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today news: Motorist runs into man on donkey

A Corentyne, Berbice man is hospitalised after he and his donkey weres struck down by a motor car on the Alness Public Road, Corentyne yesterday.

Reports said about 14:30 hrs, Paul Madramottoo, of Alness, Corentyne, was riding on his donkey coming out of a yard side when he and the animal were by motor car.

The driver claimed that when he was about 20 feet away he saw Madramotto on his donkey and applied his brakes, but couldn’t avoid hitting them.

The injured man was conveyed to the hospital and is in a critical condition there..The driver is reportedly in Police custody.

Weather : 35C high 28C low

HIGH TIDE

01:39 hrs at 2.36m 13:44 hrs at 2.56m

LOW TIDE

07:40 hrs at 1.17m 19:53 hrs at 0.87m

RAINFALL

25.9mm

High Tide Advisory

Heavy rainfall and gusting winds struck the city just before noon yesterday, flooding yards and streets, and sending businessmen scurrying to their stores to see what they could do to save their goods from the water. On many streets floating islands of garbage could be seen, evidence that we are still not disposing of our waste as we should. The heavy winds came from the west, driving rain into homes and other buildings from an unexpected angle.

THE Guyana Police Force Public Relations Department has released a list of measures to be taken by citizens to protect themselves and their families and help reduce crime in their communities.

Listed below are the first set of precautionary measures that should be adopted: * Fit locks and bolt on the outside and inside of your doors and remember to use them. The fitting of additional security locks top and bottom is essential for all round protection.

* Fasten your windows when you leave your homes. Simple latches are no problem to a thief. Window locks are an essential deterrent to the opportunist. Unprotected louvered windows are an open invitation to a thief, so don’t make it easy for them – fit bars.

* Keep garages and sheds locked. A thief would find a ladder and tools useful to break into your house. If you cannot keep a ladder in a shed or in a garage, padlock it to something.

* Beware of strange callers; everyone should have a chain fixed to the front door or a wide angle door viewer. You should fasten it before opening the door so that the identity of the caller can be checked.

* Never leave keys hidden in bins, plant pots, on ledges, under door mats, inside unlocked mail boxes or in other obvious places. The thief knows where to find it. It is better to make individual set of keys for selected family members.

* When you are out, leave certain lights and the radio on. That may help deter the thief from breaking into your home.

* If you don’t have street lights, how about getting together with your neighbours and erecting poles with light bulbs to be located in certain yards and sharing the monthly bill.

* Nothing can beat good neighbourliness. When you are out ask your neighbours to ‘keep an eye out’. Trust a neighbour with a key and be a concerned neighbour yourself.

* Naturally, safeguarding your home against theft is the best protection. But if someone did break in and steal something, could you describe your property to the police fully and accurately? You would be able to do so if you were to place your initials on articles or keep a note of their serial number(s). Valuable jewellery or antiques can be photographed.

Look out for more safety measures in tomorrow’s issue of the Guyana Chronicle.