Gaulbert Sutherland

-had been detained over beating of child The manner, in which a 38-year-old labourer decided to discipline his child drew the ire of neighbours, who reported him to the police, and he was detained only to be discovered hanging in the La Grange lock-ups a few hours later on Tuesday night.

The state of their roads, some recently rehabilitated, is a source of dissatisfaction for Barticans, who lament that the thoroughfares begin to deteriorate shortly after work is done to upgrade them.

-families still in turmoil On January 23 last year, the fishing boat ‘Palpos III’ churned its way to the open sea with three crewmen on board what was supposed to be at the most, a three-week fishing trip.

Heavy rain in December led to flooding in Canals Number One and Two polders over the past weeks but the water drained off last week and earlier this week but farmers have reported that they have lost crops.

Bee Hive stung by lack of help The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) began pumping water out from Dochfour on Monday afternoon and continued yesterday but other areas on the East Coast Demerara are still experiencing some amount of flooding.

A brief respite from flooding for Dochfour, East Coast Demerara residents ended Saturday, as heavy rains that afternoon and early yesterday swamped the area, though not as badly as before.

Farmers raise compensation Once teeming green fields, filled with produce, some of which was almost ready for reaping have merged with the Mahaica Creek as farmers remain under high floodwaters a week later.

– koker blocked, pump not working Accumulated water on low-lying areas of the Essequibo Coast is causing discomfort to residents and a koker and at least one pump, which could have been helping to drain the land, are inoperable.

Flooding affects Canal No.2 Heavy rain over the past several days has raised the water level in the West Demerara Conservancy resulting in minor overtopping in some low-lying areas but it is “pretty safe at this point in time”, Region Three Chairman Julius Faerber says.

Local material lasted only six months At 30, critical parts sag or are worn out and for some there is a feeling of trepidation when traversing it.

Victim robbed of cash, jewelleryA 27-year-old man died and two persons were injured after the car that they were in, crashed into a bridge at Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara (WBD) early yesterday morning.

-President unveils avoided deforestation position President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday unveiled Guyana’s position on avoided deforestation and argued that the REDD mechanism must back compensatory economic alternatives which, based on calculations, could be worth US$580M per annum to this country.

Jewels missing, women held The body of a 41-year-old man, with two gaping wounds to his forehead, was discovered in his Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home (WCD) yesterday and police have detained three women for questioning as they investigate the murder.

Gunmen yesterday pounced on a GEB security van, grabbing a $17M GuySuCo payroll on the West Bank Demerara highway and one of them was later killed in a shoot-out with the police while the rest escaped with the booty.

-traffic badly hit A weakened portion of a decking plate on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) gave way under the weight of a truck yesterday afternoon, ripping off the rear wheels of the vehicle, which collided with a car and left two persons injured.

Electricity generation countrywide is still “tight” but should improve before Christmas, Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Board, Winston Brassington and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds have assured.

Driver shot, passengers robbed Heavily armed bandits struck on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway last night, shooting the driver and a female passenger of a mini-bus that was heading to Lethem and robbing the travellers of cash and jewellery before escaping.

La Grange Police Station phone was not working The man detained by police following the fatal robbery on Monday at Canal Number Two remains in custody while it has been revealed that the telephone at the La Grange Police Station was not functioning at the time of the attack.

– face was tightly bound; bandits escape with over $1M Bandits struck at a Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara home early yesterday morning, tightly trussing the three female occupants, including an elderly woman, who died during the course of the hour-long incident.

Rescuer knifed to death by village bully Attempting to stop a group of men from assaulting another man, a 27-year-old mason was stabbed to death at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Wednesday night.