Seven hundred tickets are being supplied to the public to attend Friday’s State funeral for Sir Ellis Clarke. Clarke’s funeral will be held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) on Friday at 11.30 a.m. NAPA can host 1500 people, the other 800 seats will be provided to dignitaries. Clarke was laid in State at the Rotunda of the Red House today between 6 a.m.
Georgetown – 19 persons ranging from ages four to 50 were treated for injuries this morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after an explosion occurred at Stabroek Market square. One man is confirmed dead.
Georgetown – Popular TV host CN Sharma was discharged from the Balwant Singh Hospital around noon today after being treated and monitored for fluctuation of heart beats. According to a source close to the JFAP leader, Sharma will be leaving for Trinidad before the end of this week and may probably have to do a pacemaker surgery.
Stabroek, Georgetown– The Police are presently carrying out their investigation surrounding the death of a man and several persons injured after an explosive device went off this morning in front of the busy Stabroek Market.
Georgetown – Police are investigating an alleged attack at Stabroek Market at around 10’o clock this morning, where part of a man’s head was blown off and others injured after what is believed to be a bomb that was thrown into a crowd. It is not clear what resulted in the sudden attack. The man and others were rushed to the hospital. TrakkerNews will bring an update on this story as more information comes to hand
Georgetown- Stabroek market, the city’s busiest area continue to be monitored by Police, particularly traffic cops, who are constantly seen issuing tickets to minibus operators flouting the law daily. The operators often park in the no parking zones scrambling for passengers and in the process obstruct the traffic flow causing a lot of confusion in the area. TrakkerNews happened to be in the vicinity yesterday and witnessed the issuing of four tickets to minibus operators breaking the law. The area in constantly patrolled since shoppers are often the targets of chain snatchers.
Canje, Berbice- Young 23-year-old Julian Mohabir of Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice is dead and four others in critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital after the car they were in slammed into a utility pole. According to reports the driver was overtaking when he lost control hitting another car before heading into a power pole. The fatal accident happened just at around 9 o’clock last evening.
Rudy Indarsingh, the Minister in the Ministry of Works and Transport says maxi taxi operators who have decided to work today are being threatened by other maxi drivers.
Indarsingh said reports are that maxi drivers who chose not to participate in today’s strike are being threatened as they enter the nation’s main transportation hub, City Gate.
Devant Maharajh the chairman of the Public Transportation Service Corporation (PTSC) says additional police officers and PTSC security personnel have been detached to beef up security.
Maxi taxi drivers make good on their threat to strike today.The maxi taxi drivers are protesting government’s decision to regularise the “private hire” taxi driver industry without consultation.The Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) has increased the number of buses working today in an effort to soften the blow of today’s strike action.Devant Maharaj has hailed the response of the PTSC as a success.Maharaj said the maxi drivers strike has “backfired”
Diamond,East Bank Demerara – Early this morning, one of the drivers of Stabroek News, Mr. Elliot was distributing the daily papers in Daimond, East Bank Demerera when he met in an accident.
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