Firefighters are trained to respond to fires and other emergencies but Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn says they may also be called upon to respond to emergency situations in Guyana’s oil and gas industry. As such Minister Benn said it is important that firefighters keep pace with the growth of Guyana’s oil and gas industry…
The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued updated recommendations for the Pfizer vaccine being administered to adolescent boys and the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, announced on Friday that the government is actively considering it. The new measures from the CDC come because of a rare condition seen in adolescent boys when the…
— Minister Sukhai tells Mahdia THE Golden Arrowhead was hoisted on Wednesday at the Mahdia Community Centre Ground, in celebration of Guyana’s 52nd anniversary as a Co-operative Republic. Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai, who presided over the ceremony, underscored the importance of Republic Day and how it intertwines with the One Guyana vision of President…
In a dramatic late-night appearance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a video statement that the Russians would storm Kyiv in the coming hours. “This night will be hard, very hard, but morning will come,” he said. “This night the enemy will be using all available means to break our resistance. This night they will…
Ray Stuart Jr., 13, who hails from Lot 56 Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown, lost his life during a birthday celebration at the Jubilee Resort at Dakara Creek on Republic Day. According to a police report, the incident occurred just around 11:00hrs on Wednesday. The teen was celebrating with his family members. Police have disclosed that…
(BBC) The UK has just banned Russian private jets from its airspace, after announcing on Thursday that Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot would also be banned. Russia responded on Friday by banning British airlines. Other countries, too, have banned Russian air traffic. Bulgaria says no Russian planes can enter its airspace from Saturday, and Poland and…
AFTER evading lawmen for almost two years, two Tain, Corentyne men were on Thursday arraigned before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, via Skype, at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court where the indictable charge of murder was read to them. The pair, Dannyram Ramdhanny, called ‘Rocky’, 24, and Kumar Bhagwandin, called ‘Scarecrow’, 25, are charged with the murder, in…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just announced the country will join the US, UK and EU in levying sanctions against Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, he said that Putin’s “own personal wealth… is at significant risk because of his terrible mistake”. “We…
VICTOR Lewis couldn’t help but give God, “from whom all blessings flow,” the praise for sparing his life to celebrate another birthday; his 105th to be precise. As he told the Guyana Chronicle from the comfort of his Brighton Village home on the Corentyne Coast late Wednesday afternoon, “He directs; He orders; He knows my…
A Guyanese husband and father, the only Guyanese known to reside in Ukraine, is anxious about the safety of his wife and daughter. Shawn Parasram, formerly of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was working at sea when Russia invaded Ukraine. He is employed by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Parasram moved to Ukraine eight years ago. He…
