East Coast Demerara- Melroy Barry of Ann’s Grove, ECD, reported to the police at Cove and John Police Station and informed them that he had drunk a poisonous liquid. A vial was found in his possession and he has been admitted to the Georgetown Hospital.
 
The 21 year old Barry was on bail, charged for rape which was under investigation by the police and was reporting to the police station as required as the matter progressed.
 

Essequibo -Two boats were racing in the Pomeroon River when one of them collided with a canoe in which Ovid Garraway, 34 years, and 13 year old  Jason Abrams, both of Mainstay, Pomeroon River, were travelling.
 
After the collision Jason Abrams fell overboard and is feared to have drowned.
 
The pilot of one of the boats has been arrested and is in police custody while efforts are continuing to locate the pilot of the other boat.
 

Georgetown – The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at John Street, Lodge, Georgetown, where contractor Dennis Archer of Alexander Village, East Bank Demerara, was attacked and robbed by two men armed with handguns during which he was shot and injured.
 

TrakkerNews was reliably informed by a prominent local artiste that a serious scam involving young girls occur in full view of his community on the East Bank of Demerara. The scam involves a mother and her two daughters ages 14 and 16, who reportedly use their charm to lure big men with money. The young girls allegedly solicit sex for a big price and when there is an agreement, the men are accused of sexual molestation before the act is committed.

Enmore, East Coast Demerara– Almost 3 days now, and residents along some villages on the east coast between Paradise and Haslington surrounding Enmore are without water. Yesterday TrakkerNews was in the village of Enmore where residents in the community were forced to fetch water from nearby trenches to do their basic chores. They complained that at this time of the year when people are cleaning up for the festive season it is tough to be without water.