WOMEN have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban Government. Female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen, although the guidelines do not say which type of covering to use. Reporters say some of the rules are vague and subject to…
SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh, on Saturday lauded the formation of a new partnership that will see products of the world-class Whirlpool company distributed in Guyana. BPI Guyana, one of the country’s leading wholesale distributors of consumer products, has collaborated with the home-appliances company to…
VISUALLY impaired student, Mekyla Belgrave, 17, has yet again risen above the limitations of her disability, securing passes in three subjects she wrote at the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Though only a Grade 10 student at the time, Mekyla wrote English A, Human and Social Biology and Social Studies, through the Visually…
HIGH Commissioner of India, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa delivered a speech as the special guest of honour at the Inauguration and Orientation Programme of Jain “Deemed To Be” University, Bangalore last Tuesday. The event was Guyana Orientation of the Academic Programmes (UG/PG) and welcoming around 3,000 Guyanese learners for the academic year 2021 batch. Education Minister, Priya…
EVEN as the probe continues into the cause of Saturday’s fire that completely destroyed the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, several ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are currently being questioned. This is according to Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo, who told the Guyana Chronicle on Sunday that the ranks…
— say psychologist, ex-offender turned rehabilitation expert WITH the government advancing its agenda to tackle crime, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has recently announced that his administration is pursuing a novel concept which would effectively offer criminals an opportunity to turn their lives around and live a “decent life.” “Once you want to change your life,…
Lewis Hamilton took a comfortable win in the Qatar Grand Prix to close the gap to Max Verstappen in their fight for the drivers’ world championship. Verstappen fought his way to second after a five-place grid penalty and took the point for fastest lap. The win cuts the deficit to Verstappen to eight points with…
Dimuth Karunaratne hunkered down in the difficult first session, scored more confidently in the afternoon, and then pressed home Sri Lanka’s advantage in the evening, to go to stumps at 132 off 265 balls in his first Test since May. Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva also made contrasting fifties, to help their captain bookend the day with…
West Indies debutant Jeremy Solozano was taken off the field on a stretcher and transferred to a hospital from the Galle Stadium in an ambulance for scans, after being hit on the helmet while fielding at short leg. The incident happened just before the lunch break on the first day of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and…
Investigation into the massive fire that destroyed the Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is underway with officers from Eve Leary who were housed in the dorms being questioned. “We are still investigating…we have officers from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on the ground carrying the investigations because it…
