The investigation into the claims that a 29-year-old Guyanese woman was tricked into moving to Syria and is now stuck there with her children, is ongoing, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd. Relatives said Rafena Kumar, who is now a mother to two young children aged 3 and 5,…
The man who was wanted by the Police in connection with the gunning down of his son-in-law was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport on Sunday as he attempted to board a flight to Barbados with connections to the US. The suspect’s name has been given as Shurwayne Brandt. According to sources at…
THE hospitals at Mabaruma in Region One and Leonora in Region Three are to be recommissioned soon, according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony. He made this disclosure late last week while providing an update on the works that are underway to have several hospitals in the country upgraded. Minister Anthony stated that works…
AS part of efforts to improve the health sector, a number of training programmes, including a course for biomedical technicians, will be rolled out in 2022, and a number of healthcare workers will be given an opportunity to study abroad. This is according to Minister of Health Dr Anthony, who on Friday said that the…
DESPITE the early-morning showers, the Ministry of Agriculture on Sunday morning successfully hosted its first Farmers’ Market Day at the Lusignan Market tarmac on the East Coast of Demerara. Subject Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, who was present and interacted with consumers and farmers at the market, told the Guyana Chronicle that the aim of hosting the…
— Public Works Ministry says all available State resources dispatched in search, rescue exercise A seabob trawler that capsized and sank with three fishermen has ignited fears of their demise. The vessel went down in coastal waters some 18 miles off Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning. Reports indicate that…
SAYING he felt “renewed,” Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo rebounded from finishing fourth last year in the Soca Monarch Competition to pick up the 2022 crown, when the competition wrapped up at the National Stadium in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Jumo picked up his sixth title win with an energetic performance of his song,…
After leading India to their fifth Under-19 World Cup earlier this month, Yash Dhull began his senior career with a century in each innings of his Ranji Trophy debut. The 19-year-old followed his 113 against Tamil Nadu with an unbeaten 113 on Sunday. He is only the third Indian- after Nari Contractor for Gujarat in…
— to keep up with Guyana’s economic growth BIG companies are at the centre of attention in the oil-and-gas sector, but many small businesses have quietly begun to also position themselves to capitalise on opportunities that will be there for them. Some of these businesses featured at the recent “Duty-Free Shop” at the Umana Yana…
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has received sponsorship from Premier Insurance Company for the hosting of its Under-15 Inter-association tournament, set to bowl off on Tuesday (February 22). On the sidelines of the International Energy Conference and Expo last week, the company’s CEO Anil Singh handed over the sponsorship package to DCB Secretary Davteerth Anandjit…
