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by Svetlana Abrams Parents and relatives of at least three of the 19 victims of the Mahdia dorm fire, have identified the remains of their children. DNA tests are being done to identify some of the other remains. For Rihanna Jeffrey, who is the sister of Bibi Rita Jeffrey who died in the fire, it […]
Having completed its investigations into the fire at the Mahdia School Dormitory that claimed the lives of 19 children, the Guyana Police Force has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice on possible criminal charges. The Police Force in a statement tonight announced that a female student who was housed in the same […]
The Labour Ministry is spearheading an investigation into yet another workplace fatal accident. A Sophia labourer, who has so far been identified only as “Kevin”, lost his life this morning when a concrete beam at the construction site for the Buddy’s Apartment complex on Sheriff Street came crashing down on him. Emergency services were summoned […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has called for the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand; the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony; and the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill to resign over circumstances surrounding the death of the 19 children in the Mahdia dorm in Region 8. The children found themselves trapped in the […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that members of the Disciplined Forces will cast their votes for the Local Government Elections on June 2. For the wider public, voting will take place on June 12 in the majority of the 80 Local Authority Areas across Guyana. In a notice published on its Facebook page, […]
Local and International help continues to pour in for the families of the nineteen children who perished in the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory as well as for the survivors and the wider Mahdia community. Cuba and Barbados are the latest countries to offer help. Describing the Mahdia tragedy as one of […]
As many parents and teachers try to find the words to truly understand the tragedy at Mahdia which left 19 students dead, Guyanese American psychologist, Dr. Tricia VanRossum believes it is important during the grieving process to also have frank and open discussions with children about the tragedy. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Hangout programme this […]
Chief Prison Officer, Patrick Perry, lost his life late on Monday night after crashing into a heap of sand that had been dumped on the roadway in the Melanie area, on the East Coast Demerara. Police investigators have launched a probe. An investigation revealed that at around 11:55pm on Monday, Perry was driving his motorcar […]
A Friendship, East Coast Demerara family has been plunged into mourning with the death of their son, 23-year-old Joel Alexander in a Monday afternoon accident involving a sand truck. A Police report said Alexander was driving his motorcar along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway when he overtook a car and ended up in the path of the […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced that DNA testing will have to be carried out on at least 13 of the 19 victims of the Mahdia dorm fire tragedy as the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. At a press conference in Mahdia, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken explained that post-mortem examinations have already been conducted […]
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