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La Penitence fire victims get help
Victims of the fire that Sunday last gutted two apartments at East La Penitence received assistance from the Government Wednesday.
Thirty-three-year-old Tonya George met with the Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally at her Lamaha…
Squatting migrants plead for help
A group of Venezuelan migrants have been setting up makeshift housing structures in Venezuelan scheme behind the Non-Pariel village, East Coast Demerara but the authorities aim to relocate them soon.
“Some people give gave me a little…
Father detained, released after sudden death of baby
A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara family was thrown into turmoil Monday morning after Police held a father following the sudden death of his four-month-old baby; a post mortem hours later revealed that the baby died of Sudden Infant Death…
6-Y-0 with brain tumor seeks financial help
The family of six-year-old Aahil Ali of Essequibo Coast is seeking the public’s assistance to have his brain tumor removed overseas.
The boys’ father Whamlonlous Ali, who is a salesman spoke with members of the media Thursday at the…
Emotional farewell for third child who died at GPHC
By Colwyn Abrams
She was once “a little angel full of joy” but on Wednesday, family and friends mourned over the lifeless body of six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca.
She was one of three children to have died under highly controversial…
Mon Repos Head Teacher prevents parents from entering school
Parents turned up at the Mon Repos Primary school on the East Coast of Demerara Tuesday morning to drop off their children only to be stopped at the gate and told that they are not allowed entry into the compound.
The Security Guard was…
PAHO asked to assist cancer deaths investigation at GPHC
By Fareeza Haniff
The Ministry of Public Health has solicited the assistance of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) into the investigation of the deaths of three cancer patients who died under mysterious circumstances after…
The Pit Bull – are they really that dangerous?
By Nigel Collymore
The American pit bull terrier is no doubt one of the most misunderstood animals in the country.
Experts say it is often mistaken for the American and British bulldogs and is falsely classified as an animal which is…
11th anniversary for 11 souls lost in Lusignan Massacre
By Isanella Patoir
It did not take gunmen more than 20 minutes to brutally murder eleven persons from the Lusignan community, East Coast Demerara on January 26 eleven years ago.
The notorious ‘Fine Man’ led a gang of men with high…
Intervention at Mae’s following student’s suicide
Following the suicide of a student, the Ministry of Education dispatched a team of counsellors to the Mae’s Secondary School to assist teachers and students in their grieving process.
The Ministry's mobile counselling unit was stationed…
