It is a bit of an oddity that a beauty pageant crown is on the head of new JamZone queen, Charis Joseph because those who know her see her as the regular sneakers type who treats stilettos as if they don’t exist.

-latest in series of family woesAn accident at the junction of Camp and Lamaha streets on Thursday night has left one man dead and two others nursing wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH); one in a critical state in the intensive care unit (ICU), and the other in the male open ward.

Four bandits invaded a Herstelling home early yesterday morning and carted off a number of household items valued some $700,000 after which they were apprehended by the police and placed in custody.

-victim was in excruciating pain for 10 days before taken to hospital A 78-year-old woman was taken to her home by a taxi driver who had knocked her down with his car, causing her to sustain a broken leg and hip.

-granted $300,000 bail Farood Mohamed, the man who allegedly caused the death of three persons as a result of dangerous driving, was yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared before Magi-strate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Another man accused of setting the Ministry of Health on fire was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views about domestic violence, what they think is the biggest factor and what should be done.

Tuesday’s Economic Corner By Peter R. Ramsaroop Introduction: I have visited many areas that will be affected by the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). 

Michael Jackson’s passing Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street their views on Michael Jackson’s death, their favourite song and their most striking memory of him.

Parmanand Dass, one of the victims of the four-vehicle East Coast crash on Saturday night, succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon in the presence of relatives and friends at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Charge re-read following attorney’s argument The four soldiers accused of robbing a mining camp at Five Star Back Dam, North West District were yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $100,000 each when they appeared before Magistrate Allen Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Bandits beat and rob store owners, staffTerror reigned at Magic Mall La Grange West Demerara yesterday afternoon, when two armed men, posing as customers, swept through the shopping facility beating those who opposed them and gathering booty; they left one woman unconscious and others injured.

-poor access roads affecting livelihood Stallholders at the East Ruimveldt Municipal Market on Tuesday complained bitterly about what one called the “sickening” conditions under which they are forced to ply their trade.

— catering to the needs of the tourism industry The Carnegie School of Home Economics turns out some 1,500 graduates a year, trained to function in the hospitality industry, culinary arts, home economics, tailoring and dressmaking, among other skills, but few stay in Guyana.

Like most young people his age, 19-year-old Norris Cummings is fascinated with technology.

More than a decade after Christopher Stevenson heroically saved the lives of two workers of the then Georgetown Sewerage and Water Commissioners (GS&WC) at the cost of his own, his children still wish they had had the opportunity to know him better, his wife says.