Gaulbert Sutherland

Like other Dochfour farmers, single mother Omwattie Manooj wakes early to work in her small farm in the cool of the day.

-driver flees, held at roadblock Two children were killed yesterday when a car slammed into them in a horrific accident on the Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo public road which saw the driver speeding away before being pursued and held at a police roadblock.

A man and his wife, married for 38 years, died after their motorcycle collided with a pick-up that was reportedly racing on the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara highway last evening.

Alphonso: Costs will go up so much it will not be economical A requirement that miners carry out exploration before they would be allowed to mine is causing concern within the industry with some restating that at least 80% of miners would be “forced” out and also raising questions about timing in relation to the low carbon strategy.

-one missing, family raises robbery motive Two men are dead and a ten-year-old boy is missing following a boat accident in the Essequibo River but some relatives have raised the theory that the craft was rammed and the men robbed.

Cramped quarters, overflowing toilets, stale hot air, crying children, no food and water and a broken engine transformed what was supposed to be a part of a family vacation into a horror trip.

-method of picking members likely to displease opposition In the absence of opposition MPs, the National Assembly yesterday passed the Local Government Commission Bill 2009 with a contentious clause that would in essence allow the administration to pick all six members of the Commission.

-farmers point to flooding, pests Stakeholders in the local coconut industry were urged to examine their options as they raised their concerns about the sub-sector at a workshop on Tuesday.

De Santos concerned at apparent breach of committee procedure Amid strong opposition objections to its second reading, the government yesterday passed a Bill that sets a new system for local government elections that includes first-past-the-post voting for the first time in decades.

– David Singh The Linden to Lethem road will have one of the biggest impacts on the forest and figures show that about two million hectares of forest will be lost through the project unless there is a framework to pay for and provide alternative development to what would traditionally occur along such a road.

-bag with unexploded Molotov cocktails was found near fence How arsonists gained access to and moved about in the Ministry of Health’s compound without the security guards on site being alerted remains a mystery since there are signs the perpetrators attempted to set fire to the other buildings and this would have taken some time.

With the model farm joint venture between Neal and Massy’s (NM) Geddes Grant division and the Government serving as a “hub”, the eventual participation of other private sector investors in the Mon Repos project is envisaged.

-Meeting of Atlantic branch of CPA opens Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran last evening called for the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP) to be resourced and seriously promoted as an institution of Caricom “to bring the views of parliamentarians across the region to bear on the integration process”.

-pillion riders in hospital The deaths of two motorcyclists in an accident on the Essequibo Coast late Saturday has left the area in shock even as two other persons remain hospitalized at the Suddie Hospital.

-‘interesting ideas’ for implementation agencyBy Gaulbert Sutherland and Heppilena Ferguson Hurdles to regional trade need to be tackled to ensure that exporting to Caricom is consistent with a single market and no different to similar activity within a country, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding says.

-says governance issues crucial The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is at a crossroad and governance issues are very important, Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning declared yesterday in Georgetown.

Four years later harmonization of policies seen as major hindrance Regional harmonization of policies is hampering the progress of the Jagdeo Initiative, which is moving slowly and more needs to be done to hasten the process, officials say.

Who sleeps in a church dress and petticoat, prepares sardines and biscuits for dinner, covers their bodies in candle grease, snaps like an alligator and calls immigration in matters of a mate?

One of the first things that many alumni do when they visit President’s College is head to the dining hall and grab some food.

Saying that the school is neglected, teachers of President’s College continued their sit-in for a second day yesterday even as students prepare to write their end of school-year-exams today.