Lt Colonel Windee Algernon reported this morning, the Guyana Defence Force has launched an investigation what went wrong when the nose wheel of army’s Skyan aircraft 8RGGK collapsed on landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timerhi, on Sunday November 6th at approximately 3:42 pm.
Approximately 500 sugar workers attached to Enmore Sugar Estate this morning down tools to protest for an increase in salary. The workers claim they were approached by their union, the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) not to take strike action since they were in dialogue with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco).
Guyanese Kevin Jeffrey proudly hoisted the Golden Arrow Head as he won the first race in group four. Driving his Mazda Evolution, race passed overseas contenders at a packed South Dakota Circuit.
The other Guyanese in the group Andrew King driving his Mazda RX7 came in third place.
Up to the time of this report the only accident was Kalamadeen whose car turned turtle at the Circuit, fortunately there were no injuries.
Trakker News will upload photos of this event.
The search continues early Sunday morning for missing 12 year old Melinda Duggan, who along with her cousin 20 year old Kishana Holingsworth and 6 year old Quacy Miggins were thrown overboard after the boat they were in capsized in the Demerara river at the Watooka Complex, Linden.
The Police Force assisted by the Guyana Defence Coast Guard continue their search this morning for three youngsters age 7, 12 and 20. According to reports reaching TrakkerNews, while the search party have given up hope of finding the victims alive, relatives are not willing to let go and are clinging on to the slightest hope of finding them alive. But rescuers are almost positive that from the time they went missing on Friday before 18hrs. it is impossible for them survive without a life jacket.
Traffic chief Neil semple said his department should not be blamed for the recent road fatalities, of the 103 deaths caused by road accidents for 2010, 21 persons died of a result of crashes into bridges, lamp posts and trenches which he called suicidal.
Almost a week after a driver raced to his death with his wife Amanda Singh miraculously escaping the horrific smash up at Diamond, a frightening twist now emerges. His wife recalled that although her husband was at the wheel, something or someone else was driving the car. She said that from the time they passed the Le Repentir cemetery, the late Bopendra Narine started acting weird, and her repeated efforts to calm him down went in vain.
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