Latest update October 5th, 2024 12:59 AM
Jun 03, 2023 News
Kaieteur News – The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosive Unit (ATF) of the United States Department of Justice is currently in Guyana to support the investigation into the Mahdia Secondary School’s female dormitory fire.
In a press statement on Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported that Deputy Fire Officer Mr. Dwayne Scotland and his team visited the scene of the Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory on Thursday to collect samples and conduct an evaluation of the scene.
The ministry stated that the team used sieves to sift through the debris at and around the location where the fire is believed to have been started. A reconstruction of the scene was done, and several samples were collected, the ministry said.
According to the ministry, the collected samples are expected to be evaluated at the Fire Research Laboratory in the United States.
Further, with the use of computer fire modelling technology, simulation analyses will recreate the fire event. This will provide a predictor of the fire’s growth and behaviour. Upon completion, a report will be submitted to the Government of Guyana for review.
Twenty children – 19 of them school girls and one 5-year-old boy died as a result of a fire which swept through a heavily-grilled dormitory which housed students of the Mahdia Secondary School on May 21, 2023.
October 1st turn off your lights to bring about a change!
Oct 05, 2024
2024 Caribbean Premier League Qualifier 2…GAW vs. BR Kaieteur Sports – A classy fifty from middle-order batsman Shai Hope mixed with a good spell from pacer Romario Shepherd took the Guyana...Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The issue of appointing someone to either act as or become the substantive Commissioner... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]